Health Authority unveils 'Rethink the Drink' campaign to curb excessive alcohol use.

Oregon is facing a public health problem from excessive alcohol use and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is launching a new public health campaign to raise awareness about health problems caused by excessive alcohol use. Excessive alcohol use is the third leading cause of preventable deaths in Oregon, causing more than 2,000 each year.

Quiz: What do you know about cannabis? 

Interested in learning more about the risks of cannabis-use, and debunking some widely believed myths? Learn here, then take the quiz below to assess your knowledge. 

     State Lotteries Transfer Wealth Out of Needy Communities

Lottery retailers in nearly every state are clustered in lower-income neighborhoods, driving a wealth transfer from less affluent and educated Americans to the multinational corporations that are increasingly managing the day-to-day operations of the state-sanctioned gambling games. A new investigation from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland found that, in almost every state, lottery retailers are concentrated in lower-income neighborhoods that are disproportionately Black and Hispanic. Read more to learn about the impact in a community in Michigan, and about how big companies benefit from these inequities. 

Your Words Matter Campaign: Part 3

Fat is not something you feel, fat is something you have. When you say that you “feel fat," you are implying that fatness is bad and perpetuating fat stigma. How we speak about and towards our bodies matters. Speak and act kindly toward your body, and body will act kindly towards you.  #YourWordsMatter