If you want to know whether you have lead in your garden, come to a free soil screening Oct. 15 in Portland. Thanks to Metro, OSU and other partners, you can also get a lead blood test and learn about urban gardening. Watch this video for how to take a soil sample:
Oregon’s coordinated care organizations are improving health and lowering costs for taxpayers. But what about the future? Are you one of the 1.1 million Oregon Health Plan members receiving care from a CCO? Are you a primary care provider? The Oregon Health Policy Board is wrapping up a series of listening sessions statewide Oct. 18. Watch this video for 3 questions you can answer to shape the future.
Walk or roll. It’s free. October is a great month to commit to moving more. Changing colors, crisp air and little rain is perfect Oregon weather. Check out Walktober, Walk with Ease, Oregon Safe Routes to School, and #StepItUp for inspiration, advice and even a Pandora playlist from Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
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