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Community Engagement News Public Health

My Hair My Health PDX! uplifts and empowers Black women

Growing up in southwest Portland, Tholanda Newborne was usually the only Black student in her class. She was in elementary school when she got her first perm to straighten her hair. “School was a place where I wanted to adapt. I wanted to fit in,” Tholanda says. “I didn’t feel that I could walk in […]

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Features Public Health

Public health professionals get it done

Healthy behaviors and living a healthy life are influenced by an expansive number of health professionals, ranging from medical care to prevention and education. Karen Elliott, senior instructor II and public health internship coordinator, explored these professions during a one-hour webinar on July 1.   Whether you’re making a career change or beginning your education, public health offers a number of options for those […]

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Kinesiology

To be resilient, you need the right tools

The KidSpirit team employs a variety of approaches to build resiliency.

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Kudos Research

CPHHS powerhouse publishes article on depression rates

Their article is the first to examine rates of depression among 19 different race and ethnicity groups in a national sample.

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Alumni Nutrition

Processed sugars vs. natural sugars: What’s the difference?

Too much sugar is a bad idea and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) isn’t better. But neither is inherently good or evil.

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Public Health Students

Rohingya refugee crisis: A student perspective

The Rohingya are an ethnic population primarily composed of Muslims. Prior to 2017, they largely resided in the Buddhist-majority nation of Myanmar within a small area called the Rakhine State. Last year, the Myanmar military began a brutal campaign of violence toward the Rohingya in response to an incident of Rohingya-lead violence. The Rohingya population has since fled the violence in Myanmar by crossing the border into Bangladesh.