Oregon Family Impact Seminars
The Oregon Family Impact Seminars are directed by David W. Rothwell of Oregon State University (OSU). They are co-organized by the Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families and OSU Extension Family and Community Health. Both are housed in OSU’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences.
| Seminar | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| FIS 5 | September 2020 | Oregon’s Child Care and Early Education Crisis: Research-based Solutions for Options, Financing, and Equity |
| FIS 4 | September 2018 | How Housing Policy Can Make a Difference in Child and Family Outcomes |
| FIS 3 | September 2016 | Childhood Obesity: School and Community Solutions |
| FIS 2 | February 2015 | Two-Generation Approaches To Reduce Poverty |
| FIS 1 | January 2001 | Helping Families Help Themselves |
- Richard Settersten
- Founding Director, Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families
- Barbara E. Knudson Endowed Chair and Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences
- College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
- (541) 737-8902
- Richard.Settersten@oregonstate.edu
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