Living with diabetes can sometimes feel like a lonely disease – but one Public Health student is making strides to ensure that all students with diabetes are not alone – and have the support they need on campus. Samantha Cueva recently created the Type 1 Beavers Club – a student-led organization aimed at supporting, educating and providing resources to those with and without diabetes.
A new biomechanics laboratory opening this May in Bend will provide cutting-edge research and intervention strategies for injuries – especially knees, ankles and hips – creating a perfect match with Central Oregon’s population of elite and recreational athletes.
Nutrition and Dietetics Club students and Student Health Services hosted a Nutrition Flash Mob Thursday, April 25 at the Memorial Union quad in order to raise awareness about healthy eating on campus.
The College of Public Health and Human Sciences’ Public Health Club hosted the Healthy Community Fair on the Memorial Union quad April 12 as part of National Public Health Week.
Despite concerns that have been expressed about possible health risks from high intake of vitamin E, a new review concludes that biological mechanisms exist to routinely eliminate excess levels of the vitamin, and they make it almost impossible to take a harmful amount.
Exercise and Sport Science Professor Brad Cardinal has received the highest recognition the Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) can bestow upon one of its members, the 2013 “Distinguished Service Award.”