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](/sites/health.oregonstate.edu/files/styles/large/public/better-bones-and-balance-600px.jpg?itok=pY4lk9Fg)
Better Bones and Balance
![Coast to Forest Oregon](/sites/health.oregonstate.edu/files/styles/large/public/coast-to-forest-oregon-600px.jpg?itok=DfwluHnb)
Coast to Forest: Mental Health Promotion
![GROW Healthy Kids and Communities](/sites/health.oregonstate.edu/files/styles/large/public/growhkc-600px.jpg?itok=4BlGgUPu)
GROW Healthy Kids and Communities
![Healthy Communities Outreach Project](/sites/health.oregonstate.edu/files/styles/large/public/healthy-communities-outreach-project-600px.jpg?itok=dBVUarpX)
Healthy Communities Outreach Project
![Home Food Safety and Preservation Program](/sites/health.oregonstate.edu/files/styles/fluid_webp/public/2024-03/home-food-safety-and-preservation-program-600px.jpg.webp?itok=p5If_xs6)
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](/sites/health.oregonstate.edu/files/styles/large/public/oregon-nutrition-education-and-outreach-programs-600px.jpg?itok=2muH2std)
Oregon Nutrition Education and Outreach Programs
![Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative](/sites/health.oregonstate.edu/files/styles/large/public/oregon-parenting-education-collaborative-600px.jpg?itok=hGn0bEs8)
Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative
![Parenting Education Programs](/sites/health.oregonstate.edu/files/styles/large/public/parenting-education-programs-600px.jpg?itok=u_AAJYBl)
Parenting Education Programs
Family and Community Health news and stories
OSU Extension + College of Health
As life on the ranch gets even harder, Oregon joins the drive for mental health assistance
HIV self-testing shown to save lives, reduce spread
Oregon State FCH faculty win five national awards and nine regional awards
Investigators at Home provides summer enrichment for students and families
Caregivers have a new resource for trauma-informed nutrition and feeding