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  • Public Perceptions of Oregon’s K-12 and Higher Education Schools

    Creator:
    Henthorne, Ryan
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    This study explores Oregonians’ attitudes about and perceptions of public education. Specifically, perceptions about education quality were analyzed, looking at the perceived quality of education today and how it has changed over the last 5 years. Questions posed to respondents about education funding, explored views on additional state funding needed...
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  • Examining Permanent Supportive Housing on Chronic Substance Abuse Populations in Oregon

    Creator:
    Harmon, Catalina
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    Oregon has one of the five highest homeless occupancy rates in the U.S., according to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (2021). Using the current governor of Oregon’s (Tina Kotek) plan to decrease homelessness, which focuses primarily on housing developments and strategies, this study will first examine the merits of permanent...
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    occupancy rates in the U.S., according to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (2021). Using the current

  • Securing the Vulnerable : Documenting Food Security Status Among Single Mothers of Oregon (2001-2015)

    Creator:
    Gonzalez, Veronica
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    Recent reports using data from the 2013-2015 Current Population Surveys reveal that while the overall food insecurity rate in Oregon is 16.1%, single mothers in Oregon experience food insecurity rates as high as 44.1%. This study will portray how household assets and capital relate to food insecurity for single mothers...
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    reported indications of food acquisition problems and reduced diet quality but few to no indications of

  • Oregon's changing rural population : age, migration and policy response

    Creator:
    Johnson, Samuel L.
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    Like rural residents in other places, people in rural Oregon have expressed concern about the demographic shifts occurring in their communities. Principally they are concerned about youth leaving and not returning. This analysis uses recent Census Bureau data to describe, in detail, the demographic changes occurring in rural Oregon. Particular...
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    no comprehensive public policy in place to address the concern about demographic change. Possible

  • Child Poverty in the US and Europe: From Conceptualization to Policy Action

    Creator:
    Mazhinyan, Arpine
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    Definitions of child poverty and measurement approaches are directly linked to poverty reduction strategies. The definition determines the measure and the measure, in turn, informs policies, which can subsequently reshape measurement approaches. Applying human rights approach and using method of document analysis, this research explores how the conceptualization and measurement...
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    mobile, and they do not make their own decisions. Children have no income, and income may not be spent

  • Needs Assessment and Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ+ People Experiencing Houselessness along the I-5 Corridor in Oregon

    Creator:
    McKenna, Julia
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    Most studies suggest that LGBTQ+ young adults make up between 20 and 40 percent of the houseless young adult population (Edidin, Ganim, Hunter, and Karnik 2011; Nolan 2006). However, LGBTQ+ young adults compose only 1.3–3.8% of the general young adult population (Rosario, Schrimshaw, and Hunter 2012). Thus LGBTQ+ young adults...
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    . McKenna vi I would like to dedicate this report in memory of Lexie Merill, a member of the OSU

  • Farm to All Tables: Understanding how Advocacy Coalitions Influence SNP-related Policies for Farmers' Markets

    Creator:
    Consedine, Meagan
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    This MPP essay examines how states expand access to nutritious food for low-income families, focusing specifically on policies related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and farmers’ markets. Coalitions made up of nonprofits focused on hunger, farmers, and health collaborate to impact relevant policies in their respective states. The...
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    . External or internal events, leading to policy-oriented learning and change, comprise the second

  • A Health Impact Assessment of Proposed Changes in Rental Housing Policy in Corvallis, Oregon

    Creator:
    Householder, Sydney
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    Housing is the single most important environmental factor associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity (United Nations, 2007). Most Americans spend about 90% of their time indoors, and an estimated two-thirds of that is spent in the home (Klepeis et al., 2001). Studies show a link between substandard housing...
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     of  three  rental  housing  policy  options.  Those  options  are:  1.  no

  • Child Welfare: Determinants of a Child's Length of Stay in the System

    Creator:
    Llamas, Bianca
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    The child welfare system was established in the 1935 Social Security Act to help families and their children. Children have been the inspiration for protection and assistance among families especially those living in poverty. Previous research aims to analyze the associations between a child’s living arrangements and several child outcomes....
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    of a report of suspected child abuse or neglect (child maltreatment). Child welfare systems are

  • Rethinking Change: Measuring Quality of Life Outcomes in Housing First Residents in Portland, Oregon

    Creator:
    Campbell, Shannon M.
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    The undisputed cost-effectiveness of the anti-homelessness program “Housing First” is well established in the empirical literature, but fewer studies have considered the impact of the program on individual residents. This mixed-methods study examines the lives of a cohort of residents in a Portland-based Housing First project, seeking to determine whether...
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