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* [[wikipedia:WP:ORE|WikiProject Oregon]], and active project focusing on coverage of Oregon
 
* [[wikipedia:WP:WikiProject Health|WikiProject Health]], a much less active project focusing on coverage of health
 
 
 
Wikipedia articles:
 
* [[wikipedia:Oregon Health Plan|Oregon Health Plan]]
 
* [[wikipedia:Death with Dignity Act|Death with Dignity Act]]
 
* [[wikipedia:History of Oregon|History of Oregon]]
 
* [[wikipedia: Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly|Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly]] (the most recent two years of legislative sessions in Oregon)
 
 
 
Legislators and influential public figures:
 
* [[wikipedia:Alan Bates|Alan Bates]], a doctor and state legislator from southern Oregon
 
* [[wikipedia:Mitch Greenlick|Mitch Greenlick]], a professor and state legislator from Portland's west side
 
* [[wikipedia:John Kitzhaber|John Kitzhaber]], a doctor and former governor, founder of the [[wikipedia:Archimedes Movement|Archimedes Movement]]
 
** [http://www.newamerica.net/events/2006/leading_a_revolution_in_health_care Interesting link]
 
* [[wikipedia:Ron Wyden|Ron Wyden]], U.S. Senator pursuing health care legislation on the national level
 
 
 
Recent legislative efforts:
 
* [http://aboutus.org/healthyoregonact Healthy Oregon Act], passed in 2007
 
 
 
Random notes:
 
* In 2006, the [[wikipedia: Oregon Medical Association| Oregon Medical Association]] declared universal access to health care to be its number 1 priority.[http://rgweb.registerguard.com/news/2007/02/26/ed.col.barnhart.0226.p1.php?section=opinion] [[Policy Statement Regarding Health Care Reform]] -- approved?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Pete's notes ==
 
:''These notes are older and less organized -- should be incorporated into what's above.''
 
 
 
'''Project:''' Organize efforts to document historical policy context. Create a page that links to existing resources, and identifies those that we should be contributing to (like Wikipedia articles). Write a list of priorities for documentation.
 
 
 
People and lists to notify for Sept:
 
* Christina (doctor)
 
* Joe (doctor)
 
* Bus project
 
* A legislator or three: Ginny Burdick, Mitch Greenlick? Ben Cannon? Wyden staff? Merkley or Smith campaign?
 
* Wendi
 
 
 
I'm working on the [[wikipedia:Oregon Health Plan|Oregon Health Plan]] article on Wikipedia, trying to improve my understanding of recent legislative and policy history. May branch out to other articles, but for now that seems like a good place to build up content. Help is welcome!
 
 
 
Also, I created a page for the text of the [[Healthy Oregon Act]]. It's just in plain text on [http://landru.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measures/sb0300.dir/sb0329.en.html the official page]; let's wiki it up so it's more accessible.
 
 
 
'''QUESTION''' -- what is the relationship between the ''[[Oregon Better Health Act]]'' (SB 27 of 2007, did not pass) and the ''[[Healthy Oregon Act]]'' (SB 329 of 2007, passed)
 
* Archimedes Movement initiated OBHA, who initiated HOA?
 
* What was the timing -- did HOA arise due to the failure of OBHA?
 
* What were the substantive differences between them? Why did one pass, while the other failed?
 

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