The adoption of new transparent reporting standards may have contributed to a significant reduction in the percentage of studies reporting positive research findings among large-budget clinical trials funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, a study published August 5 in the journal PLOS ONE has found.
“The goal is to prevent illness and injury in the populations I work with and to create safe and healthy workplaces and environments. My hope is that by engaging the populations in the process of understanding the hazards and developing prevention strategies, we are successful,” CPHHS Assistant Professor Laurel Kincl says.
The College of Public Health and Human Sciences’ Child Development Center is partnering with the Corvallis School District to bring an Oregon Head Start Prekindergarten Program classroom to Adams Elementary School this fall.
Aging may be a universal experience, but culture and ethnicity affect how aging relatives fit into the family picture. Latino families, says CPHHS Assistant Professor Carolyn Mendez-Luck, tend to care for their elderly family members at home and delay institutionalization, relative to other racial and cultural groups.
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Climate Change and Health
In the Pacific Northwest, human health is likely to take a hit from drought, wildfires, heat waves and infectious diseases.
“It’s not uncommon, for instance, to receive glorious hugs from your coworkers at the start and end of a teaching day. Undiminished pleasure comes, as well, from working with students, who make heavy and often deeply emotional investments in learning to ride or pushing their limits,” says TEAM OREGON Instructor Aria Minu-Sepehr.