public health
How To Get Your COVID Shot in Portland in Fall 2025
After delays and confusion, updated COVID-19 vaccines are now widely available in Portland, Oregon — just like in years’ past.
The New Recycling Rules in Portland
What does Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act mean for what you can — and can't — recycle in Portland?
How To Get Free COVID-19 Tests Now
Order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government this November, and schedule a booster shot with the updated vaccine.
Latest articles
How To Get Your COVID Shot in Portland in Fall 2025
After delays and confusion, updated COVID-19 vaccines are now widely available in Portland, Oregon — just like in years’ past.
The New Recycling Rules in Portland
What does Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act mean for what you can — and can't — recycle in Portland?
How To Get Free COVID-19 Tests Now
Order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government this November, and schedule a booster shot with the updated vaccine.
How to Get Paxlovid for Free in Portland
Paxlovid helps fight COVID-19, but it can be expensive. Here’s how Portlanders can get it for free or at a reduced cost.
Why Are COVID Boosters So Hard to Find in Portland?
Two new COVID vaccines, developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, received the green light from the FDA last month and were shipped to ph...
Will Oregon’s Incentives Work to Give Renters AC?
This year, the Oregon Department of Energy began offering landlords incentives to install heat pumps and electrical upgrades in rental pr...
Why Oregon Advocates Want Flavored Tobacco Banned
A recent survey by the American Lung Association showed Oregon to be a leader in preventing smoking. But the state got an F when it came...
Latest articles
How to Get Paxlovid for Free in Portland
Paxlovid helps fight COVID-19, but it can be expensive. Here’s how Portlanders can get it for free or at a reduced cost.
Why Are COVID Boosters So Hard to Find in Portland?
Two new COVID vaccines, developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, received the green light from the FDA last month and were shipped to ph...
Will Oregon’s Incentives Work to Give Renters AC?
This year, the Oregon Department of Energy began offering landlords incentives to install heat pumps and electrical upgrades in rental pr...
Why Oregon Advocates Want Flavored Tobacco Banned
A recent survey by the American Lung Association showed Oregon to be a leader in preventing smoking. But the state got an F when it came...
How Do I Check Portland Air Quality?
The outlook for fire season is not good here in the Pacific Northwest. Already we have the dramatic, 500-acre Tunnel 5 fire in the Columb...
3 Questions With the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
A recent survey by the American Lung Association showed Oregon to be a leader in preventing smoking. But the state got an F when it came...
Help Your Neighbor Stay Healthy Against Viruses
Gov. Kate Brown, the public face of pandemic caution, announced this past weekend she has COVID-19. It’s another reminder that public he...
