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Crossing cultural boundaries with play

‘Life changing’ is not too strong a descriptor for Study Abroad Taiwan Fall 2010.

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Tips for a successful marriage: Work on strengths AND weaknesses

Paying attention to both strengths and weaknesses in a relationship can have great pay offs for the whole family.

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HDFS Research

Positive action to help kids succeed in school and life

“Start early and take a holistic, positive approach to the challenges kids face.” That’s Brian Flay’s advice for schools, families and communities to raise kids who are healthy, socially, and emotionally.

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Small-Town America: Raising and Educating Successful Students

A team of OSU faculty and graduate students recently shared their research on raising kids in rural areas with practical suggestions on what parents, teachers, and school administrators can do to help them succeed in school, and in life.

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Public Health Research

Proyecto de Salud Para Latinos: Understanding the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Young Latino Men and Women

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.

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Alumni Public Health

Lindsay Boyce in Swaziland: Expect the unexpected

Her eyes still tear up as she tells the story of the woman who brought her 15-year-old son to the remote village clinic. “He was very sick with rheumatic fever – he couldn’t walk, he had a high fever and was in a lot of pain, and he needed help immediately or he was going to die,”