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Alumni Public Health

Lifelong passion to improve health sparks alum’s success

As a child in the 80s with a dream to become a doctor – Health Management and Policy alum Mohamed Alyajouri knew from a young age he wanted to help people. Fast forward to 2014 – Mohamed is just getting his feet wet at his new job as a project manager at the Multnomah County Health Department.

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Public Health

All in for healthier lives

Led by one of its strongest colleges – the CPHHS – and fueled by a century-old tradition of extending science-based solutions into places where the public can use them, OSU is dramatically stepping up its efforts to help solve the health care crisis by helping people stay healthy.

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Public Health Students

Public health in Botswana

“My five months in Botswana left me with a committed interest in global health and an understanding of how much more I have to learn,” Olivia says.

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Public Health Research Students

Scientists-in-training learn to effectively communicate research to the public

A group of researchers at Oregon State is working to teach students how to effectively communicate science and their research to the community through a new course.

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Alumni HDFS Public Health Students

Video: Warming up – connecting campus and community

Four CPHHS graduate students wrote two grants to help fund a new women’s winter shelter that is helping to warm up one of the most vulnerable populations in Corvallis – homeless women.

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Public Health Research Students

Internship at the CDC solidifies student’s desire for career change

In an effort to further her knowledge in the field of environmental and occupational health and safety and explore all options available to her, Jennifer recently spent 10 weeks in the Graduate Environmental Health Internship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.