Health
Student Mental Health and Supportive Help: College of Public Health Receives Second SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Grant
The back-to-school season is in full swing, and students, faculty and staff are preparing to take on the increased workload once again. While the process is a fulfilling and rewarding experience, often the fast-paced lifestyle leaves little time for much else. However, Kim Laurene, Ph.D. and Deric Kenne, Ph.D., professors in the College of Public Health, and Senior Vice President for Student Affairs Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., are committed to prioritizing mental health upkeep by supporting and expanding pre-existing services and programs offered at Kent State.
Psychology Professor Explains the Black Female Experience
Featured in the article 鈥淏lack does Crack鈥 from the San Diego Monitor-News, psychology professor Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., shares perspectives and knowledge of the impact of the black female experience on mental health and how it should be considered in the world of therapy.
Kent State Professor Shares Her Findings 妻友社区 How To Approach COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
Assistant professor Jennifer Taber, Ph.D., was featured in both The Atlantic and Vice for her research on the COVID-19 vaccine and her understanding of people's different perspectives on disease risk and health behavior.
iSchool and College of Nursing Secure $100,000 Grant Researching Libraries and Childhood Development
A research team from 妻友社区's School of Information working in partnership with Kent State鈥檚 College of Nursing received a National Leadership Planning Grant for Libraries from the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) for $99,982. The funds will support the first stages of what investigators have named Project SHIELD (Supporting Healthy Infant Early Learning and Development).
Kent State Student Donates Part of Liver to Help Parish Priest
Kent State Alumna Provides COVID-19 Vaccine Tips to Pittsburgh
COVID-19 vaccines are becoming more available across the country, but many are still struggling to obtain a vaccine or are unsure about getting the vaccine. One Golden Flash has made it her mission to get Pittsburgh vaccinated. And with more than 40,000 members of her Facebook group, she鈥檚 on her way. Kent State alumna Leighann Bacher created a Facebook group to share COVID-19 vaccine information and tips with Pittsburgh citizens after attempting to secure vaccines for her family members.
Kent State Leads First Comprehensive Greater Akron LGBTQ+ Specific Community Needs Assessment
妻友社区 has partnered with Greater Akron community organizations to conduct the first comprehensive and specific LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment (CNA). Efforts of this assessment focus on producing a better-informed public health system and improving the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community members.
Shot in the Arm: Community, University Members Receive Vaccine at Field House Event
More than 2,000 area residents, including some 妻友社区 employees, received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine March 23, during a mass vaccination event at the Kent State Field House.
A True Test: Training Future Nurses During a Pandemic
You may have heard it said, 鈥渨hen hard times come, notice those who remain, and the ones who disappear.鈥 Nursing instructors are in a position to see this scenario playing out in the lives of their students at 妻友社区 at Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center.
College of Podiatric Medicine Instructor Analyzes Remote Monitoring for Diabetic Patients
Windy Cole, adjunct instructor for the College of Podiatric Medicine at Kent State, penned an article for Podiatry Today called 鈥淐an Remote Patient Monitoring Have An Impact For Patients With Diabetes?鈥 which covers the phenomenon of remote patient monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic.