Environmental Health

Researchers have undertaken a survey of existing scientific literature concerning the hazards of plastics to human health and to the ecosystems we depend on.

Multnomah County has been awarded a $7.5 million community health and prevention grant  from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in an initiative to support public health efforts to reduce obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutriti

OptumHealth Inc. is supporting a national memorial being built to honor people nationwide who died in state psychiatric hospitals and are buried in unnamed graves. While noting the significant advancements in behavioral health care that today are helping

During the past decade, the Environmental Protection Agency's commitment to keeping children safe from the effects of pollution has lapsed, and top officials routinely ignored scores of recommendations by the agency's own children's health advisory com

Linda Malin stood up before about 75 people Saturday and asked health officials whether her Parkinson's disease is related to the tainted water she drank as a Crestwood resident. "I have Parkinson's like the ex-mayor," Malin said, referring to former