The Ocean Watch 4-H Marine Ambassadors Camp has received the 2014 Outreach & Engagement Vice Provost Award for Excellence – Strategic Impact Award.
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Investing in Oregon’s youth
With more than 20 years of experience in youth development and developmental psychology, PHHS Professor and Extension 4-H Youth Development Specialist Mary Arnold has been tasked with reinventing the wheel when it comes to youth investment – turning from intervention to prevention.
“The goal is for active teens to adopt healthy lifestyles to prevent unhealthy weight gain, especially as they transition into adulthood,” Siew Sun says.
High school students will explore college and career opportunities in a new 4-H program coordinated by the Oregon State University Extension Service.
As part of KidSpirit, an outreach program for youth, college students gain professional development not only as educators responsible for creating and implementing their own lesson plans, but they also learn business techniques in marketing, accounting, program development, hiring, performance evaluations, leadership and more.
The College of Public Health and Human Sciences’ Health Extension is continually working to make Oregonians healthier through its nutrition outreach.