Morgan Angles
Angles brings with her 14 years of health policy and leadership experience in state government and academic medicine. She recently served as assistant chief of the Elder Connections Division at the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA), co-leading the team responsible for administering Older Americans Act programs and other statewide healthy aging initiatives. Having joined ODA in 2020, Angles led the development and implementation of Ohio’s Strategic Action Plan on Aging, Implementation Toolkit and Ohio’s 2023-2026 State Plan on Aging. Angles played a critical role in other key initiatives, including COVID-19 response and the Governor’s Nursing Home Quality and Accountability Task Force.
Before her role at ODA, Angles worked for 10 years at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, managing a variety of clinical, non-clinical and health policy projects. She is skilled in public health, public policy, project management, research and strategic planning, and she has subject matter expertise in areas including cognitive neurology and population health. Angles has an unwavering dedication to serving Ohioans and is passionate about instituting systemic changes to eliminate disparities and inequities. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist and received both a bachelor’s degree in health sciences and a master’s degree in public health from The Ohio State University.
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New research shows that overall, the prevalence of adverse and positive childhood experiences reported by parents of teenagers hasn’t changed substantially in the United States in recent years.
The findings suggest that interventions designed to boost positive family experiences and shield children from negative experiences may not be hitting the mark on a national scale, the study’s authors say.
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The Ohio State University is investing $14 million into expanding one of its programs.
The university plans to nearly double undergraduate enrollment within the College of Nursing amid a nationwide nursing shortage.
“We need to answer that call, answer the calling to care and help people in the healthcare community,” said Dr. Wendy Bowles, Associate Dean for Baccalaureate Programs at Ohio State’s College of Nursing.
