CPHHS alumna shares how her public health education prepared her for the complex world of health care.
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An Oregon State University-led research program has been awarded a $12.7 million grant to serve the Pacific Northwest by studying harmful chemicals found at federally designated hazardous waste sites. The Oregon State University Superfund Research Program received the five-year grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The program has now received more than $40 million […]
The door-to-door effort will provide an overview of an entire community’s COVID-19 wellness.
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Hip hop and community health
Community health worker Christina Chac applies her public health skills at the Asian Health and Service Center in Portland, Ore., but she got her start at Oregon State.
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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 […]
Marijuana use among college students has been trending upward for years, but in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, use has jumped even higher. An Oregon State University study published in Addiction shows that in states where marijuana was legalized by 2018, both occasional and frequent use among college students has continued to rise beyond […]