By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC A parasitic infection causing severe diarrhea has affected thousands of people across the United States (U.S.) this year. Cyclosporiasis is an infection caused by food or water…
Category: Oregon Health Authority
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: OHA urges people to limit smoke exposure as wildfire season intensifies
Health officials concerned about poor air quality, effects on sensitive populations as blazes rage across Oregon What you should know: Wildfire season is creating hazardous air quality conditions across Oregon….
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Cyclosporiasis cases linked to national outbreak reported in Oregon
Federal health agencies say illnesses caused by contaminated lettuce (PORTLAND, OR)—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is reporting two Oregon residents who developed Cyclospora infections that may be linked to the ongoing multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak. Both individuals traveled to…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: New Nutrition Benefits for OHP members with complex health needs
New benefits will help improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs. Salem, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is introducing two new nutrition benefits for eligible Oregon Health Plan (OHP) members: a fruit and vegetable benefit and a pantry stocking benefit. These supports…
Oregon Families Have Two Ways to Access Free Meals and Grocery Benefits This Summer – Grub Club & Summer Lunches Available Throughout Tillamook County
Free summer meals are available at more than 450 sites statewide, and eligible families can receive $120 per child through Summer EBT. (Salem, OR) – Oregon families have two important resources to help ensure children have access…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Building a healthier Oregon: More treatment beds, more hope for families
A stronger path for Oregon families New residential treatment beds are helping Oregon families get the mental health and addiction care they need, close to home. These improvements strengthen communities across the…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: OHA urges Oregonians to prepare for summer health, safety risks; Tips on heat, wildfire smoke, water safety, other seasonal hazards
With summer officially beginning June 21, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is encouraging people across the state to take simple steps to protect themselves from seasonal hazards that can lead to illness, injury and preventable deaths….
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Extreme heat ahead – Oregon Health Authority shares tips to stay safe
As Oregon enters the hottest months of the year, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is encouraging people to take steps now to protect themselves, their families and their communities from heat-related illness. Heat-related…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: As summer begins, OHA connects LGBTQIA2S+ youth, families with support across Oregon
Resources help young people stay connected, supported and safe when school-based services are less accessible (PORTLAND, Ore.) — As students across Oregon head into summer break and many school-based support systems pause,…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Vaccination rates for Oregon students reach new low; Nonmedical exemptions at new high
Most families choose to vaccinate children, but more than a third of Oregon schools at risk of measles outbreak PORTLAND, Ore.—State health officials urge parents and guardians to check their school’s vaccination…
