by Rick Ray | Aug 13, 2010 | Learn
From the New York Times: Americans are continuing to get fatter and fatter, with obesity rates reaching 30 percent or more in nine states last year, as opposed to only three states in 2007, health officials reported on Tuesday. And: “Over the past several decades,...
by Liz Baxter | Aug 10, 2010 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
To: Members of the Oregon Health Policy Board cc: Governor Kulongoski; members of the Oregon Legislature Re: The Health Insurance Exchange and Publicly Owned Health Plan From: Liz Baxter, Executive Director on behalf of the Community Leadership Council The...
by Liz Baxter | Jun 29, 2010 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
Tonight the Portland Public School Board takes up a proposal to reduce the budget by eliminating physical education teachers at elementary and middle schools. This proposal was in lieu of eliminating art and music teachers, or considering reducing days in the coming...
by Rick Ray | Jun 14, 2010 | Learn
In The New York Times, Roni Caryn Rabin reports: Uninsured Americans often have difficulty getting care and paying for medications. But what happens once they are admitted to a hospital with a life-threatening illness? A new study finds that even after they have heart...
by Rick Ray | Jun 7, 2010 | Learn
Reporting for AP, Lauren Neergaard reports: More medical care won’t necessarily make you healthier – it may make you sicker. It’s an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe. Anywhere from one-fifth to nearly one-third of the tests...
by We Can Do Better | May 27, 2010 | Blog, Learn, Videos
[vimeo url=”http://vimeo.com/12917438″ width=”580″] John Tapogna, president of ECONorthwest, presents Oregon Business Plan’s research and views on the challenges for the 2010s and beyond. Data looking back up to 30 years is made visual...
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