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Help raise disability awareness through Wheel-A-Thon

Help raise awareness and funds to enhance two programs supporting those with disabilities by joining the College of Public Health and Human Sciences’ Pre-Therapy and Allied Health Club (PTAH) from noon – 6 p.m. May 12-14 for its annual Wheel-A-Thon event in the Memorial Union Quad.

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Motor skill deficiencies linked to autism severity in new research

An Oregon State University researcher has found a relationship between motor skill deficiencies and the severity of the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder in very young children.

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Alumni News Public Health Research

Changes in processing, handling could reduce commercial fishing injuries, research shows

Handling frozen fish caused nearly half of all injuries aboard commercial freezer-trawlers and about a quarter of the injuries on freezer-longliner vessels operating off the coast of Alaska, new research from Oregon State University shows.

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Community Engagement News

Modeling healthy choices

Through Youth Advocates for Health, or YA4-H!, teens such as Sarah are mentoring younger children in communities from Astoria to Ontario to help them make healthy choices.

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Religion, spirituality influence health in different but complementary ways

“Religion helps regulate behavior and health habits, while spirituality regulates your emotions, how you feel,” said Carolyn Aldwin, a gerontology professor in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at OSU.

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Community Engagement News

4-H Marine Ambassadors Camp wins university outreach award

The Ocean Watch 4-H Marine Ambassadors Camp has received the 2014 Outreach & Engagement Vice Provost Award for Excellence – Strategic Impact Award.