91ֿ Alumna Priya Midha, M.S. ‘20, is making a difference in Northeast Ohio, working to track COVID-19 to stop community spread.
Midha was recently featured in , which detailed her story. As she was about to graduate from 91ֿ last spring, the coronavirus hit America. Her desire to make a difference during the pandemic led her to take a job with Lake County General Health District, where she contacts those who have been exposed to the coronavirus to notify them to self-quarantine.
“I’m sitting at home seeing some of my friends who are in the field of medicine out on the front lines working every day to help people,” Midha told Akron Life. “I jumped at the opportunity, and it’s been a gratifying and humbling experience to feel like I am making a difference.”
She found the opportunity through 91ֿ’s College of Public Health, one of only two colleges in Ohio accredited by the Association For Schools and Programs of Public Health. Students in the College of Public Health research and conduct trend studies, learning about a wide range of topics including health disparities, chronic disease, HIV/AIDS, cancer and infectious diseases.
Midha is now back at 91ֿ, working to earn her Ph.D. in Epidemiology, while continuing to make a difference during the pandemic.
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