In the months since the COVID-19 pandemic began, HEXS faculty and students have taken on a larger role in battling the pandemic and are now helping the county with both…
Community Health
WOU students are training to be contact tracers
Community health students will have the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom to serve as contact tracers in Polk County.
To the CDC and beyond!
Community Health graduate Tylor Reynolds talks about his path from WOU to Emory University to the CDC.
Study finds education gap for women undergoing sterilization
Community health professor Dr. Vala-Haynes shares findings of reproductive rights study.
Q&A with Fedosia Masalagin, an acupunture and oriental medicine specialist
I specifically chose WOU for their program and professors after researching other universities that would prepare me best for…
#icH2Oose: Tales from a social media health campaign
Community health professor Dr. Emily Lilo shares successes and challenges from a social media health campaign in a rural New Mexico high school.
Alumni spotlight on Chris Mudder
Community Health graduate Chris Mudder shares his passion for healthcare and how he landed his dream job (at only 22 years old).
“You are not alone” – a message from community health students for Mental Health Awareness Month
Every term, students in Dr. Lilo’s health communication class design a public health campaign to address what they think is one of the biggest concerns on campus…
Student spotlight on Brie Wallace
Community Health graduating senior Brie Wallace shares about her passion for women’s health and plans for the future.
Student spotlight on Chris Hill
“The secret to my success isn’t really a secret. I give my best, I keep my word, I am open to change, I manage my time well, and I use my social networks.”
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