“Singlewide: Chasing the American Dream in a Rural Trailer Park,” by Oregon State University’s Katherine MacTavish and Sonya Salamon of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, explores the trailer park’s role as affordable rural housing and a path to home ownership.
“We interpret this to mean many of Oregon’s rural families at risk for food insecurity are also struggling to provide physical activity opportunities for their children,” says Kathy Gunter, an OSU Extension Service physical activity specialist and lead author on the study.
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Hitting the genetic jackpot
Your environment – including food choices, exercise habits and sun exposure – contributes the most when it comes to living to an average age. But it is your genes that determine how likely you are to live to an exceptional age.
As its platform rattles, the 6-DOF motion platform collects valuable data that is helping CPHHS Assistant Professor Jay Kim and his research team gather information that will reduce whole body vibrations (WBV) in heavy equipment operators.
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Video: Pushing the limits
From traversing deep in the forest, to trekking through high desert and scaling rugged peaks and glaciers, each year 9,500 Oregon State students experience all the Pacific Northwest – and beyond – has to offer.
These rare and unique experiences fall under Physical Activity Course (PAC) classes and select Kinesiology courses – housed with the College of Public Health and Human Sciences – and are run through the university’s Adventure Leadership Institute™ (ALI). Adventures include rock climbing, rafting, canyoneering, hiking, wilderness first aid and backpacking.
Field mentors from 35 Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS) internship sites converged on Oregon State University’s campus on August 31 for the inaugural Field Education Mentor Summit. The free continuing education event provided an opportunity to create awareness, share best practices, network, receive help completing a learning plan and offer a space to have discussions and ask questions.