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Lifelong health for all: It’s our passion. To us, health means nutritious meals for our schoolchildren, and preventing chronic and debilitating disease. It means knowing our drinking water is safe, and addressing critical issues like obesity and diabetes. Our work helps advance the policies, knowledge and practices vital to creating health and well-being for individuals, families and communities in Oregon – and beyond. And our students and graduates are the next generation of globally minded public health and human sciences professionals.
News Releases
Cost of child care continues to rise in Oregon; majority not in centers or organized care
-Jun 6, 2013
The cost of child care in Oregon continues to rise even as wages decline, a new OSU report found. Child care costs increased 13 percent from 2004-12 while household income declined 9 percent.… Read full story.
“Boys will be boys” in U.S., but not in Asia
-May 22, 2013
A new study shows there is a gender gap when it comes to behavior and self-control in American young children – one that does not appear to exist in children in Asia.… Read full story.
Calendar of Events
20Jun2013
“Disability in Public Health, Health Disparities, and the Life Course” Gloria Krahn, PhD, MPH Director, Division of Human Development and Disability at the National Center on Birth Defects…
25Jun2013
Webinar: Prevention of the spread of zoonotic diseases
Join Oregon and Washington specialists from the Department of Agriculture, Public Health, and Extension Service as they share best practices for keeping animals and people healthy during county…
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Athletic Training students provide real-life emergency care
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Three Athletic Training students didn’t think twice when they witnessed a real-life emergency on campus – they immediately jumped into action, providing emergency care.
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CPHHS mourns the loss of good friend, loyal supporter
Monday, June 17, 2013
Frances, who graduated with a degree in Home Economics at Oregon State College in 1941, is remembered as a gentle, caring supporter of past and…
Nutrition students cook up new recipes with barley
Friday, June 14, 2013
When most people hear the word barley, they tend to think bread or beer. But Oregon State nutrition students are showing the world there’s much…
Alumni reunite at Golden Jubilee
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Alumni from the years 1963, 1958 1953, 1948 and 1943 came back to their alma mater on June 7 during the Oregon State Alumni Association's…
Athletic Training alum takes career abroad
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Finding your own route through life can sometimes be a challenge, but it’s a tenet Athletic Training alum Gabe Fife lives by. It’s something he…
Nutrition students win Oregon Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics awards
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Two Oregon State Nutrition students and an OSU Dietetic intern have been named the Oregon Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 2013 student award recipients.
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