Ohio University 1804 Voinovich Center for Leadership & public affairs

Public Service and Leadership

The Voinovich School has a long history of serving the region and the state by building public leadership capacity and providing applied research and technical assistance. The School works with a variety of local, regional, and state government and non-profit agencies, helping them to better meet their mission of serving Ohio and its people.

The Voinovich School helps to build leadership capacity in the state with it leadership training programs for public and non-profit managers. These programs include the Ohio University Executive Leadership Institute (OUELI), the Ohio Appalachian Educators Institute (OAEI), and the Ohio Certified Public Manager Program (OCPM).

The Voinovich School also provides value-added research and technical assistance to government and non-profit organizations, covering areas such as safety net services, health care, education, and community development. The Voinovich School helps develop solutions to the problems facing these organizations by providing project facilitation and evaluation, data analysis for use in decision-making, geographic information systems (GIS) support, and survey and focus group research, and through the innovative application of technology.

Public Service and Leadership Projects (viewing 1-5 of 18)
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Access and Success - Appalachian Ohio
The Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs partnered with multiple education groups to conduct the study “Access and Success – Appalachian Ohio.” It aims to positively affect how higher education is approached in Appalachia O
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Economic Impact of Health Care in Rural Ohio in 2006
Voinovich School is assessing the direct and indirect income and employment contributions of the health care sector to the local economies of 79 Ohio rural counties, Ohio Appalachia, all other rural counties, and rural Ohio as a whole. Initial results obtained through economic impact modeling will be adjusted using other data sources and staff expertise in rural health care services. This is the third time the School has conducted this study for the Ohio Department of Hea
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Improving Family Violence Prevention
Professionals from throughout Southeast Ohio gathered in March on Ohio University’s campus to increase their awareness of the scope and effects of family violence and explore options for prevention.
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Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver: Pilot Program Evaluation
The play, Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver, is being used in a pilot program to teach medical professionals to deal with the difficult issues surrounding caring for the terminally ill. Voinovich School staff are evaluating the program's effectiveness.
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Southeastern Ohio Legal Services Needs Assessment

Southeastern Ohio Legal Services (SEOLS) provides non criminal legal assistance to low income residents in 37 southeast and central Ohio counties. SEOLS asked the Voinovich School to assist with a needs assessment to better identify the legal needs of individuals in SEOLS’ service area and to aid in the strategic development of plans to meet those needs.
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