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Alumni Features Public Health

Commencement 2022: Silvia Arizmendi

Silvia Arizmendi is graduating with a BS in Public Health – Health Management and Policy this June. Her public health background is putting her on track to achieve her goal of becoming a physician assistant.

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Alumni Features Public Health

Commencement 2022: Jordan Trippett

Jordan Trippett will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in public health – health promotion and health behavior this spring.

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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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Alumni Features Public Health

From here to there: A Q&A with Community Health Coordinator Marissa Lovell, MPH ’21

Health promotion and health behavior alumna Marissa Lovell, MPH ’21, joined the college to discuss life after college, her current role and more.

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Features News Public Health Research

OSU heart disease study highlights need for more data on Asian American, Pacific Islander groups

A study on cardiovascular disease among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders revealed more about the lack of scientific literature on racial and ethnic groups with small populations than about the overall risk factors and heart disease rates.

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Community Engagement News Public Health Research

Medical mistrust, misinformation factor into Latino vaccine hesitancy

Lack of trusted medical sources, traumatic past experiences with medical care and widespread misinformation have contributed to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Latino communities.