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Oregon's Mental Health Systems Needs Repair, Panelists Agree

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Oregon’s behavioral health director thinks it’s time to improve Oregon’s behavioral and mental health care system.

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Wyatt Stayner

Amid Awards, Scholarships, A Message About Oregon's Mediocre Health Outcomes

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Oregon can brag about widespread health insurance coverage across the state, but when it comes to the health of the population, its outcomes are mediocre.

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Wyatt Stayner

Broad Action And Self Awareness Can Reduce Racial Inequities In Health Care, Panelists Say

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Language, education, income and housing all play a role in the health care disparities in Oregon, panelists at a health care forum said on Wednesday.

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Lynne Terry

Lack Of Affordable Housing Is Biggest Cause Of Homelessness, Expert Says

“Homelessness is caused by a lack of housing, full stop.”

It really is that simple, Dr. Margot Kushel, a professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, told an audience Friday morning at the Oregon Health Forum.

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Allan Brettman

Society Works To Prevent Deaths From Disease, Cars - So Why Not Guns, Panelists Ask

Society expects health professionals, government officials and lawmakers to take action to reduce public health risks from communicable diseases. Safety regulations also aim to prevent vehicle deaths.

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Allan Brettman

Panel Calls For More Collaboration Among Mental Health Services

Mental health services have fallen short for the people who need them most in Oregon — the Portland area especially — but a panel of authorities offered hope Thursday that the system can be improved through collaboration among multiple service providers.

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Allan Brettman

Health Officials, Advocates Urge Portland Mayor To Address Homeless Crisis

Oregon Health Forum attendees urged Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to immediately address public health crises such as hygiene, public defecation and exposure at a Thursday breakfast forum.

Community members, advocates and caregivers for the homeless urged Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to address the homeless population’s immediate need for hygiene services such as showers and porta potties in order to prevent a public health crisis.

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Jessica Floum

Oregon Health Experts Call For Transparency, Competition, State Action On Drug Pricing

Oregon legislators, health policy analysts and industry experts discussed the barriers to affordable drugs at an Oregon Health Forum breakfast meeting in Portland on Tuesday.

Oregon health experts called for greater drug pricing transparency, increased competition from foreign drug markets and better data to keep down pharmaceutical costs at an Oregon Health Forum breakfast on Tuesday.

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Jessica Floum