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Oregon State University
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June 16, 2022

Oregon’s highly successful program to increase classroom physical activity and help meet physical education requirements

Oregon State University (OSU) worked with the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to align BE Physically Active 2Day (BEPA 2.0), OSU’s classroom-based physical activity program, with state and national health and physical education standards.
May 24, 2022

Five Tips for Talking With Kids About What’s Going On in the World

A piece by Shauna Tominey, associate professor of practice at Oregon State University and the state coordinator for the Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative.
March 16, 2022

OSU receives $14.4 million grant for statewide center to support early childhood educators

The new center will provide support and training from an anti-bias, culturally responsive lens to better equip educators who care for children from marginalized populations and for children who have experienced trauma.
February 17, 2022

Research uncovers impact of leisure activities on mental health during pandemic

As people have turned to hobbies like reading and outdoor recreation to fill their days during the COVID-19 pandemic, recent research from Oregon State University found that engagement in leisure activities can help lower the risk of depression and improve mental well-being.
January 26, 2022

Nearly $5M grant to establish children’s environmental health research center at Oregon State

The purpose of this grant is to reduce children’s exposure to harmful environmental factors and improve their health and well-being.
December 23, 2021

Commentary: Schools Need to Urgently Prioritize the Physical Health of Students

During the height of the pandemic we learned deaths from COVID-19 are highly correlated with obesity. Sadly children have not been spared - children with COVID-19 who are obese are hospitalized at three times the rate compared to their normal weight peers.
August 26, 2021

New family policy chair tackles poverty and inequality

Associate Professor David Rothwell  is the new Barbara Emily Knudson Chair in Family Policy in Oregon State’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences.
August 10, 2021

Oregon's child care deserts grow more barren as parents try to return to work

According to the latest bi-annually published data analysis commissioned by the state's Early Learning Department and conducted by Oregon State University, all 36 of Oregon's counties are considered "daycare deserts." This means that there are at least three children under the age of 2 for every available child care slot in the county.
June 17, 2021

Why Physical Education Can’t Be a Casualty of the Pandemic

Physical education provides a range of benefits to children; the fact that it’s been sidelined during school phase-back plans is a tragedy.
May 24, 2021

Pre-pandemic, Oregon child care was already scarce, new OSU report says

As of March 2020, all 36 counties in Oregon qualify as child care “deserts” for infants and toddlers — meaning that there are at least three children under the age of 2 for every available child care slot in the county.
April 22, 2021

As students head back to the classroom, managing expectations and emotions are key

As students return to in-person learning, parents and educators face many unanswered questions. Hallie Ford Center researchers discuss the challenges students may face.
March 18, 2021

Social justice for toddlers: These new books and programs start the conversation early

Children must use cues from their parents to interact with the world around them, says Shauna Tominey, an assistant professor at Oregon State University and the author of “Creating Compassionate Kids.”