Public health
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Brown Announces New Resources For Projects To Advance Sustainable Shale Development Practices
Two Ohio research institutions will receive resources for projects to advance sustainable shale development practices. Ohio University in Athens and Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus will use U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) resources to address potential issues while reducing the envi...…Read More
Posted on 11/28/2012 | -
Brown Announces New Federal Resources to Boost Prevention and Public Health in Cincinnati
New federal resources will improve immunization monitoring in Cincinnati. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that new federal resources were awarded to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center to strengthen public health laboratory and immunization services while crea...…Read More
Posted on 8/26/2011 | -
Following Reports of Bed Bugs Infected with Potentially Fatal MRSA Bacteria, Brown Asks CDC to Investigate Public Health Implications, Develop Action Plan to Prevent Public Health Epidemic in the U.S.
After Vancouver-based researchers discovered several instances of bed bugs infected with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as well as vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) this week asked the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...…Read More
Posted on 5/13/2011 | -
Sen. Brown Announces More than $15M to Bolster Public Health Access Throughout Ohio
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that three community health centers were awarded $15,253,170 to expand access to quality health care in Chillicothe, Lorain, and Springfield. The Affordable Care Act funds, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resou...…Read More
Posted on 10/8/2010 | -
Sen. Brown Announces $650,000 to Bolster Public Health Workforce at the Ohio State University
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced today The Ohio State University was awarded $650,000 to bolster the health workforce training efforts at the College of Public Health. The Affordable Care Act funds, distributed through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will bolster OSU's pu...…Read More
Posted on 9/13/2010 | -
Sen. Brown Introduces Legislation to Improve Water Quality Testing and Protect Public Health at Inland Lakes Like Grand Lake St. Marys
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced legislation that would authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to states to use the latest science to sample and test water quality and to alert the public to harmful algal blooms, like the cyanobacteria in Grand Lake St Marys. "Gra...…Read More
Posted on 8/6/2010 |