Life on the streets turned deadly again last year in the Portland area, with dozens of people dying far too young.
Updated: Friday, July 13, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.
Conditions for prisoners suffering from mental illness at the Multnomah County Detention Center have improved over the last year, according to a new report by Disability Rights Oregon.
Health and drug insurance coverage plans change every year. This year, members of Medicare health or drug plans should pay especially close attention to their “Plan Annual Notice of Change.”
A committee will meet for the first time on Friday, March 4, to begin making rules for tobacco retail licenses in Multnomah County. This includes setting the amount of the annual fees, fines, penalties and other details.
The Multnomah County Health Department will hold four immunization clinics for children who are uninsured or under-insured to catch up on their vaccinations before the Feb. 17, 2016 school exclusion date.
Multnomah County will host two public hearings on Tuesday, Oct. 20 on licensing businesses that sell tobacco.
Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury and District 4 Commissioner Diane McKeel will join state Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson (D-Gresham) and Representative Carla C. Piluso (D-Gresham) at a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
August 21, 2013 – Getting kids ready for school means getting them vaccinated – and county health departments throughout the Portland metro area are hosting walk-in clinics and supporting schools and primary health providers to make certain they have stores of vaccines.
November 20, 2012 -- Oregon’s new coordinated care organizations should make important public health goals such as reducing diabetes and obesity top priorities, but they must realize that culturally appropriate care is essential if their messages are to be heard, a top public health official told The Lund Report.
