by John Kitzhaber | Aug 28, 2007 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
I am writing to share my thoughts on the recently adjourned Oregon legislative session as it relates to the Archimedes Movement, and to discuss where we go from here. When the Oregon Legislature refused to have a hearing on the amendments to the Archimedes...
by Rick Ray | Aug 16, 2007 | Learn
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — Americans are living longer than ever, but not as long as people in 41 other countries. For decades, the United States has been slipping in international rankings of life expectancy, as other countries improve...
by John Kitzhaber | Jul 2, 2007 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
Now that the legislative session has adjourned I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your commitment and engagement over this past year and to try to put the session into perspective. I know that it was a disappointment that our SB 27...
by John Kitzhaber | May 22, 2007 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
The following appeared in the Eugene Register-Guard on May 21, 2007, as part of a biweekly series of columns on health care reform. Health care will be a major campaign issue in 2008, but if the debate is to result in meaningful reform, it must be framed around the...
by John Kitzhaber | Mar 5, 2007 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
At 12:30 PM Next Wednesday, March 14, 2007, I’ll be on the Capitol steps in Salem for a rally and press conference. This event launches the campaign for Senate Bill 27, The Oregon Better Health Act. I hope you will join me. The Archimedes Movement reached a major...
by David Pollack | Dec 3, 2006 | Learn
In spite of Oregon’s long, progressive social and health policy tradition, our mental health system has fallen far and fast in recent years. Economics and indifference have reversed substantial achievements. With more than 33 years in the public mental health...
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