Recently, I received my first dose of shingles vaccine, which I realize gives away my youthful age. Admittedly following the vaccination,...

Dear Public Health Director, Today is my last day as the Public Health Director for Deschutes County. It was an extremely difficult (and...

It was great to hear our County’s recognition of Juneteenth as an official, paid holiday a couple of months ago. This holiday is...

March 20, 2022 at 8:33 AM marks the Persian New Year or Nowruz, which literally means “new day”. My family and I will join around 300...

I lived, studied and worked in Atlanta for several years. Atlanta is also where my twins and dog were born. I enjoyed my time there and...

Late last week, I listened to a powerful and inspiring event, “Celebrating Black Excellence and Success in Oregon,” available on the...

Dear Public Health colleagues On behalf of PH leadership, happy 2022. Admittedly, I was hoping that when I wrote this brief note, I...

Dear Public Health colleagues As we enter 2021, I have been thinking about how I can encapsulate my observations and experiences of this...

2011 - This amazing post comes to us courtesy of Nahad Sadr-Azodi, a technical officer for immunization at WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean...