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Public health update on COVID-19 measures at 51ÂÒÂ×.
As spring break approached, OHIO’s campuses were experiencing a significant decline in COVID-19 cases allowing us to relax some of the public health measures caused by the Delta and Omicron surges.
This week marks big changes in 51ÂÒÂ×’s masking policies, based on new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Â
As I indicated in a campus-wide email, an overall continuous decline in cases among our campus community made it possible to remove some of the prevention measures the University had put in place.
Due to your efforts to prevent transmission of COVID-19 during the most intense part of the omicron surge, and with COVID-19 cases declining, we are removing some of the prevention measures.
Researchers from OHIO's GRID Lab and the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine have collaborated with OhioHealth to offer front-line health care workers tranquil virtual reality simulations.
51ÂÒÂ× continued to experience a drop in daily new cases of COVID-19 through last week, which is good news.
Our COVID numbers are coming down significantly now and, if this trend continues, we anticipate being able to gradually lift public health measures.
It is encouraging that case rates are declining in areas of the United States where omicron first took hold. However, we have not yet felt that sense of relief here in rural Ohio. Â
As week two begins on our campuses the virus continues to spread rapidly, reflected in statewide numbers as well as in each county that hosts an OHIO campus.Â
Flu season is back, and students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to get their flu vaccines.
I am thrilled that so many of you are showing care for our OHIO community by getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Because vaccination is so vital to our health and vaccination rates are increasing.
OHIO will partner with CWRU School of Medicine, UToledo, MetroHealth, and Equitas Health to educate Ohio’s Medicaid providers and other healthcare professionals in the state of Ohio on health issues.
Natalie Wilson, research associate at 51ÂÒÂ×’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, recently wrote an article for Ohio Township News about Jewish burial in Southeast Ohio.
Networks established to support four rural Appalachian Ohio communities’ response to the opioid use epidemic became crucial elements of public health infrastructure during the COVID-19 pandemic.
