250 Health Care Workers File for Union Recognition Across Legacy Health Systems
Workers would join the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association, and add to the considerable union activity sweeping Oregon’s healthcare sector.
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Northwest Researchers Working on Quicker Way to Identify Toxic Algae Blooms
A University of Portland team is working on a way to detect the blooms — which can make people and animals sick, and devastate coastal economies — on a molecular level.
OHA Climate and Health Report Finds Oregon Adapting to Climate Change
The 42-page report found climate change-related events were a new fact of life for Oregonians, but lauded the state’s efforts to adapt to the crisis.
Lawmakers Find Common Ground on Soil Health Bill
The Bill’s chief sponsor says the new, voluntary soil health program represents a ‘new way forward’ for Salem Democrats to approach farming issues.
Drought Mitigation Package Faces Likely Cuts — But Sponsors Are Working to Close the Gap
The $250 million package would provide funding for infrastructure projects, disaster mitigation, data collection — and payments to workers impacted by severe drought.
Into the Woods
Eugene-based health care apps Ksana and NatureQuant bridge the gap between wilderness and mental health, treating time spent in nature as medicine.
Staying Well
As employees work from home under stressful conditions, wellness coaches adapt their strategies.
The Wellness Revolution
The idea of wellness in the workplace isn’t exactly new, but there’s a reason it feels that way.
Bolstering the nation’s strongest sex education laws, as federal government pushes abstinence only
Oregon has the most comprehensive sex ed standards in the country. School districts are scrambling to catch up.
