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Maximizing well-being for Indigenous and rural communities

Dr. Douglas Knutson is researching a solution to limited access to behavioral health services in Oklahoma.
Maximizing well-being for Indigenous and rural communities
CIHRP director selected for two national committees on health equality, nutrition

Wed, Feb 22, 2023

Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, professor of Rural Health and director of the Center for Indigenous Health Research and Policy at OSU Center for Health Sciences, has been appointed to two prestigious national advisory committees— one determining the

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TSET awards Project ECHO $4.5M to improve rural health care

Thu, Feb 2, 2023

The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Board of Directors awarded $4.5 million over three years to OSU Center for Health Sciences. The funding will be used for the expansion of Project ECHO, a program designed to improve health care in rural

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President Shrum issues statement regarding ARPA-funded projects

Thu, Oct 6, 2022

OSU received a total of $110 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds from the Oklahoma State Legislature.

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OSU-CHS awarded $3.5M grant for Native American student recruitment, training

Mon, Sep 19, 2022

A $3.5 million grant recently awarded to OSU Center for Health Sciences will fund new programs and bolster existing ones aimed at recruiting and preparing Native American undergraduate students to enter medical school.

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