NIH-Funded Project Offers Efficient Approach When Tracking SARS-CoV-2 Variants

An interdisciplinary research team has developed a fast, cost-effective method to detect the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 variants. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. The team, funded by the National Institutes of Health’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx®) Tech program, adopted a customizable genotyping approach to identify known variants and subvariants.… Read full story

Governor DeWine Announces Ohio Court Backlog Reduction Program

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the launch of a new program aimed at helping local courts more efficiently process increasing numbers of court cases.

The Office of Criminal Justice Services, which is a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, began accepting applications for the new Ohio Court Backlog Reduction Program today.… Read full story

ODNR Offers Annual Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adventures Weekend

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is excited to announce the 8th annual Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adventures weekend, which will be held at Hueston Woods State Park and Lodge, Sept. 16-18.

Hosted by ODNR divisions of Parks and Watercraft, Forestry, and Wildlife, Ohio Women’s Outdoor Adventure is a weekend program that introduces women to outdoor skills such as boating, fishing, hunting, and nature programming.

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HHS Announces Enhanced Strategy to Vaccinate and Protect At-Risk Individuals from the Current Monkeypox Outbreak

 

June 28, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced an enhanced nationwide vaccination strategy to mitigate the spread of monkeypox.  The strategy will vaccinate and protect those at-risk of monkeypox, prioritize vaccines for areas with the highest numbers of cases, and provide guidance to state, territorial, tribal, and local health officials to aide their planning and response efforts.

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Brown Discusses Addiction & Mental Health Challenges, Increased Demand on Area Resources

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OH – June 28, 2022 – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable at Ohio University Eastern, with local leaders, counselors and patients, to discuss the impact of mental health and addiction issues on the community.

“We know what a toll the pandemic has taken on people’s mental health – it’s hard enough for all of us to deal with increased social isolation, the strain on people’s jobs and school and their family budgets.Read full story