On February 17, children without up-to-date shots won't be allowed to attend in-person school or child care. Childhood vaccines are still essential during Covid-19. If your child is missing shots, it's time to catch up!
Make a difference in your community! Apply to serve on the Public Health Advisory Board by March 12.
Students can contact David Douglas Student Health Center (503-988-3554) for health services during the holidays when schools are closed.
Need a sports physical? Get one at your nearest Student Health Center on one of these clinic days in August.
On April 5, Health Department programs located at the McCoy Building, downtown, will begin moving to a new building near Union Station.
A new digital report on the work of the Communicable Disease Services unit in 2017 combines interactive data, photos and stories to give a glimpse of the people and the work behind the numbers.
How Male to Father Involvement, a new program of the Healthy Birth Initiatives' program, is working to strengthen our community of African American dads.
We did it again! For the fifth year in a row, the Health Services and Resources Administration named Multnomah County’s community health centers a Quality Leader.
Collaborative efforts between the Pacific Islander Coalition, the Health Department and other organizations are helping to raise the voice of the Pacific Islander community.
Health officers are keeping an eye on a hepatitis A outbreak among homeless people in California, and taking steps to prevent a similar outbreak here.
Starting on February 12, it is illegal to use wood stoves, fireplaces and outdoor in the fall and winter on days when poor air quality is forecast.
Starting on January 1, 2018, businesses cannot sell tobacco, nicotine or vape products to anyone under 21 years old in Oregon.