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Wellness survey findings suggest healthy activities for staff and faculty should be fun, easy to access
Summit purpose to improve population health and wellness outcomes for students, faculty and staff in higher education
The Ohio State University College of Nursing and Making a Difference, Inc. have teamed up to win a $60,000 grant from The Ohio State University Office of Outreach and Engagement to address health disparities by implementing a comprehensive community health and wellness program in a Near East Side neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
In their free time, they may be found winning a bodybuilding competition, biking cross-country for charity or solving Sudoku puzzles.
In a JAMA-Pediatrics report released this week, Thelma Patrick, PhD, RN, associate professor at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, co-authored a study on nurse staffing levels’ influence on death rates in very low birth weight infants.
At its annual conference on March 7-10, 2013, The Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) recognized Donna McCarthy, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean for research and Mildred E. Newton Professor of Nursing, as a 2013 Senior Scientist.
Mentored kids lose weight, move more than those taught by adults
Nate Snyder, Danny Penrod and Morgan Barker, all 12 years old, have participated in a kid-friendly cognitive behavior skills-building therapy program. Danny says deep-breathing exercises have helped him through some stressful moments on the school bus.
The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) announced that Bernadette Melnyk's edited book Intervention Research: Designing, Conducting, Analyzing, and Funding received first place in its AJN 2012 Book of the Year award for nursing research. Several College of Nursing faculty co-authored, including Usha Menon, Donna McCarthy, Kim Arcoleo and Laura Szalacha.
Initiatives will include curriculum development, community programming, research, teaching, and mentoring future health leaders