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OSU studies find Oregon’s Medicaid expansion improved prenatal care access, birth outcomes

Prior to the state’s Medicaid expansion as part of the Affordable Care Act, low-income women who were not otherwise eligible for Medicaid became eligible when they became pregnant.

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High school students serve up meals at home through adapted cooking class

Kalapuya High School students partake in an adapted cooking class offered through a partnership with OSU Extension Service and FOOD For Lane County.

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She didn’t know where the road would lead, but the journey has been a blast

Grad student is rolling to a bright future

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CPHHS occupational health and safety expert publishes business sustainability research

Occupational health and safety expert Anthony Veltri published new research in the Journal of Cleaner Production.

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Oregon State University receives $2 million Packard Foundation grant to expand TRACE-COVID-19 nationally

Oregon State researchers received a grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to create a national TRACE Center that will expand the OSU’s COVID-19 public health project to other states.

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Long-term data shows racial and ethnic disparities in effectiveness of anti-smoking measures

Tobacco control efforts have reduced cigarette smoking for many, but those efforts have disproportionately helped white smokers, while other racial and ethnic groups are still struggling.