COLUMBUS, Ohio – On Friday, September 28, The Ohio State University College of Nursing announced new funding for the Community Health Worker Training Program. The Franklin County commissioners will provide $180,000 of funding for three cohorts of trainees, totaling 75 newly trained community health workers. In collaboration with CelebrateOne, many community health workers will be hired to help combat the area’s high infant mortality rate.

Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, College of Nursing dean, vice president for health promotion and chief wellness officer, has been selected to be a member of Women of Impact, a group of

Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, has been awarded a $3.3 million, 4.5-year R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIH/NIMHD) for a study entitled, “Healthy Lifestyle Intervention

Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP, of Columbus, Ohio, will be honored with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) 2017 Sharp Cutting Edge Award at an awards ceremony and reception held during the AANP 2017 National Conference June 20-25, 2017, in Philadelphia, P

The Ohio State University Executive Vice President and Provost Bruce A. McPheron, along with Sheldon M. Retchin, MD, MSPH, executive vice president of health sciences and CEO of the Wexner Medical Center, announced today the recommended reappointment of Bernadette M. Melnyk, PHD, RN, CPNP, as dean of the College of Nursing and university chief wellness officer, effective immediately and subject to approval of the university board of trustees.

Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, dean of The Ohio State University College of Nursing, was recognized as a 

A book written by Associate Vice President for Health Promotion, University Chief Wellness Officer and College of Nursing Dean Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP FNAP, FAAN, has been recognized as a Book of the Year for 2015 by the American Journal of Nursing (AJN).

An innovative research-based program to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors and improved health outcomes in adolescents entitled the Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment (COPE) Healthy Lifestyles Thinking, Emotions, Exercise and Nutrition (TEEN) Program has been selected for inclusion in a prestigious online database housed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, was part of an expert panel during a recent workshop aimed at exploring how healthcare reform can serve to promote children’s behavioral health.

Confirming what so many healthcare practitioners, thought leaders, nursing students, faculty and staff already know, a national blog has named Dean Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, one of the