October 28, 2021 | Healthy Development: Oregon’s Expanded Strategy for Kindergarten Readiness
Oregon leads the nation in developing a strategy to engage the health sector in kindergarten readiness. In 2018, a four-part Read more
Author: Ross
September 29, 2021 | Uncomfortable Realities: Facing the Challenges of Vaccine Mandates
Oregon’s health care workers are required to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus by October 18 under Gov. Kate Read more
September 14, 2021 | Investing in Health Equity Through Oregon’s Medicaid Waiver: What’s the Best Approach?
Oregon Health Authority is currently drafting a Medicaid waiver application to allow flexibility in how the state tailors its Medicaid Read more
July 29, 2021 | Medicine’s Institutionalized Racism: What’s a Doctor to Do?
On most measures of medical outcomes, American patients do better if they’re white. Physicians, nurses and other health care professionals Read more
June 29, 2021 | Beating the Shortage: Solutions to Oregon’s Mental Health Workforce Woes
Mental health agencies and counseling practices struggled to recruit and retain workers -- in rural areas in particular -- even Read more