Previous Stories

• Jean O'Connor, JD, DrPH, shares about the origins and progress of the movement toward Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) in Oregon in a Hot Topics in Practice training hosted by the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice.
• Mel Kohn, M.D., Public Health Division director started biking to work in New York City during the 1980s. This October, students celebrated bike and walk to school day. The Oregon Health Authority is encouraging its employees to join the fun. There are numerous benefits from biking or walking to work. For starters, it's economical. Riding your bike to work can save hundreds of dollars in gas and car maintenance. It's also healthy, both for your mind and your body. Read more...
• "The Cancer you can Prevent" - People throughout Oregon are telling friends, family members, and anyone else who'll listen, about their experiences getting screened for colorectal cancer.
• Electronic health records and the secure exchange of information between doctors and patients are among the strategies in Oregon's drive for better health, better care and lower costs. With health information technology efforts widely adopted, patients and practitioners could securely manage care together, scheduling appointments, filling prescriptions and coordinating all aspects of treatment.
• How does your county measure up in vaccinations? Review these Population-Based Rates for detailed state, county and some census tract immunization coverage information.

• See how exercise can help arthritis sufferers.
• Healthy babies: Not just a nine-month matter.
• See who was honored for their partnership work with immunization.
• We are improving health and lowering costs through "Living Well" programs.
• How WIC is working to lower obesity and improve health.
• Read about a recent panel discussion: treating the study and prevention of violence as though it were a preventable disease.