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July 26th, 2010
NWHF Announces Grant to Clackamas Community College to Expand Nursing Program to Clark County, WA
The innovative Workforce Improvement with International Nurses (WIIN) Program expands from Clackamas Community College to Clark Community College in Vancouver, WA.
May 24th, 2010
Thomas Aschenbrener in the Oregonian - “The Nurse in Your Healthcare Future”
By 2025, can you imagine a health system where virtually all primary care in the United States is delivered by nurses and nurse practitioners? .
May 24th, 2010
New Research: Oregonians Believe Soda Companies Contribute to Kids’ Obesity
Northwest Health Foundation releases results from a statewide study that presents Oregonians’ opinions about the relationship between soda advertisements, soda companies, and childhood obesity.
May 7th, 2010
Nurses Deserve Our Respect - Judith Woodruff
Portland Business Journal opinion article by Judith Woodruff, NWHF’s director of health workforce development.
May 3rd, 2010
Chronicle of Philanthopy - Five Great Program Officers
NWHF’s Chris Kabel profiled as one of the nation’s “Five Great Program Officers.”
March 17th, 2010
NWHF Poll: Smoking Ban Does Not Affect Lottery Revenues
According to the most recent NWHF / CHP poll, Oregonians are going to bars more often now that smoke-free law is in effect. News item is from the Lund Report. More information on the poll is in our “Resources” section.
March 11th, 2010
KGW Reports on Oregon Tradeswomen Grant
Joe Smith reports on a Kaiser Permanente Community Fund grant to Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. As reported, one of the goals of this grant is “to influence the public structures that enable more women to get on construction sites,” according to David Rebanal, program officer with Northwest Health Foundation.
March 10th, 2010
NWHF Releases Public Opinion Poll Revealing Health Priorities of Oregonians
Northwest Health Foundation, through its Community Health Priorities Project, has just released new public opinion research conducted by Davis Hibbitts Midghall, revealing areas where Oregonians want health dollars spent. Visit the NWHF “Resources Page” to view the complete poll.
February 24th, 2010
Kaiser Permanente Community Fund Provides $3 Million to 25 Oregon Nonprofits
Kaiser Permanente Community Fund provides more than $3 million in grant funds to organizations addressing the social determinants of health.
December 15th, 2009
Northwest Health Foundation Urges Yes Vote on Measures 66 and 67
Northwest Health Foundation urges Oregonians to vote YES on ballot measures 66 and 67 this January 2010
November 25th, 2009
Hood River News: La Clinica Receives NWHF Grant
Northwest Health Foundation has awarded $60,950 to La Clinica del Cariño, a migrant and community health center that is seeking to enhance health care delivery at its clinics in Hood River and The Dalles.
November 18th, 2009
Innovative Models Grants
Seven Oregon Health Care Projects have been awarded over $450,000 as part of the “Innovative Models in Health Care Delivery” grant program.
October 15th, 2009
Goodness Magazine
Goodness Magazine features article on NWHF’s Community Health Priorities project.
September 8th, 2009
NWHF Hosts Ladder to Leadership
Northwest Health Foundation hosts launch for the Robert Wood Johnson and Center for Creative Leadership’s “Ladder to Leadership” Program.
August 16th, 2009
Regional Foundations Collaborate on National Nursing Workforce Effort
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Northwest Health Foundation announce ten grants to begin the fourth phase of Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future (PIN), a national initiative to help address the national nursing shortage.
July 14th, 2009
Think Out Loud on Health Promotion Features NWHF’s David Rebanal
On OPB’s Think Out Loud, Northwest Health Foundation program officer David Rebanal discusses how the Foundation has moved its grantmaking toward policy advocacy and earlier interventions in health.
May 8th, 2009
Commonwealth Fund Grant Announced
Oregon Primary Care Association announces Commonwealth Fund grant for Oregon health care clinics to expand “patient-centered medical homes.”
Craig Hostetler, President, OPCA, thanks the Northwest Health Foundation. “They have been generous in supporting the medical home model, and they have also been key partners in our work regarding comprehensive health care reform in Oregon.”
April 6th, 2009
NWHF Releases Oregon Obesity Study
Northwest Health Foundation releases seven-year Oregon obesity study conducted by Dr. Kenneth Thorpe, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.
March 30th, 2009
Street Roots Reports on the Cambodian-American Oral History Prioject
Street Roots reports on the Northwest Health Foundation-funded Cambodian-American Oral History Project.
March 30th, 2009
OPB Reports on Nursing Faculty Loan Program from NWHF Office
Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Kristian Foden-Vencil reports on Oregon’s nurse faculty shortage from a press conference held at Northwest Health Foundation.
February 19th, 2009
“Think Long Term on Tobacco Tax”
“Think long term on tobacco tax,“ by Thomas Aschenbrener, Northwest Health Foundation president, argues that smokers are not paying the full costs of a pack of cigarettes, on the Oregonian’s “My Oregon” blog.