You’d be surprised how many people call us asking for pet food, often in lieu of taking care of their own basic needs. But when it comes to feeding the kids or other loved ones, the pet has to come second. People desperately love their animals, but don’t always know what to do in tough...
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After a five-month, nationwide candidate search, the 211info Board of Directors has selected Dan Herman as the new CEO of 211info.
Dan’s peers and supervisors describe him as an inspirational leader. And the 211info board and staff were equally inspired by Dan...
We’ve been on a women’s health kick recently and it turns out we’re not alone.
This week is National Women’s Health week. And Women'sHealth.gov have 5 tips to help us celebrate:
The research is clear: reading and learning as a young child is linked to school success. By taking some of the steps outlined below, parents have an opportunity to be the most influential teachers for their child even before school starts.
One out of three children who enter Kindergarten are...
There’s a lot of noise out there about the new health care law.
But we thought the benefits of preventative health measures for 47 million women in the Affordable Care Act are worth highlighting.
What an amazing opportunity for veterans discharging and coming home as well as the older veteran who has shared experience with continued mental battles after returning home.
At 211info, we applaud any innovative efforts to help those most in need.
That's why we were happy to see an honor go to Vancouver's free community mental health clinic and The Wellness Project and Community Services Northwest, the nonprofit agency that operates it.
The Columbian reports:
Onofre Contreras from Cover Oregon sent me this link from LULAC, the largest and oldest Hispanic Organization in the United States, which explains the benefits of health care reform for the Latino community.
They also have a video:
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Keeping kids safe is every parent's prioirty and it's easy!
Learn more from the OHSU's blog post "Children’s safety begins at home."
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Generally speaking, design is not a top priority for organizations providing social services. In fact, it’s probably not on the priority list at all. Why would it be? We’re in the business of helping people, not providing visual effects. Or at least that’s how I imagine the...
Onguardonline.gov, a website that gives advice on online safety, posted a article about keeping children and teens safe online:
I wanted to provide answers to common questions about the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which can play an important role in the lives of many of our neighbors, cleints, friends and family who have a relationship with the military.
The more we all understand this vital agency, the better...
Correction: This post was originally published with a misleading title. I have corrected it and apologize for the confusion.
Yesterday was the 25th Annual American Diabetes Association Alert Day®:
Did you know 25 percent of Americans who have type 2 diabetes don’t...
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