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- Working in 25 nearby counties to improve health and wellness outcomes for individuals and entire communities
- 32,000 alumni making a difference in 34 countries across the world
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- More than 20,000 children helped over the past 20 years through the college's Kids on Campus afterschool and summer programs
- Annual Teddy Bear Clinic where more than 80 local elementary students receive a teddy bear and visit medical play stations to reduce fear of medical procedures
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- Student respite volunteer program that provides a break for caregivers of adults with disabilities
- Partners with six county boards of developmental disabilities where the college's students assist with outreach efforts like adaptive sports and the Special Olympics
- Annual adaptive sports fundraiser for the Buckeye Blitz Wheelchair Rugby team
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- Founding member of Athens HOPE, a community/university partnership working to combat the opioid epidemic through prevention and education
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- Partners with Komen Columbus in coordinating the annual Athens Race for the Cure to fight breast cancer
- Host American Red Cross blood drives on the Athens campus each year, which have resulted in more than 750 pints of blood donations to-date
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- Free nutrition counseling program for community members who are interested in losing weight, controlling blood sugar, or decreasing heart disease risk through diet
- Group exercise classes with free, convenient parking for community members and state-of-the-art fitness equipment like a TRX MultiMount and TRX RipTrainer at the Wellworks fitness center
- 27% of University employees participate in HealthyOHIO's Virgin Pulse program, a benefits program designed to provide employees with the tools and resources they need to make healthy choices and increase their quality of life
- Physical therapy services offered to the community at the Ohio University Therapy Associates clinic at the Castrop Center
- Hearing, speech and language screenings and services, including hearing aids, provided at the Ohio University Therapy Associates clinic in Grover Center
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- Free exercise classes for individuals with Parkinson's disease through PEP - the Parkinson's Exercise Project
- Helping injured performing artists including dancers, musicians, actors, and members of the Marching 110 at the SHAPe Clinic - Clinic for Science and Health in Artistic Performance
- Providing, in conjunction with Ohio Health O'Bleness Hospital, a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program designed to help participants recover quickly and enhance their quality of life
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