Fixing the Oregon's “fragmented, disorganized, and inefficient” prison health care system will mean overhauling how it does ...

Oregon’s corrections department operates 12 state prisons and is responsible for the medical care of about 12,000 ...

The pouches are already in use at a number of middle and high schools around Oregon, including in Lincoln County, at the ...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed SB 1154 and HB 3525 to improve drinking water quality and transparency, addressing water ...

The termination has triggered a backlash against the agency’s director over what some employees say has been a glacial ...

West Covina’s push for its own health department gets a state hearing. But mostly critics show up If successful, the city's effort to create its own public health department would be the first ...

The Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department is extending its Back to School Boost to allow parents additional time to participate.

Oregon Public Broadcasting’s (OPB) Think Out Loud program recently traveled to Newport to talk about healthy aging. Host Dave Miller interviewed Jan Molnar Fitzgerald, the executive director of North ...

The South Dakota Department of Health is notifying the public of potential measles exposure at two locations in Hot Springs, SD. An out-of-state resident with a confirmed measles infection visited ...

High fecal bacteria levels at Nye Beach prompted a health warning, where people were asked to avoid water contact. The advisory was lifted Wednesday.

Building on years of collaboration, the Oregon Office of Rural Health (ORH) and the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN) began planning in late 2023 to conduct six regional listening ...