#9: neurodiversity: rethinking autism
Approximately 1 in 68 U.S. children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, a developmental disability that affects social communication, sensory... Read More
#8: stop overdose: safe consumption spaces
Several months ago, Public Health Portland Style came together to talk about the opiate crisis in Oregon. We know that... Read More
#7: Healthcare reform: The unspoken issues
Over the past months health reform has dominated the national news. There have been several attempts to repeal the Affordable Care... Read More
#6: War, PTSD & Reintegration
A psychologist, chaplain and Veteran of Iraq will speak about the impact of combat trauma, as well as the process... Read More
Pigs, Tapeworms, and Epilepsy
For Ian Pray, those six weeks in Peru were more than a public health adventure. Ian’s “field experience” in Peru... Read More
Gender Approaches to Health
Jocelyn Wagman has thought a lot about how women and men approach health differently. Throughout her public health education, she... Read More
How moms’ stress affects babies
Jenna Ramaker has a Ph.D. in neuroscience and spent several years at OHSU doing post-graduate research on Alzheimer’s disease. The... Read More
Density, Poverty, and TB
Jadie Karratti-Abordo’s field experience showed her the realities of public health in some places in the world — in a... Read More
Checking on health policies
The first lesson Jwan Mohammadi learned from her “field experience” in the real world of public health was this: Some... Read More
Health question: What’s a pig worth?
What is a pig worth to a Peruvian farmer? And how might knowing that actually help prevent a horrible infectious... Read More