The Intertwine Alliance Health & Nature Forum on Wed, Nov 16, 2016 (FREE)
The Fall 2016 installment of The Intertwine Alliance Health & Nature Forum series, bringing together the healthcare and conservation communities to advance the concerns of both, is less than two weeks away! Health community, conservationists and all others committed...
The City Club of Portland presents a Friday Forum: #WhatDoctorsLookLike
A recent incident on a Delta Airlines flight has sparked sharp criticism of professional racial discrimination and a tidal wave of social media response. Dr. Tamika Cross, a physician and black woman, alleged in a social media post that on the flight she volunteered...
Oregon Health Forum Presents: What’s Going On With Pharmaceutical Costs?
Oregon Health Forum explores this timely issue at its breakfast forum on November 2. High-cost specialty drugs have begun outpacing hospital expenditures, and public officials, lawmakers and consumer advocates are hard at work trying to figure out how to get a handle...
HCAO Activists Needed to Attend Oct 19 Portland City Council Meeting
HCAO Action Alert: HCAO Activists Needed to Attend Oct 19 Portland City Council Meeting What: Portland City Council Meeting Where: Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave, Portland When: Weds, October 19 9:45 am (arrive by 9:30 am) Why: ...
SAVE THE DATE: Join us November 3rd for a conversation about Health and Housing in Portland
As Portland rents continue to rise, so does the number of people experiencing housing insecurity in our community. A person's housing is a primary social determinant of their health which means our city's housing crisis is unfortunately also a health crisis. How does...
Mind Your Mind Conference: Advancing Mental Wellness
November 2-3, 2016 | Valley River Inn | Eugene, OR Conference Goals Increase understanding about mental wellness: the connection to our overall health Research to practice: o Apply the science behind what we know is effective o Learn new strategies and tools &...
Cleaner Air Oregon Wants to hear from you!
Cleaner Air Oregon Regional Forum Wednesday, October 5th 6pm - 8pm Oregon Convention Center - Oregon Ballroom, 700 NE Martin Luther King Blvd, Portland, OR 97232 Register here. Cleaner Air Oregon is a new program to reform air toxics regulations for industrial...
Registration Now Open! FOOD+HEALTH: It’s Complicated! A Discussion about Food Equity
Mark your calendar for the next Lane Equity Coalition community event! Title: FOOD +HEALTH - It's Complicated! A Discussion about Food Equity When: Thursday, Oct 13, 2016, 5:00pm - 7:30pm Where: Lane Community College Dinner provided by Lane Community College Catering...
OHA News Release: Oregon Health Policy Board seeks feedback on coordinated care organizations
August 25, 2016 Media contact: Robb Cowie, 503-421-7684, robb.cowie@state.or.us Oregon Health Policy Board seeks feedback on coordinated care organizations Health officials schedule listening sessions to discuss the future of Oregon's CCOs The Oregon Health Policy...
City Club of Portland: What can other nations teach Oregon about healthcare? Sept 23, 2016
The City Club of Portland presents a Friday Forum in collaboration with Oregon Physicians for a National Health Program: What can other nations teach Oregon about healthcare? Oregon, like all states, struggles to provide better care to more people for less money. Much...