Health care is on our minds. Insurance costs, quality of care, access in our communities — there are many concerns that affect us all. While the health care system is broken, there's currently a process in place to fix it. But what does this mean for you?
This May and June, join us at a community near you for an important discussion about the future of health care in Oregon. We want to hear from you! Events are free and open to the public.
View the meeting flyer for locations and dates.
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NWHF Board Chair and President on Listening, Learning and Legacy: A Letter From Jim Hill and Thomas Aschenbrener
As our second decade approached, the board and staff of the Northwest Health Foundation felt a responsibility to learn from our first ten years of grantmaking to determine what sort of an impact we are achieving, the quality of our relationships with our community partners, and how we can improve our practices moving forward. [more...]
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Social Forces and System Dynamics that Influence Health: An Experiential Conference
Make plans to attend a conference in Troutdale, Oregon in July that will engage you in examining social systems and collective behaviors that demonstrate how system dynamics in communities and social institutions influence health. Those who work in public health and health care or who lead nonprofit organizations that provide services to disenfranchised members of our communities are encouraged to attend. Partial scholarships are available. [more...]