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Apply for a CHP grant to energize your neighborhood or community!
Would you like a kick-start the process of transforming your community into a more health-focused place to live? Consider applying for a small Community Health Priorities grant. We are looking for neighborhoods and communities that want to ...
Are we missing something here?
We at Community Health Priorities are interested in ways to create healthier environments, places people live, work and play where making the healthy choice is the easier choice. That’s what public health is about right? The 99% of our lives ...
| What are Healthy Corner Stores?
In looking for ways to combat both obesity and hunger (which are actually inter-related, something that surprises many folks), some discussion has turned to the idea of creating healthier corner stores. Rather than an abundance of junk food, ...
The “You Docs” – Is the Surgeon General Too Fat for the Job?
The You Docs are syndicated columnists whose articles appear in the Oregonian. In a recent column, titled “Leading healthier, happier lives is largely your choice,” they in discuss the role of lifestyle in controlling health care costs. While ...
Novel Idea for Health Care Reform: “Drop the Donut”
Recently, a “health writer” for MSNBC came up with a brilliant idea for health reform: Put down the doughnut. “Critics say consequences of individual choice missing from reform debate,” the MSNBC article by JoNel Aleccia began. ...
Public Health Investment Fund: Enlightened Policy or “Slush Fund for Pork Barrel Projects”?
Right now, Congress is considering legislation that would allocate as much as $10 billion for a “prevention and public health investment fund,” which would be earmarked for infrastructure projects such as bike paths, sidewalks, farmers ...
Coos County Non-Profit Cushions Blow to Public Health
Public health agencies across the state could learn something from the bootstrap efforts in Coos County. BY DAVID ROSENFELD – Special Correspondent to Community Health Priorities These days, county public health agencies throughout Oregon ...
Preventive Medical Care: Does NOT Reduce Health Costs / Does Not Make Us Healthier
As discussions around health care reform continue to dominate the political agenda, it important to understand that “preventive” medical care does virtually nothing to reduce overall costs. While this may be counter-intuitive for some, the ...
Healthy Communities Survey for OMSI Visitors - or anyone else!
Thanks for visiting us at OMSI. Please share your thoughts on how to improve the health of your community here! Thank ...Community Gardens Produce more than Produce
With the fruits of the Obama’s White House garden beginning to pour in (73 pounds of lettuce in one harvest!), it brings to mind the pleasures and health benefits of just-picked produce. Most of us are well-aware of the boost fresh fruits and ...
House Subcommittee Approves $2.3 Million Health Investment in Breakfast
As the Oregonian reports, a House Ways and Means subcommittee approved a proposal to eliminate the cost of school breakfast for kids who qualify. Currently, kids in the qualifying income bracket pay 30¢ for breakfast and 40¢ lunch. Did you ...
Public Health as Enabler of Food, Frolic and Social Capital
While some people associate government public health with onerous restrictions, it does seek to improve the lives of everyone. And every once in a while, health departments are shown to not only make our lives safer and healthier, but even more ...
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