Surrounded by farmland, the town of Molalla is known for its 100-year-old rodeo. But some are trying to make it known for a healthy lifestyle.
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Trekking for a cause
When CPHHS alum Seth Wolpin begins his journey through the mountaintops of South Asia, he’s not just stepping into a trip of a lifetime – he’s putting one foot forward toward a movement to improve public health for children in Nepal.
Mistrust of the medical community and perceived discrimination by health care providers can affect how satisfied young adult Latinos in rural Oregon are with their health care, new research from Oregon State University shows.
Three College of Public Health and Human Sciences’ doctoral programs are ranked in the “top 10” for faculty productivity in their respective disciplines among all Land Grant institutions, based on a Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index (FSPI) analysis using Academic Analytics.
“I loved my job because it was what I studied in school and it was very challenging – never a dull moment – and it was very humanitarian in nature,” says CPHHS alum Peter Okoye, who worked for the UN for 24 years.
The leader behind what will become Oregon’s first accredited school of public health and a terrestrial ecologist who identified a new paradigm in wildlife research have been named 2014 recipients of the Distinguished Professor Award by Oregon State University.