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OCOM Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Inaugural Cherry Blossom Dinner

May 14, 2013 -- More than 100 supporters and community partners gathered Friday, April 26 to celebrate OCOM’s 30th anniversary and to award partners in complementary medicine at the Cherry Blossom Dinner and Awardsevent. The inaugural fundraising event for the college raised nearly $30,000 for OCOM’s annual fund. Read More >>

Seventh “Diet and Optimum Health” Conference Planned at OSU

  May 14, 2013 – The Linus Pauling Institute will sponsor the seventh biennial conference on “Diet and Optimum Health” on May 15-18 at Oregon State University in Corvallis, including a free public session on Saturday morning about “Whole Food Approaches to Disease Prevention.”  Read More >>

Sonus Westside Hearing Care Professionals Offer Free Tinnitus Consultations

Following the launch of its tinnitus treatment program, Sonus Westside recognizes National Better Hearing and Speech Month by offering free tinnitus consultations
  May 14, 2013 – In recognition of National Better Hearing and Speech Month and Tinnitus Awareness Week, Sonus Westside will provide free tinnitus consultations throughout May and June. For the next two months, Sonus Westside hearing care professionals will perform free consultations at their three locations in King City, Lake Oswego and southwest Portland. Read More >>

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Again Champions Nursing Moms with the Introduction of the Supporting Working Moms Act of 2013

  May 13, 2011 -- Portland, Oregon- Today, the Breastfeeding Coalition of Oregon (BCO), the Oregon Public Health Institute (OPHI) and the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) join Senators Jeff Merkley, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to introduce legislation to protect and expand working moms’ right to express milk for their infants while at work. Read More >>

Long-Term Use of Prescription Painkillers Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

Kaiser Permanente Study First to Use Electronic Health Records to Document Link Between Prescription Opioid Use and ED Prescriptions
May 15, 2013 – Regularly taking prescription painkillers, also known as opioids, is associated with a higher risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) in men, according to a study published online today in the journal Spine. Read More >>

New Study: Does Better Recess Equal a Better School Day in Portland?

Randomized controlled trial of popular recess program shows widespread benefits, including less bullying, more physical activity, and more time for teaching.
May 14, 2013 — A new study released today from Mathematica Policy Research and the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University suggests that there may be more to recess than just a break in the school day.   Read More >>

Governor Kitzhaber Statement on House Bill 2216

 
May 14, 2013 <em>&mdash;&nbsp;</em>Governor Kitzhaber today released the following statement thanking the Oregon House of Representatives for its 54-5 vote in favor of House Bill 2216, which extends funding mechanisms for the Oregon Health Plan:&nbsp;<br />
 
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Oregon Health Policy Board to Hear Quarterly Report via Webinar Thursday

<p><strong>What</strong>: The Oregon Health Policy Board will meet via webinar&nbsp;<span data-term="goog_218016721" tabindex="0">May 16</span>. The board will receive the first quarterly report on health care transformation and coordinated care organizations. This report covers pre-CCO baseline and benchmark data from 2011. This is a public meeting, but no public testimony will be heard. To watch the meeting, use the webinar links below.</p> Read More >>

House Votes to Renew Hospital and Long Term Care Assessments for Critical Services

May 14, 2013 - On a bipartisan vote, the Oregon House of Representatives today passed HB 2216-B to continue existing hospital and long term care assessments to fund critical health care services.  The House voted 54-5, with one excused, to renew programs that will leverage federal funds to devote $2 billion to health care and services for seniors and people with disabilities. The bill is the result of an agreement reached with hospitals and long term care providers at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session. Read More >>

Women’s Mental Health-The Vital Importance of Well-Being

  Join us for a panel discussion featuring: Sherri Sacconaghi,AADP,NASM-CPT: Sherri Sacconaghi is a Certified Holistic Health Coach and Personal Trainer.  She has changed her life by making purposeful changes to her diet and lifestyle.  Through her private practice she now inspires other women toward a healthy body and a joyful life. Read More >>
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