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Special Olympians will help OSU researchers gain further health insights

“There still is this misconception that if you have a disability, then you cannot be healthy,” says Gloria Krahn, the Barbara Emily Knudson Endowed Chair in Family Policy Studies. “I would’ve thought that after 25 years, we would be past some of that. Special Olympics is helping bring about that change.”

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People with disabilities experience unrecognized health disparities, new research shows

People with disabilities have unmet medical needs should be recognized as a health disparity group so more attention can be directed to improving their quality of life, a team of policy researchers has found.

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Two CPHHS students earn OPHA “Outstanding Student Poster Awards”

CPHHS Health Promotion and Health Behavior PhD students Sandi Cleveland and Katie Conte both received the OPHA Outstanding Student Poster Award for 2014.

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Video: This Time, This Place

This is the right place and the right time to be part of the future of public health – in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences.