ANTH 344: Medical Anthropology: Oregon Resources

"GreatSchools is the leading nonprofit providing high-quality information that supports parents pursuing a great education for their child, schools striving for excellence, and communities working to diminish inequities in education." This is a link to a list of Oregon School Districts.

Offers information for Marion County about a variety of different health programs including communicable diseases, reproductive health, and sexually transmitted infections.

OHA's mission is to help "people and communities achieve optimum physical, mental and social well-being through partnerships, prevention and access to quality, affordable health care." Their program "Healthy People and Families" includes a section on "Youth Sexual Health."

"PPCW is the largest non-profit family planning and reproductive rights organization in Oregon and Southwest Washington."

"The Oregon Department of Education fosters equity and excellence for every learner through collaboration with educators, partners, and communities."

"Health Education provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop health literacy, so they are able to access valid information, resources and services in order to develop, maintain and promote healthy behaviors."

Created by FindLaw, this site provides information and resources on education laws in Oregon. "FindLaw.com contains a wealth of free, up-to-date, and easily understandable legal information and tools."

Oregon Department of Education's school and district profiles and reports. 

"The Willamette ESD is a multi-faceted agency with a $142 million budget and a workforce of over 400 highly skilled and caring professionals.  Our agency is a student-centered organization serving 21 Oregon school districts with a student population of over 84,000 students (K-12)."

Official website for Marion County.

A list of all the public libraries in Oregon

OSCC "is a private nonprofit trade association for chambers of commerce that represents 80 local chambers of commerce and more than 27,000 local businesses in every corner of Oregon." Their Business Directory provides access to Chamber of Commerces across Oregon.

Almanac and fact book for the state of Oregon.

"The purpose of the Oregon Encyclopedia of History and Culture is to provide definitive, authoritative information about all aspects of the State of Oregon, including significant individuals, places, cultures, institutions, events, and peoples."

Full text access to the Oregonian, the newspaper of record for the state of Oregon. It is the largest newspaper in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest by circulation.
Coverage: 1861 - present

Provides access to Salem's newspaper, covering local news and events, Oregon state government. Full text (of sorts) from 2002 forward.

Now part of the Statesman Journal.