Category Archive: Urban Issues
Photo Contest Winners to be Announced Mid-May
Once again, NWHF is pleased to partner with the Oregon Public Health Division to launch 2012 Oregon Youth Photo Contest. The deadline for entries was April 15, 2012.
Winners will be selected on May 10, 2012, and announced soon after. Stay tuned ...
What Equity Means to Me – This February
This February, during African American History Month, I wonder what non-African Americans (98% of Oregon and 96% of Portland) will reflect on and do as part of this recognition.
At a time when there is still much intolerance, I am now hearing ...
Housing, homelessness and health the focus at national housing meeting – In Canada
If it ever seems as if other nations are ahead of the U.S. in thinking about the social and environmental determinants of health, here’s more evidence: Close to 100 housing leaders and government officials from across Canada devoted day one of ...
What’s Worse, Strippers or McDonald’s?
A recent letter to the editor of Portland’s Willamette Week caught our attention.
In response to an article about pornography/stripping establishments, and the associated concerns by local neighbors, one reader named Sean G. wrote:
“If people ...
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What People in Oregon Said About Food Access - on “Think Out Loud”
We’ve been discussing the issue of food deserts and how access to food affects health for some time now. Yesterday, Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Think Out Loud program covered the issue, which was accompanied by a lively online discussion. When ...
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 to support your community engagement efforts.
We are looking for ...
Tricyling Portland Supplies - Is it a health issue?
When the City of Portland announced that all office supplies would be delivered by cargo tricycles, the blogosphere went bonkers.
Many howled that the ecological impact is basically equivalent of a cleaning the Willamette River with a droplet of ...
“Food Desert” Issue Gains Recognition Nationwide
The first time the Oregonian brought it up was back in 2008.
Now the idea that “food deserts” are located in cities throughout the nation is getting wider recognition.
In Columbus, Ohio, the Dispatch reports on the work of Randi Love, ...
Portland Public Schools and Physical Education: Progress but not total victory
Thanks in large part to the hard work of the Coalition to Save Portland PE, particularly the indefatigable Mary Lou Hennrich, Portland Public Schools will not completely gut its physical education programs in spite of upcoming budget restraints. ...
Community Health Priorities Sponsors “Portland Acupuncture Project”
Community Health Priorities is a sponsor of artist Adam Kuby’s “Portland Acupuncture Project,” which places 35-foot acupuncture needles into the “skin” of Portland at carefully selected sites around town.
Both CHP and the Acupuncture effort ...
Nike Employee Grant Fund Launched
The Nike Employee Grant Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation has been launched today to support nonprofit organizations or schools in Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Yamhill, and Columbia counties in Oregon and Clark County in southwest ...
85 Youth from All Over Oregon Use Camera to Show What Health Means to Them
- Scio
- Hood River
- La Grande
- Tillamook
- Lincoln City
- The Dalles
- St. Helens
- Clackamas
These are just some of the towns from which we received entries in this year’s photo contest. It was another success as we received 85 photos from ...
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