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.
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.
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.
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.
The future of coordinated care is at stake as state officials begin wrestling with new contracts that will be released n
What’s being done to tackle how our social and emotional environment impact health outcomes?
Despite a political climate in Washington, D.C., that makes compromise challenging at best, critical healthcare programs have been protected and strengthened over the past year, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., told about 150 people who gathered for the Oregon Health Forum’s Friday morning event.
When Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will appear at a breakfast forum April 6 to share his perspective on health policy developments in Washington D.C., he’ll be joined by a panel of experts from
Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will share his perspective on health policy developments in Washington, D.C., at a breakfast forum on Friday
