College of Health News and Updates

Category: Public Health

Thinking globally, acting locally

Post author By Hanna Knowles
Post date March 17, 2022

Global health MPH student set to make lasting change in her community.

Tags Global Health, Internships, Janet Matani, Master of Public Health, Public Health

Alumni HDFS Health Tips Public Health

The caregiving conundrum: Complex challenges and an uncertain future

Post author By COH Marcomm
Post date February 17, 2022

By 2030, 1 in 5 Americans is projected to be 65 or older, and this generation desires a more holistic approach to aging and caregiving, especially in underserved populations/communities.

Tags Carolyn Mendez-Luck, Health Management and Policy, Human Development and Family Sciences, Karen Hooker, Public Health Insider

Community Engagement Features HDFS Kinesiology News Public Health

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

Post author By COH Marcomm
Post date January 26, 2022

The OSU center will be housed in the university’s Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families within the College of Public Health and Human Sciences.

Tags ASP3IRE Center, Hallie E. Ford Center, Megan Macdonald, Megan McClelland, Molly Kile, OCHI, Oregon Center for Health Innovation, Perry Hystad, Veronica Irvin

Health Tips Public Health

What’s in your water?

Post author By COH Marcomm
Post date January 13, 2022

College and Extension faculty share the ins and outs of ensuring your drinking water is safe. The big takeaway: Arsenic, nitrate and lead are tasteless, odorless and invisible. The only way to know if they are present is to test your water using a certified laboratory.