The problem of toxic lead in used consumer products is extremely widespread and present at levels that are far beyond safe limits, researchers conclude in a new study.
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Oregon State alumni are health navigators, helping Lincoln School students and their families get health insurance through Healthy Kids, an expansion of the Oregon Health Plan.
The study conducted is the first to use both depression and low self-esteem as outcomes with a nationally representative sample of adolescents.
Anna Harding has concerns about environmental exposures to indigenous populations, and those have led her to become an advocate for extra protection for tribes, working with federal agencies to clean up sites and protect tribal lands.
“We are making changes, but resistance is still there. We aren’t just changing laws…we’re changing a culture.”
The overall goal of the Latino Health Project is to increase understanding of unintended pregnancy among female and male Latinos (ages 18-25) residing in rural Oregon by examining factors which influence contraceptive use, sexual risk behavior, and HIV/STI prevention.