Food Corps hopes to show a healthy link between garden, diet

National program kicks off with gardens at handful of Portland-area schools Steve Law, reports in the Portland Tribune: Youngsters who get their fingernails dirty by learning to garden are more likely to eat and appreciate fresh vegetables – and less likely to become...

Cost of Treating Veterans Will Rise Long Past Wars

James Dao reports in The New York Times: Though the withdrawal of American military forces from Iraq and Afghanistan will save the nation billions of dollars a year, another cost of war is projected to continue rising for decades to come: caring for the veterans. By...

Client Work Group Being Formed

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) recently posted a call for nominations for a Medicare-Medicaid Integration of Care and Services Client Advisory Group. They are looking for individuals who are currently enrolled in both Medicare and the Oregon Health Plan (sometimes...

Transformation Work Groups Announced

The governor has announced the appointments to the four Transformation Committees. Thanks to you, there was an overwhelming response – close to 400 people applied to be on one or more of the committees, and around 140 people were nominated. The work of the committees...