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Multnomah County hosts its second Youth Mental Health Forum, giving students a forum to share with local policymakers
May 27, 2022 Young people recently shared their personal stories and experiences with mental illness – with peers, but also policy makers and elected officials – during Multnomah County’s second-ever Youth Mental Health Forum. The May 21 forum, sponsored by Commissioner Sharon Meieran, gave young people ages 13 to 21 a chance to identify the …
Multnomah County health officials urge continued precautions as Oregon nears 70-percent first-dose vaccination target
June 7, 2021 As early as June 21, Oregon could meet a key vaccination target set by Gov. Kate Brown that would lift most health and business restrictions. By then, 70 percent of Oregonians 18 and older will likely have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the Oregon Health Authority announced Friday. …
Live Updates: ‘Close Social Networks’ Behind Spread, Multnomah County Health Officials Say . News
UPDATE (1:03 p.m.) – Coronavirus diagnoses continue to climb in Oregon, with health officials reporting 191 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. That brings the state’s total to 7,274 known cases. The bulk of Tuesday’s new diagnoses come from the Portland metro area, with 44 new cases in Multnomah, 42 in Washington county …
Multnomah County Health Department, Stuck With Enforcing Oregon’s Vape Ban, Will Not Add Additional Inspections of Tobacco Retailers
About Sophie Peel Sophie Peel is a Portland native who earned a Journalism degree from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia in 2018. She was a Couric Fellow with National Public Radio in Georgia reporting on education, politics and poverty. She returned to Portland in the fall. Her hobbies include cooking, skiing, grocery shopping at overpriced …
