public health

Never in recent memory has public health felt so relevant as it has the past three years, when fears of the COVID-19 pandemic—and debates about appropriate measures to contain it—gripped national attention. But, even as normalcy returns, public health concerns remain important in every facet of our ...

As part of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence’s 2022–23 Conversations on JUSTICE series, and in partnership with Global Ethical Leaders Society and CWRU Partners in Health Engage, students, staff and faculty are invited to a screening of Bending the Arc. This documentary fol...

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to participate in the next Just Walk event, a Walk with a Doc Program hosted by CWRU's Primary Care Progress chapter, Saturday, April 1, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Zelma Watson George Recreation Center (3155 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.)....

The Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health will host a virtual discussion titled “It Could Make Us Sick: Mapping the Occupational Air Pollution Exposure Experienced by Farm Workers in Ohio” Tuesday, April 25, from 9 to 10 a.m. A panel of presenters will discuss the occupational exposures...

Digital health has demonstrated the ability to support vulnerable communities with managing healthcare and preventing healthcare conditions. However, if factors such as design, access, and function are not considered, digital health can exacerbate health issues. The Prevention Research Center for ...

Sanjay Rajagopalan, director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute and professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, discussed the relationship between air pollution and cardiovascular events on Cardi-OH Radio’s podcast, “Air Pollution Exposure and the Heart.” In t...

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine will host “Brie the Change” benefit event for the Research Institute for Children’s Health Friday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. at Well Done Catering in Westlake (25022 Center Ridge Rd). The mission of the Research Institute for Children's Health is to i...

A Global Pandemic. The numbers are staggering. How do we get beyond the enormity of it all? How do we understand? How do we heal? How do we grow? By listening and learning. In March 2021, the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University and the University of Arizona Poetry Center launched the interac...

Universal Health Aid (UHA) of Cleveland will host a roundtable panel to promote conversations about the opioid epidemic in the Greater Cleveland and Ohio area. This discussion, titled “Combating the Ohio Opioid Epidemic,” will be held Tuesday, March 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University C...

Primary Care Progress (PCP) is an interprofessional student group dedicated to promoting health in our community. PCP hosts Cleveland’s own Just Walk, a Walk with a Doc program. This program is a free monthly walk with community members, healthcare providers, and health professional students to enco...