Mistrust of the medical community and perceived discrimination by health care providers can affect how satisfied young adult Latinos in rural Oregon are with their health care, new research from Oregon State University shows.
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Three College of Public Health and Human Sciences’ doctoral programs are ranked in the “top 10” for faculty productivity in their respective disciplines among all Land Grant institutions, based on a Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSPI) analysis using Academic Analytics.
“I loved my job because it was what I studied in school and it was very challenging – never a dull moment – and it was very humanitarian in nature,” says CPHHS alum Peter Okoye, who worked for the UN for 24 years.
The leader behind what will become Oregon’s first accredited school of public health and a terrestrial ecologist who identified a new paradigm in wildlife research have been named 2014 recipients of the Distinguished Professor Award by Oregon State University.
As a child in the 80s with a dream to become a doctor – Health Management and Policy alum Mohamed Alyajouri knew from a young age he wanted to help people. Fast forward to 2014 – Mohamed is just getting his feet wet at his new job as a project manager at the Multnomah County Health Department.
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All in for healthier lives
Led by one of its strongest colleges – the CPHHS – and fueled by a century-old tradition of extending science-based solutions into places where the public can use them, OSU is dramatically stepping up its efforts to help solve the health care crisis by helping people stay healthy.