Date: Saturday, June 28
Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Free Admission
Location: Philomath City Park; 299 23rd Street, Philomath
Join the 2025 Philomath Pride Festival. This is a free event open to all ages.

Date: Saturday, June 28
Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Free Admission
Location: Philomath City Park; 299 23rd Street, Philomath
Join the 2025 Philomath Pride Festival. This is a free event open to all ages.

Announcement from the Oregon Health Authority The Oregon Health Policy Board is launching a Primary Care Strategy Committee beginning April 2026. Applications are due February 6. The committee’s scope includes developing and recommending evidence-based strategies, developing a statewide definition of “primary care,” and ensuring the voices of those access primary care inform decision-making. OHA is…

As a nonprofit organization, all Samaritan hospitals complete a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). These assessments guide Samaritan’s efforts to improve the health of the communities in the region. The 2026 needs assessments were developed in collaboration with the Partnership for Community Health. The community health priorities identified in the CHNA algin with the Community…

This December, the health departments of Lincoln and Benton Counties both announced that they had successfully completed a comprehensive review process to maintain national accreditation status through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). By maintaining these accreditation status for another five years, these organizations demonstrate a continued commitment to meet PHAB’s quality standards and measures and…