Each dollar a state spends on mental health care cuts roughly 25 cents off its jail expenditures by reducing its inmate population, a new study shows.
In 1999, Fang established the Cynthia W. M. Li Fang Memorial Scholarship to support students in the CPHHS. He also established the Dr. Sheng Chung Fang Endowed Fellowship in the College of Agricultural Sciences, and in Summer 2016 created the Dr. Sheng Chung Fang Chemistry Fellowship for graduate students in the College of Science.
Oregon’s 2012 shift to an incentivized, accountable-care system for Medicaid beneficiaries led to positive changes for expectant mothers and their babies, research at Oregon State University shows.
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The fitness diaries: Kelly Chandler
Kelly Chandler has loved running since the first grade. She started alongside her father, and it quickly turned into her lifestyle when she was growing up. She was part of her junior high and high school track and field teams and frequently participated in street races. Competing in a triathlon is on her bucket list.
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Recipe for success
College of Public Health and Human Sciences nutrition students learned that the recipe for a healthy diet includes simple, economical and nutritious foods.
That popular daily target of 10,000 steps is a worthwhile goal, but a new study at Oregon State University suggests that if you find that unattainable, don’t despair – a smaller number, especially at moderate or greater intensity, can lead to health benefits too.