Recognizing the strain of the pandemic in Columbia County, Jenny and others in the area’s OSU Extension Service office didn’t hesitate to assist with drive-through COVID-19 testing clinics.
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A former Vice Admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy was once again nominated to serve as U.S. Surgeon General on the new president’s health team.
Kalapuya High School students partake in an adapted cooking class offered through a partnership with OSU Extension Service and FOOD For Lane County.
Scientists and students from Oregon State University and the University of Oregon are teaming up to bring OSU’s TRACE Community COVID-19 public health project to Lane County.
The new Coast to Forest program aims to improve mental health and address substance use in rural communities by building on existing local partnerships.
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It takes a village
After an outbreak of COVID-19 in Lincoln County hit Latino communities especially hard, it brought awareness to their disproportionate access to health resources, information and other community services. OSU Extension faculty jumped in to help.