Family and Community Health
OSU Extension and Engagement
Building a culture of health
Land grant institutions and public health share a common mission: Putting knowledge to work in the communities they serve.
Housed on campus and in communities across the state, College of Health faculty funded by OSU Extension Family and Community Health deliver a variety of proactive health programming and create shared solutions to our greatest challenges to health.
To learn more about the history and responsibility of land grant institutions and the connection between Extension and public health practice, watch “Harnessing the land grant legacy to promote lifelong health and well-being.”
Family and Community Health programs

Better Bones and Balance

Coast to Forest: Mental Health Promotion

GROW Healthy Kids and Communities

Home Food Safety and Preservation Program
Good food is worth preserving. The Home Food Safety and Preservation Program gives Oregonians access to the most reliable, up-to-date information through classes and resources on food safety and preservation.

Oregon Nutrition Education and Outreach Programs

Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative

Parenting Education Programs
Family and Community Health news and stories
The Malheur Works Student Internship Program, launched in 2021, aims to give area high school students their first full-time job after graduation.
The Crook County Green Bags (CCGB) program, launched by the FCH/SNAP-Ed coalition, has collected over 4 tons of food, providing thousands of meals to residents. Learn about this successful initiative!
Allison Myers and Jamie Davis received the 2024 director's award for outstanding contribution at the OSU Extension Annual Conference.
Four OSU Extension Family and Community Health faculty and staff received awards at the December 5 Extension Annual Conference for their contributions, collaboration and excellence.
The grant will help to train Oregon's traditional health care workers on how to communicate about the importance of adult vaccinations.
The Secretary of Foreign Affairs Carlos Quesnel Méndez, consul general of Mexico in Portland, Oregon presented the award.