Public health students and faculty engaged families in health promotion activities as part of Corvallis’ seventh annual Get Outdoors (GO) Day.
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On your mark, get set, go
Category: Public Health
Their degrees and futures are diverse, but these graduates have a common vision and purpose – to improve health and well-being for all.
An R03 application that Marit Bovbjerg submitted (“Home birth in the U.S.: Data-driven safety improvements,” with Melissa Cheyney, OSU anthropology) was recently funded by NICHD. This award is exciting from a policy and national agenda perspective because this is the first time that the NIH has funded home birth research.
The relative risk of a recurrence of cancer is reduced by 60% in dogs whose tumors are completely removed, a new analysis by Oregon State University researchers has found.
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Not all fun and games
Translating public health data into something actionable isn’t easy. The Benton County Public Health Department uses an interactive trivia game, with help from Oregon State University’s public health students, to engage the community in local harm reduction efforts. The game, part of Benton County’s annual public health recognition and awards event, also celebrated National Public […]
To assess differences and trends in personal chemical exposure, Oregon State University researchers deployed chemical-sampling wristbands to individuals on three continents.