News for Portlanders, by Portlanders

Healthy Kids Program Reduced Uninsured Oregon Youth by 50%

Posted by on Jul 11, 2011 | 0 comments

Oregon's Healthy Kids program has been a huge success, reducing the number of uninsured youth in the state by 50%.

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Oregon Lions Provide Free Cataract Surgery for 6 Low Income Oregonians

Posted by on Jun 13, 2011 | 0 comments

The Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation and Dr. Martin J. Balish, a board certified ophthalmologist at Oregon Eye Specialists in...

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Teen Pregnancy Costs Oregon Taxpayers $110 Million Per Year

Posted by on Jun 10, 2011 | 2 comments

A new report shows that teen pregnancies cost Oregon $110 million per year while nationally, these mostly unintended pregnancies cost American taxpayers nearly $11 billion annually.

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Portland City Council Unanimously Approves Transgender-Inclusive Health Benefits

Posted by on Jun 8, 2011 | 9 comments

The City of Portland has become just the 3rd jurisdiction in the United States to offer transgender healthcare benefits that include gender reassignment surgery.

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Give Blood, Enter to Win Free Coffee for a Year

Posted by on Jun 2, 2011 | 0 comments

The Red Cross is enticing Portlander's to give blood by giving away 1 years worth of Boyd's Coffee to 4 lucky winners.

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Event: Free Cancer Screening at OHSU on May 13th

Posted by on May 12, 2011 | 0 comments

Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute is offering free head and neck cancer screenings on Friday, May 13th.

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