Press Releases

Community information session planned for new Rockwood Community Health Center, June 17, 2010
New Food Defense Toolkit helps restaurants reduce risk of intentional food contamination, May 24, 2010
Multnomah County joins national public-private partnership to address rising U.S. infant mortality rate, April 22, 2010
$874,898 HUD grant supports Multnomah County’s Healthy Homes Program, April 12, 2010
Multnomah County Health Department announces 2010 Public Health Heroes, April 1, 2010
New AIR program helps children with asthma, April 1, 2010
Speak Out Survey identifies health issues for LGBTQI in Multnomah County, March 26, 2010
County awarded $7.5 million for prevention programs, March 19, 2010
Briefing on Multnomah County H1N1 response, March 8, 2010
Protect children from dangers of lead, February 9, 2010
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation lauds health department, February 2, 2010
Multnomah County School Exclusion Date for Immunizations is Feb 17, February 1, 2010
Health Department addresses health inequalities, January 14, 2010

News and Articles

Centennial will host east Multnomah County's first school-based health center in The Oregonian, May 13, 2010.
New grant to promote healthy eating and active living in El Hispanic News, May 13, 2010.
Free Homes Inspections Service Offered to Multnomah County Residents in Real Estate Pro Articles, May 11, 2010.
AG Kroger Calls for Drug-Treatment Overhaul in Willamette Week, May 6, 2010.
Oregon Kids are America’s Unfattest, Even Without Menu Labels in Willamette Week, May 4, 2010.
Meals on wheels: City explores ways to increase street food vendors in Seattle Post Intelligencer, May 1, 2010.
Related articles in The Globe and Mail, Tacoma News Tribune and How to Open a (Successful) Food Truck.
Budget cuts straining capacity of public health departments: Services in demand in The Nation's Health.
Federal grant helps county reduce home hazards in The Outlook, April 25, 2010.
Ecumenical Ministries sets wellness breakfast in The Oregonian, April 23, 2010.
Oregon’s vaccine aversion getting national attention in Portland Tribune, April 22, 2010.
Grant supports county’s healthy homes program in The Outlook, April 21, 2010.
LGBTQ Health Survey Results in KBOO, April 20, 2010.
Springtime in Portland: It's time to think about ... rats in The Oregonian, April 16, 2010.
Flu-Like Illness Sickens Dozens In SW Portland in KPTV, April 15, 2010.
HUD grant supports Multnomah County’s Healthy Homes Program in KOIN, April 12, 2010. Related article in The Portland Business Journal.
Multnomah County offers free home inspection to people with asthmatic children in The Oregonian, April 7, 2010.
Multnomah County Health Department Announces Results of Speak Out 2009 Survey in Just Out, April 2010. Related article in Just Out.
Events for April 8, 2010: Public Health Heroes Celebration in The Outlook, April 7, 2010.
As poverty shifts east, Multnomah County to open new public health clinic in Rockwood in The Oregonian, March 27, 2010.
Number of Oregon parents who opt out of vaccines for kids is on the rise in The Oregonian, March 26, 2010.
How federal health care reform will affect people in Oregon in The Oregonian, March 24, 2010
Bed bug infestations threaten Portland area by KATU, March 22, 2010. Related article in Democrat Herald
First school-based clinic considered in east Multnomah County in The Oregonian, March 19, 2010. Related article in The Gresham Outlook
Multnomah County snags $7.5 million federal grant to improve health in The Oregonian, March 19, 2010
Final Reservoirs Recommendation Due by OPB, March 18, 2010. Related article in the Pamplin Tribune.
The streets claim lives every year, so why aren’t we paying better attention? in Street Roots, March 17, 2010
County ends two H1N1 flu vaccine clinics in The Gresham Outlook, March 15, 2010. Related article by KGW.
Eating well: Make the healthy decision (page 6) in El Hispanic News, March 11, 2010
Swine flu wrap up: A very bad year, but not a disaster in The Oregonian, March 11, 2010
Portland Area Health Officials Praised For H1N1 Response in OPB, March 11, 2010
They live healthier out there in Portland Tribune, March 4, 2010
Silverton considers allowing chickens in Statesman Journal, March 1, 2010
Protect Children from Lead (page 10) in Northwest Connection, March 2010. Related article in Portland Observer (page 21)
Smoking ban: One year later in Portland Tribune, February 25, 2010
Composting shortcuts lure rats in The Oregonian, February 19, 2010
Update on urban chickens finds plenty of news in The Oregonian, February 18, 2010. Related article in Statesman Journal
County Commissioners Rescue Free Dental Clinic For Kids in Willamette Weekly, February 18, 2010
Study ranks Benton County healthiest in Oregon in Examiner.com Portland, February 17, 2010. Related article in KPTV.
Specialized practices focus on health care aimed at adolescents in The Oregonian, February 17, 2010
A lethal business model targets Middle America in LA Times, February 14, 2010. Related article in Herald Tribune.
Multnomah County offers free home assessments for children with asthma (page 6) in El Hispanic News, February 11, 2010
Childhood Immunization Walk-In Clinic in urbanMamas blog, February 2010
Got shots? Exclusion day is Feb. 17 in The Oregonian, February 04, 2010
Multnomah County Health Department Addresses Health Inequities in NW Connection, February 2010
Oregonians lose weight to help the hungry in 'Biggest Loser' tie-in Pound for Pound Challenge in The Oregonian, February 1, 2010. Related article in The Northwest Connection.
Portland State students sue over bedbugs in KGW, January 19, 2010
Often shunned by family, Oregon's gay Latinos fight for respect in The Oregonian, January 16, 2010
Tammy Bray Chairs Health Improvement Plan Committee in The Lund Report, January 14, 2010
Know Your Status in Just Out, January 7, 2010
Busting Excuses About New Year’s Health Resolutions (page 9) in The Northwest Connection, January, 2010
Top Doctors 2010 in Portland Monthly, January, 2010

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Updated June 21, 2010