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Dr. David Labby: How to approach health care, homelessness and housing

Earlier this month, the City Club of Portland released a report – based on a thorough review of academic research, media reports and interviews with stakeholders – concluding what homeless advocates have been saying for more than 20 years: housing is heal ...

27 Jan 2015 - Christen McCurdy
Mother’s milk: breastfeeding among low-income and minority families

For years, formula has been an easy option for new mothers, but institutional attitudes are changing to encourage breastfeeding among low-income and minority families Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the United States is one of th ...

24 Dec 2013 - Jasmine Rockow
A health care expansion worth smiling about

Oregon’s new health networks are partnering with dental programs to bring better oral care to low-income families Despite the controversy and questions surrounding the new health care law, one concrete benefit is giving many of Oregon’s most vulnerable pe ...

4 Nov 2013 - Jasmine Rockow