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Post-2020 wildfires, Santiam Canyon residents burned out by trauma, red tape

Residents are struggling to find housing, wrestling with government bureaucracy and worried about toxins in the water, air and soil, all while burdened by the trauma of losing their homes.

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From psychology to HDFS, doctoral student examines health and well-being as we age

Dakota Witzel’s study found that our perception of aging and stress affect our physical health.

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Nearly $5M grant to establish children’s environmental health research center at Oregon State

The OSU center will be housed in the university’s Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families within the College of Public Health and Human Sciences.

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Health Tips Public Health

What’s in your water?

College and Extension faculty share the ins and outs of ensuring your drinking water is safe. The big takeaway: Arsenic, nitrate and lead are tasteless, odorless and invisible. The only way to know if they are present is to test your water using a certified laboratory.

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Self-perceptions of aging and stress have significant impact on physical health, OSU study finds

Researchers found that people who reported more positive self-perceptions of aging were more insulated from the physical effects of stress compared with people who felt more negatively about their own aging.

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Brian Primack named dean of OSU College of Public Health and Human Sciences

Primack has more than 250 peer-reviewed publications in areas spanning public health, behavioral science, substance use, mental health and education.