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Alumni Features Public Health

From OSU to the CDC

New alum, epidemiologist earns top fellowship

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Public Health Research

Concerned about air quality in Corvallis?

Expert weighs in on questions on many minds concerned with wildfire smoke.

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Research

Climate Change and Health

In the Pacific Northwest, human health is likely to take a hit from drought, wildfires, heat waves and infectious diseases.

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Public Health Students

PHHS students respond to air quality concerns in Philomath

In comparison to bigger cities like Portland, or even Corvallis, Philomath supports a relatively small population and is set in a rural, forested location. But the frequent bustling of logging trucks and daily activity at local sawmills has some residents concerned about air quality.

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Faculty and Staff Public Health Research

Inside the mind of researcher Perry Hystad

“A large portion of my research uses spatial exposure assessment methods to determine the health effects associated with exposure to air pollution, ranging from adverse birth outcomes to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases to cancers,” says Assistant Professor Perry Hystad.

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Research

CPHHS researcher receives NIH award

Perry Hystad, an assistant professor of environmental and occupational health in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at OSU, is one of 17 winners of the NIH’s 2014 Early Independence Award.