Health Archive
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Spirit Mountain Holiday Toy Drive
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No CommentsGuests at Spirit Mountain Casino made the holiday toy drive for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital a success with the donation of 7,300 toys. Accepting the gifts Tuesday on behalf of... -
Healthy Food Around Every Corner
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsLocal markets enlisted in health campaign By Mindy Cooper/ The Portland Observer In an effort to increase access to healthy, affordable food options within local neighborhoods, a Multnomah County program... -
Transitioning Futures: Challenges rise for women after prison
Posted on November 30, 2011 | 2 CommentsBy Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer With the number of homeless women throughout the city on the rise, one local non-profit organization, in association with a historically African-American church,... -
Giving Life to Anatomy
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsBy Cari Hachmann/The Portland Observer Perched in a glass box at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, the human figure of a beautiful ballet dancer poses mid-air.... -
Local Chef Inspired by Vegan Cooking
Posted on November 23, 2011 | 1 CommentEncourages local, organic and plant-based meals By Mindy Cooper/ The Portland Observer As menus are prepared for the upcoming holiday season, one renowned Vegan Portland chef encourages residents to consider... -
Public Housing Waiting Lists Open: Aim is affordable rent based on income
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsBy Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer In an effort to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing for individuals and families who are challenged by income, disability or special need, Home Forward,... -
Flu Shots Best Defense Against Flu
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsAs flu season approaches, health officials say the best defense against the contagious illness are flu shot vaccinations, which Clark County Public Health Division recommends for everyone six months or... -
Adjusting to Life after Combat
Posted on November 2, 2011 | No CommentsSoldier just wants to be welcomed home By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer Noah Mrowczynski, 32, a native of Eugene, does not want to be thanked for the year of... -
Women at Risk for HIV: Local healer works to empower those 50-and-older
Posted on October 27, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer While in massage school in the late-1980s in Boulder, Colo., Jacki Gethner, a Portland massage therapist and practitioner of the healing arts, remembers when she... -
Toxic Chemical in Bottles Targeted: County proposes ban to protect kids
Posted on October 19, 2011 | No CommentsBy Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen has introduced a county ban on baby bottles, sippy cups and other re-usable containers that contain the industrial chemical Bisphenol... -
Hijacked by Opioids
Posted on October 19, 2011 | No CommentsDrug causes more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined By Cari Hachmann/ The Portland Observer Four years ago, a middle-class Portland resident Tarek Ashurex, then 22, saw his physician for... -
Celebrating the Lives of ‘Crowned Jewels’: Photo essay honors African-American women impacted by breast cancer
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No CommentsBy Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer As one of the most diagnosed forms of cancer known to individuals throughout the country, breast cancer, which knows no boundaries, affects millions of women,... -
Medicare Choices Begin Early: Enrollment changes due
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No CommentsOregonians with Medicare can change health plans and prescription drug coverage one month earlier this year. The annual enrollment period starts Saturday, Oct. 15 and continues through Dec. 7. There are... -
Ronald McDonald House Makeover
Posted on September 28, 2011 | No CommentsRemodel helps families with seriously ill children The Standard and Walsh Construction Co. Monday unveiled the results of an extensive renovation and redecorating project at Portland’s Ronald McDonald House East,... -
Unity through Differences
Posted on September 28, 2011 | No CommentsNon-profit celebrates art and mental diversity By Mindy Cooper/ The Portland Observer As an alternative to the current model of support for people labeled with disabilities, one local non-profit is...
