“Growing up in a family of public school teachers and administrators, I was inspired to pursue a career that was focused on others…I wanted to be an element of change in health care that is focused on finding solutions,” Demetria says.
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“My advice as a future alumna of Oregon State University is to find your passion, reach out during adversities and live life to the fullest without fears,” says CPHHS student Adriana Villegas, who will graduate June 2015. “Make your Beaver legacy.”
Public health and human sciences students represent the future of health, and to recognize their achievements the college treated 325 high-achieving scholarship and fellowship recipients to two new events.
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Toward Optimal Health
OSU researchers are sloughing off old allegiances to disciplinary silos and joining forces for a healthier humanity.
“Right now, I am interested in exploring the unintended consequences of policies that at first glance might not be viewed as public health policy. My current research links agriculture and forest policy to mental and physical health,” says CPHHS associate professor Steph Bernell.
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Words matter
Words matter. That’s the message pediatrician, journalist and public health advocate Dr. Richard Besser shared during a public lecture and private audience with College of Public Health and Human Sciences students in April.