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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.
“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.
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.
What’s being done to tackle how our social and emotional environment impact health outcomes?
Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will share his perspective on health policy developments in Washington, D.C., at a breakfast forum on Friday
How do adverse childhood events, employment opportunities and the availability of low-income housing impact the quality of life and health outcomes?
