by Rick Ray | Apr 13, 2011 | Learn
Food writer Mark Bittman gets it. If we want to save our economy, we need to reduce preventable illness. It’s that simple, and that hard. He writes: In the scheme of things, saving the 38 billion bucks that Congress seems poised to agree upon is not a big deal....
by We Can Do Better | Apr 1, 2011 | We Can Do Better - News
In this Issue: Director’s Update A Message from the Board Chair Our New Website Oregon Insurance Exchange: SB 99 Our 2011 Health Reform Policy Focus Health Reform Advocacy Workshop in Portland Culturally Competent Health Providers: Oregon SB 97 Health Care Action Day...
by Liz Baxter | Jan 12, 2011 | We Can Do Better - News
Happy New Year! As we begin our sixth year we start by thanking all who have supported our work along the way – individuals, foundations and businesses across Oregon. When we launched in January of 2006 we said that the objective of our health system should be...
by Rick Ray | Mar 18, 2010 | Learn
In his New York Times column yesterday, Nicholas Kristof wrote about the low-tech factor that has a huge impact on health outcomes: access to medical care. He writes: In short, great health care is often less about breakthrough technologies than it is about access....
by Rick Ray | Apr 21, 2009 | Learn
Powerful story in today’s New York Times about the role of community and friendship in long term health. Here’s an excerpt: In the quest for better health, many people turn to doctors, self-help books or herbal supplements. But they overlook a powerful...
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