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Connecting Latinx Families With Mental Health Resources

Southern Oregon Latino students face systemic barriers on a daily basis. The pandemic and wildfires complicated this and created additional stress. Finding and accessing mental health resources became a priority for many Latinx ...

Jan 2022 | Video

4-H Food and Fun Nutrition Activity Curriculum

This set of 14+ hands-on nutrition activities will keep kids of all ages engaged in learning about the food they eat and its effects on their bodies. Pick and choose from a variety of lessons on meal preparation, knife ...

Carolyn Ashton | Jan 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Nutrition for Older Adults: Preventing Malnutrition as the Body Ages

Poor nutrition can cause a cascade of health problems for older adults. This guide lists the nutrients of concern for people over 60 — from antioxidants to calcium to water. Learn how eating well can stave off chronic disease.

Dec 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Supervivencia Básica: Reducir el Estrés

En una emergencia, el miedo y la ansiedad son reacciones naturales. Sin embargo, hay maneras de prepararse para esos momentos tensos y ansiosos a través de un kit de herramientas emocionales que lo ayuden a sobrellevar esta ...

Sep 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Bed Bugs in the Classroom

What do you do if you find a bed bug in school? This fact sheet for educators and families covers prevention, identification and best practices for treating an infestation.

Tim Stock | Sep 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Integrated Pest Management for Bed Bugs in Schools

While schools are generally inhospitable to bed bugs, it's not uncommon to encounter bed bugs in school settings. Bed bugs sometimes stow away on articles being returned to school or drop off a person who lives in an ...

Tim Stock | Sep 2021 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

El servicio de Extensión de Oregon State University (OSU) comienza esfuerzos comunitarios para incrementar vacunación entre latinos

Extensión de Oregon (OSU), a través de su Programa de Salud Familiar y Comunitaria en la Facultad de Salud Pública y Ciencias Humanas, recibió fondos para agilizar la divulgación local y establecer la confianza y aceptación de las vacunas en la población latina del estado.

Chris Branam | Aug 19, 2021 | News story

Extension begins grassroots effort to increase vaccine uptake among Latinos

OSU Extension, through its Family and Community Health Program in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, has received grants to accelerate its local outreach to improve vaccine confidence and uptake in the state’s Latino population.

Chris Branam | Aug 19, 2021 | News story

OSU accelerates local efforts to improve Latinx vaccine confidence and uptake

Oregon's Latinx population has been disproportionately affected by the pandemic and whose vaccination rate lags behind other races and ethnicities.

Chris Branam | Jun 16, 2021 | News story

OSU-invented wristband reveals pollution risks

Silicone bracelet can detect 1,200 chemicals in air, water and food

Kim Anderson | Jun 2021 | Impact story