Opinion: Put kids’ needs first by opening schools
In a recent opinion piece in The Oregonian, Alex Foster, MD, MPH, director of the MD/MPH program at the OHSU-PSU...Read More
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A Study In Health Equity
Partnership with Oregon Health Authority Provides School of Public Health Students with Hands-On Experience Managing COVID-19 Outbreak By Katy Swordfisk,...Read More
Laura Jacobson: Learning to publish
A PhD student gets her own manuscript published in a peer reviewed journal Faculty-student research collaborations are a critical...Read More
Opinion: Racist rubric underlies COVID-19 care guidelines
(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Members of the Multnomah County Public Health Advisory Board, including Dr. Ryan Petteway, assistant professor of Health Promotion...Read More
Poetry As Public Health
Dr. Ryan Petteway, MPH, DrPH, has been writing poetry and music since he was 11 years old, but it wasn’t...Read More
Opinion: We Need a Different Strategy for COVID-19 Testing
Epidemiologist Kevin Winthrop, MD, MPH, is co-author on a new opinion piece in MedPage Today, arguing that public health has...Read More
Self Care in the Midst of a Pandemic with Mind-Body Medicine Skills
We in Public Health hold a unique position during times like this. Self care is critical for our own well...Read More
Gov. Brown, OHSU, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health partner on research study to inform approach for re-opening Oregon
To better understand the prevalence and transmission patterns of COVID-19 across the state — with attention to vulnerable communities, including...Read More
SPH Students Co-Author New Study On Assisted Living Facilities During COVID-19
Taylor Bucy, an MPH student in the Health Management and Policy program, was the lead author, with co-authors Lindsey Smith,...Read More
Cross-sector partnerships present both benefits and risks to health services and human services
Cross-sector partnerships present both benefits and risks to health services and human services organizations when they work together to...Read More
OPB: US Firearm Suicide Rate Reaches Record High
The national age-adjusted suicide rate ticked up slightly in 2018, from 14 per 100,000 people in 2017 to 14.2. The...Read More
Our Alumni: Short-Term Incidence of Sequelae of HCV Infection Among Medicaid Beneficiaries in Oregon
The results of a project led by Ann Thomas, MD, MPH with help from other SPH partners and students has...Read More