Public Health Buckeyes: Tahirah Jones
Article by: Amelia Stroud, College of Public Health
Originally Published
As a future veterinary public health professional, Tahirah Jones is passionate about the complex connections between human, animal and environmental health. She has gained valuable insights into disease surveillance, outbreak prevention and the economic impact of foreign animal diseases—pathogens that can travel with livestock, wildlife or animal products, presenting new threats here in the U.S.
I am most passionate about the study of vector-borne diseases in marginalized communities and how social determinants of health and health disparities play a role in these populations.
Jones, a second-year student in the veterinary public health program, reflects on how her background in environmental health and her commitment to health equity has shaped her career goals and inspired her to address health disparities in marginalized communities.
Read her full profile on the College of Public Health website.