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Culturally adapted materials boost Latino participation in diabetes education programs

Diabetes education programs that are linguistically and culturally tailored to Latinos lead to significantly higher rates of completion.

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Public or private?

By Jeff Luck Roughly 1 in 10 Americans lacks health insurance — far more than in any other wealthy country. At the same time, the United States spends far more on health care than such countries. Even the majority of Americans with employer-sponsored insurance face increasingly unaffordable premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket costs.   How does […]

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Recent health reforms in Oregon reduce infant deaths and improve access to reproductive health services

Oregon’s unique health care delivery system for low-income patients is resulting in fewer infant deaths, according to a recent study by Oregon State University researchers.

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Online Master of Public Health program helps health systems administrator advance his career

To make it to the C-suite, Harris is pursuing a Master of Public Health degree online from Oregon State University.

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Finding clarity through action

While at Oregon State, Aimee enrolled in the accelerated MPH program and completed her internship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Coordinated care model leads to decreases in unscheduled, preventable hospitalizations

Oregon Medicaid enrollees are less likely to make unscheduled trips to the hospital following the implementation of the state’s accountable-care model, new research by Oregon State University shows. The study suggests the Oregon system of coordinated care organizations, or CCOs, which have been serving Medicaid enrollees since 2012, can provide lessons to other states regarding […]