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Reflecting on the Year of Milk

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Amidst the excitement of heading into 2018, we’re reflecting on a memorable year that marked the anniversary of milk’s selection as Oregon’s Official State Beverage. We called it the “Year of Milk,” and it was a celebration 20 years in the making. It all started back in 1997, when Bruce Cardin’s sixth grade students at East Elementary School in Tillamook

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Improving Nutrition, Healthcare Outcomes in Older Adults

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Nationwide, up to 60 percent of hospitalized older adults may be malnourished, with an estimated price tag of $51.3 billion. It is no surprise that a 300 percent increase in health care costs can be attributed to poor nutrition status.  In Oregon, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists are in the forefront of the fight to prevent and treat malnutrition. Partnering with nutrition

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