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Aluma receives distinction in research award

Margaret Jo (Meg) Henning, PhD ’10, is an associate professor of public health at Keene State College in New Hampshire. She was selected by the college for this year’s Faculty Distinction in Research and Scholarship Award. Meg’s graduate mentor was CPHHS Professor Chunhuei Chi.

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HDFS News Research

When it comes to positive youth development, it is possible to care too much

New research indicates there may be a point where youth can “care too much.”

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Kinesiology News

Athletic training alumna shares advice for women in the field

Alumna Lyn Nakagawa, MS, ATC, CSCS, was selected by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association to share her athletic training journey, inspirations and advice for fellow athletic trainers — particularly women — on the NATA Now blog.

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HDFS News Research

Child care remains in short supply across Oregon

Regulated child care remains in short supply across Oregon, creating child care “deserts” in all 36 of the state’s counties.

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HDFS News Research

Nearly two-thirds of American children live in asset poverty

More than 63 percent of American children and 55 percent of Americans live in “asset” poverty, meaning they have few or no assets to rely on in the event of a financial shock such as a job loss, a medical crisis or the recent federal government shutdown, new research from Oregon State University indicates.

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News Public Health Students

MPH student to evaluate the National Grange for potential partnerships

Lilly Anderson, a second-year MPH student in the health promotion health behavior track, received a grant from the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice to fund the collaborative project, “A scoping review of the National Grange: A community level resource with the capacity to increase the reach of public health promotion and prevention for rural residents.” This project will […]