“If I do my job correctly, I can help facilitate not only dissemination research, but I could tap into something that would help us universally improve health care delivery and quality,” says CPHHS alum Chase Cameron, MPH ’13.
People with disabilities have unmet medical needs should be recognized as a health disparity group so more attention can be directed to improving their quality of life, a team of policy researchers has found.
“A large portion of my research uses spatial exposure assessment methods to determine the health effects associated with exposure to air pollution, ranging from adverse birth outcomes to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases to cancers,” says Assistant Professor Perry Hystad.
Two college researchers are packing their bags in preparation for a trip to Bangladesh, where they will begin a new study to determine how exposure to arsenic affects the development and immune function in children.
Students, faculty and staff at Oregon State University have largely embraced a new policy that prohibits smoking on the Corvallis campus, but the policy change hasn’t completely eliminated secondhand smoke exposure, new research shows.
The CPHHS’ accreditation campaign, “The Future of Public Health is Here,” won three awards at the CASE District VIII Conference in Seattle early February.