public health

Whooping Cough Strikes Southern Oregon

Whooping Cough Strikes Southern Oregon

An epidemic has been declared in California which has reported 910 cases
June 30, 2010 -- Cases of whooping cough have increased sharply in southern Oregon, causing concern among public health officials. Read More >>
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Swine Flu Epidemic Raises Flares

Swine Flu Epidemic Raises Flares

Oregon ended up with a grant from the CDC to help design appropriate public health responses
June 9, 2010 -- When Mexico began reporting cases of a mysterious new strain of influenza afflicting hundreds of people in April 2009, the response in Oregon was genuine worry. Read More >>
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Eight Tanning Bed Owners that Didn’t Pay Their Fees

Eight Tanning Bed Owners that Didn’t Pay Their Fees

Proposed legislation in 2011 could strengthen regulation, increase fees
March 10, 2010 -- State regulators that oversee tanning salons plan to ask the Oregon legislature next year to increase fees and enhance their enforcement tools. Read More >>
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Klamath County Leads the Way in Dental Care for Pregnant Women

Klamath County Leads the Way in Dental Care for Pregnant Women

Because of the program’s success, the NIH has awarded a $2.2 million grant to replicate the project in four other counties.
February 4, 2010 -- A dental program in rural Oregon that focuses on pregnant women and infants has the potential to become a national model, according to a study to be published in Biomed Central Public Health within the next few months. Read More >>
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Mosbaek Begins Public Health Fellowship

Mosbaek Begins Public Health Fellowship

December 17, 2009 -- Craig Mosbaek heads to Washington DC to begin a year-long fellowship in public health on December 26. Competition was stiff. More than 60 people from across the country submitted applications to the American Public Health Association. Read More >>
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Put Public Health Back on Top

Put Public Health Back on Top

We should work with policy makers and decision leaders to help them recognize that all policy is health policy.
The burden of care that overwhelms our medical system has largely resulted from providing expensive care for those suffering from illnesses that should have been prevented. Read More >>
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