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Kinesiology

Beyond disability

After transitioning out of the IMPACT program, 33-year-old Jeff Collins, who is on the autism spectrum and experiences intellectual and developmental disabilities, shares his love of fitness as a mentor to an 18-year-old friend.

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Video: HDFS student studies ways to improve children’s school readiness

Playing games may be fun and exciting for young children – but researchers have found they also can be academically beneficial. Human Development and Family Studies PhD student Sara Schmitt is finding out just how much.

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Kinesiology

Video: EXSS class offers a hands-on approach to emergency care

Are you the kind of person who jumps into action when someone is in need of help? Well, the CPHHS has a class – and degree – just for you! Students in the CPHHS’s Athletic Training Program learn to become first responders on and off the field.

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Kinesiology

EXSS Professor Brad Cardinal named 2013 “Distinguished Scholar”

CPHHS’s Exercise and Sport Science Professor Brad Cardinal has recently been selected as the 2013 NAKHE Distinguished Scholar Award recipient.

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First study of Oregon’s Hmong reveals surprising influences on cancer screenings

The study is the first to look at the role of Hmong patriarchal and family influences on women’s breast and cervical cancer screening. It is also one of the only studies conducted with Oregon’s Hmong population.

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Video: Physical education requirement at four-year universities at all-time low

Even as policy makers and health experts point to an increased need for exercise, more than half of four-year colleges and universities in the United States have dropped physical education requirements compared to historic levels.