Categories
Community Engagement News

4-H youths learn emergency preparedness through Extension initiative

FCH faculty developed an emergency preparedness curriculum for 4-H youth.

Categories
Community Engagement Features Nutrition Students

Healthy community outreach fellowships train the next generation of leaders

Determined to find ways to continue supporting undergraduates, the Moore Family Center offered a paid summer fellowship in partnership with the OSU Extension Service.

Categories
Community Engagement News Nutrition

Farm To School and School Garden programs innovate during pandemic

Farm to School and School Garden programs across Oregon bring nutritious food to children, teaching them how to grow it and exposing them to the sources of their food.

Categories
Community Engagement News Public Health

OSU’s TRACE Community COVID-19 sampling in Redmond suggests 32 cases per 1,000 residents

The TRACE results demonstrate the importance of determining a COVID-19 prevalence estimate for Redmond with winter continuing strongly in Central Oregon.

Categories
Community Engagement News Public Health Research

OSU smoke- and tobacco-free policies became more popular over time, even among tobacco users

Support for policies prohibiting smoking and the use of tobacco products on Oregon State University’s Corvallis campus grew substantially over a five-year span, especially among tobacco users.

Categories
Community Engagement News Research

Dogs synchronize their behavior with children, but not as much as with adults, study finds

There is a growing evidence that dogs can help children in many ways, including with social development, increasing physical activity and managing anxiety.