OR Health Forum: Winners & Losers in the Battle to Control Healthcare Costs
This innovative forum will explore the potential cost impacts to employers, physicians and other stakeholders by changing our healthcare payment system. When: Friday, June 24, 2016 from 6:45 AM to 9:15 AM (PDT) Where: Multnomah Athletic Club - 1849 Southwest Salmon...
Venue Update: Healthcare in the USA: Are we ready for reform once again?
Healthcare in the USA: Are we ready for reform once again? Date: August 1st, 2016 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 pm UPDATED Venue: Collaborative Live Sciences Building, Room 3003A, 2730 SW Moody Avenue Portland, OR 97201 Co-sponsors: City Club of Portland, Health and Public Safety...
2nd Lane Equity Coalition Event – Racism and Health: Tackling the Root Causes of Racial Inequities in Health
Please join us for the 2nd Lane Equity Coalition! The Equity Workgroup of the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), a collaborative effort between Lane County, PeaceHealth, Trillium, United Way and community organizations. Flyer available at...
Forum Targets Portland’s Mental Health Crisis | The Lund Report
Portland’s overcrowded emergency rooms have become a place of last resort for psychiatric patients. Psychiatric boarding, defined as psychiatric patients’ waiting in hallways or other emergency room areas for inpatient beds, is a serious problem nationwide. Boarding...
Free Movie Screening (Girl On The Edge) and Community Conversation about Teens
Based on a true story, Girl on the Edge is a powerful drama from the co-writer of Blue Valentine and the Executive Producer and Co-Creator of A&E’s The Cleaner. It follows the journey of a young girl struggling with the aftermath of a horrific trauma, the toll that it...
AARP Raise your voice: Community Conversations about Caregiver Respite
AARP Oregon: Raise Your Voice Community Conversations about Caregiver Respite Help find ways to ensure family caregivers in Oregon get some breaks from caregiving responsibilities. You may also RSVP for any of these events by calling toll free 1-877-926-8300 Albany –...
Health Care for All: Oregon Fix It Screenings
DATE: Sunday, April 10, 2016 TIME: 3:00pm LOCATION: Bandon Public Library - Sprague Room, 1204 11th St. SW, Bandon, OR SPEAKER: Mike Huntington, MD & Paul Hochfeld, MD SPONSORED BY: Health Care for All - Bandon CONTACT: Bob Fischer 541-347-1193 ADMISSION: Free...
Honoring Public Health Week: An Evening with John A. Powell
Multnomah County Health Department presents: An Evening with John A. Powell, Director of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society Join us in a community dialogue with internationally renowned expert John A. Powell as he shares experience and insight on...
City Club of Portland: Profit in Healthcare – A City Club Issue Led event
US healthcare is mostly profit-driven. How do profits influence patient care - for better or for worse? How do profits influence patient costs - higher or lower? Dr. Joshua Freeman is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family Medicine, University of Kansas...
Better health at lower cost: What can a community do? The Social Determinants of our Health
Better health begins before a patient ever sees a physician or enters a hospital. Housing, food, education, employment and other social factors play a massive role in the cost of healthcare and the ultimate health of our community. What can local citizens do in their...