Conference 2013: Opening Remarks
Transforming Health Care: Putting Health First Helen Ying, We Can Do Better Board member and Liz Baxter, executive director, welcome participants and frame the issues for our 2013 conference, held February 7th in Portland,...
2013 Legislative Session and WCDB
We Can Do Better is supporting several bills during this legislative session. The first relates to advancing cultural competency among health and health care professionals (HB 2611). We first endorsed this proposal in 2011, seeing it as a vital component of reaching...
It’s Public Health Week!
In March 1995 President Bill Clinton declared the first week of April to be National Public Health Week. Here are some exceprts from his proclamation: While our society's medical technology has advanced to a level unimaginable to the generations before, the crucial...
Health Comparison Data for Consumers: May 6th w/John Santa
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Health Share of Oregon Seeking CAC Applicants
Health Share of Oregon, the largest CCO in the state, is seeking applicants who might be interested in joining their Community Advisory Council. You can get more information here. It is a great opportunity to help shape how health care delivery is changed to better...
Nine Ways to Improve your Health TODAY!
Great article from Yes magazine, highlighting the tangible things that any of us can do to improve our own health. There is even a poster for those who like visual inspiration. The list includes laughter, the arts, staying connected with friends, getting a massage and...
Do You Have a Mediterranean Diet?
This is an interesting quiz on diet just published in the New York Times.
Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Q&A
The AP has produced this FAQ on our health insurance exchange, now named Cover Oregon: While other states have fought President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul, known as the Affordable Care Act, Oregon has embraced it and is working hard to implement it....
KidsWell
The Atlantic Philanthropies and Manatt Health Solutions have teamed-up to create KidsWell, a website which tracks health reform nationally and state-by-state. It's a tremendous resource. Here's how they describe themselves: KidsWell is a national advocacy campaign...
Consumer Reports on Quality among Wisconsin Medical Groups
An article from the Journal Sentinel in Milwaukie Wisconsin references Dr. John Santa, one of the speakers coming to our conference in February. Dr. Santa -heads the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center, and Wisconsin will be the third state to have quality data...
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