healthy communities

WHAT’S HAPPENING: Pediatrician and Chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the UCLA School of Public Health, Dr. Richard J. Jackson, will speak about how good urban planning, including well-thought-out architecture, can affect health. He has done extensive work on the impact of the environment on health, particularly relating to children.

WHERE: Douglas County Library, 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd., Roseburg

WHEN: Wednesday, June 20, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
 

I'm just coming back from a great meeting of advocates looking to create opportunities for Oregonians to prosper. Oregon Thrives is chaired by Jerrallyn Ness who is also the Executive Director of Community Action Organization in Washington County. Oregon Thrives is also organized by other folks such as Janet Byrd from Neighborhood Partnerships and Patti Whitney-Wise from Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon.