The College of Health and Human Development Magazine
Research shows that exposure to nature has benefits. Expeditions—immersive trips into nature—challenge participants’ capacity, endurance, and decision making. In doing so, expeditions improve self-confidence, planning, and teamwork.
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Much can be learned about the health of both a mother and her newborn by examining the placenta. Penn State faculty developed and patented software to evaluate a placenta with only a photograph, and they are working to improve and disseminate their innovation to people who need it.
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Asher Rosinger works to understand how humans meet their water needs and how this relates to health, the environment, and more. He has received extensive media coverage and professional recognition for this work.
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Penn State researchers are working to protect children from sexual abuse. Facilitators have educated hundreds of parents and thousands of children across Pennsylvania using the ‘Smarter Parents, Safer Kids’ and ‘Safe Touches’ programs. Learn how to help keep children safe from abuse.
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For some abused children, trauma is embedded throughout their lives, while others do not experience negative health outcomes. New research from Human Development and Family Studies examines how childhood sexual abuse does—or does not—impact the hormone cortisol in adults.
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