April is “Distracted Driving Awareness Month” and should be a big part of the health, wellness and safety principles for your family. April is “Distracted Driving Awareness Month”, and according to the Governor’s Highway Safety Association there are four types of driver distraction, and any of them can be deadly: Visual: looking at something other … Read more
FamilyCare, Inc., in partnership with Oregon State University, the Children’s Health Alliance (CHA), and Women’s Healthcare Associates (WHA), is piloting a new program aimed at improving nutrition for children and pregnant women. Beginning this summer, interns from Oregon State University’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences accredited nutrition and dietetics internship program (called OSUDI) … Read more
The 11 largest drug companies took $711.4 billion in profits over the 10 years ending in 2012, according to an analysis of corporate filings by Health Care for America Now (HCAN). The global pharmaceutical industry derived much of that profit from price-gouging the Medicare Part D prescription drug program for seniors and people with disabilities. … Read more
A class of eighth grade students recently researched and reported on health topics ranging from domestic violence to heart disease in physical education classes at View Ridge Middle School. “This is a great idea, ” reported Lauren Lane, a health and wellness journalist at OregonHealthNews.org. “I can see how this can really benefit the students … Read more
Report: The Oregon state government could save as much as $766 million over 10 years if the federal government were allowed to negotiate Medicare drug costs in the same way as every other wealthy nation, according to a new economic analysis by the Center for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR) that was released in Oregon … Read more
Safe Kids Worldwide released a new research report that found kids are getting into medicine at an alarming rate. Every minute of every day, a poison control center receives a call about a potential medicine poisoning for a child age five and under. And 67,000 times each year, or every eight minutes, a young child … Read more
Oregon Health News.org may actually be a big fish in a small pond when it comes to creating healthy advertising for local hospitals, physicians and healthcare providers throughout Oregon. The news agency was happy to report they are receiving a warm welcome from locals in the community. In 2012, PR Ad Agency and their niche … Read more
New bill gives police the ability to write tickets for people seen smoking in cars with children present The Senate passed SB 444 on a 29-10 vote which would make smoking in cars with children a secondary traffic offense, punishable by fines of up to $250 for first-time offenders. Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, D-Portland, championed … Read more
Oregon has their state-wide Health Insurance marketplace requirements in place, and the new exchange can be found at Cover Oregon. Oregon, has embraced the the Affordable Care Act, and is working hard to implement it, while other states have fought President Barack Obama’s federal health care overhaul. The law requires every state to have a … Read more
Studies show both food and alcohol commercials are influencing our children. According to the New York times, a study was published recently in the Journal of Pediatrics, which followed almost 4,000 students from seventh through 10th grades, assessing their exposure to alcohol advertising on television and asking about their alcohol use. The report showed that advertising … Read more