Oregon residents can schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments or walk into a nearby pharmacy to get a shot. Here’s how to find an updated vaccine near you.
Get ready to put some miles on your walking shoes with NeighborWalks, cosponsored by AARP Oregon, the Portland Bureau of Transportation and the nonprofit Oregon Walks.
AARP Oregon, the city of Portland and Oregon Walks are kicking off a season of NeighborWalks, with nine guided walks on tap through October. The 10 a.m. walks are around 2 miles and go through neighborhoods, parks and city sites, often focusing on historical highlights.
According to the 2023 AARP Vital Voices survey, 85 percent of Oregonians 45 and older consider being able to pay for their prescription drugs as extremely or very important. That’s up from 73 percent reported in the last Oregon survey, which was conducted in 2020.
Sarah Lenz Lock, executive director for the Global Council on Brain Health, will discuss the latest research on environment and brain health as the keynote speaker at AARP Oregon’s 2021 Vital Aging conference in November.