Press Releases

Protect children from dangers of lead, February 9, 2010
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation lauds health department, February 2, 2010
Multnomah County School Exclusion Date for Immunizations is Feb 17, February 1, 2010
Health Department addresses health inequalities, January 14, 2010

News and Articles

Eating well: Make the healthy decision (page 6) in El Hispanic News, March 11, 2010
Swine flu wrap up: A very bad year, but not a disaster in The Oregonian, March 11, 2010
Portland Area Health Officials Praised For H1N1 Response in OPB, March 11, 2010
They live healthier out there in Portland Tribune, March 4, 2010
Silverton considers allowing chickens in Statesman Journal, March 1, 2010
Protect Children from Lead (page 10) in Northwest Connection, March 2010. Related article in Portland Observer (page 21)
Smoking ban: One year later in Portland Tribune, February 25, 2010
Composting shortcuts lure rats in The Oregonian, February 19, 2010
Update on urban chickens finds plenty of news in The Oregonian, February 18, 2010. Related article in Statesman Journal
County Commissioners Rescue Free Dental Clinic For Kids in Willamette Weekly, February 18, 2010
Study ranks Benton County healthiest in Oregon in Examiner.com Portland, February 17, 2010. Related article in KPTV.
Specialized practices focus on health care aimed at adolescents in The Oregonian, February 17, 2010
A lethal business model targets Middle America in LA Times, February 14, 2010. Related article in Herald Tribune.
Multnomah County offers free home assessments for children with asthma (page 6) in El Hispanic News, February 11, 2010
Childhood Immunization Walk-In Clinic in urbanMamas blog, February 2010
Got shots? Exclusion day is Feb. 17 in The Oregonian, February 04, 2010
Multnomah County Health Department Addresses Health Inequities in NW Connection, February 2010
Oregonians lose weight to help the hungry in 'Biggest Loser' tie-in Pound for Pound Challenge in The Oregonian, February 1, 2010. Related article in The Northwest Connection.
Portland State students sue over bedbugs in KGW, January 19, 2010
Often shunned by family, Oregon's gay Latinos fight for respect in The Oregonian, January 16, 2010
Tammy Bray Chairs Health Improvement Plan Committee in The Lund Report, January 14, 2010
Know Your Status in Just Out, January 7, 2010
Busting Excuses About New Year’s Health Resolutions (page 9) in The Northwest Connection, January, 2010
Top Doctors 2010 in Portland Monthly, January, 2010

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Updated March 16, 2010