Good news, mamas! Some OHSU nursing students are undertaking a research project to identify child and community health needs in Central Portland, followed by research and recommendations to fix it all! Yahoo. Why, you might be wondering, am I sharing this fascinating nursing news with you - here? Because they need data, and you, mamas, have got data. Data on family needs should come from families, right? Right.
So, complete this quick Monkey Survey the students whipped up so they can use your experiences as a family that lives, works, learns or plays in Central Portland. What I want to know is whether 'playing' includes shopping, 'cause Buy Nothing Month is gonna be over in one short (also long) week. Meaning I work and learn there. Plus my kids are in childcare and school downtown. 3 out of 4 ain't bad.
Why bother? Opportunity for free data collection, analysis, and
written recommendations to improve the place. Free labor to support
the needs of Central Portland families? Bring it on.
Pass it on. Share the survey with anyone you know who lives, works, plays or learns in Central Portland. There's a lot of us.
Does Central Portland mean downtown?
Posted by: mlm | April 25, 2008 at 06:48 PM
What is Central Portland? Good question. Generally speaking, Central Portland is 12th Ave. on the East Side to to Goose Hollow on the West Side, and the Fremont Bridge to South Waterfront on the North and South.
Here's a link to the city's recent planning documents for updating the 1988 Central Portland Plan. The slides include a map of the central city. http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=181536
Posted by: nancy | April 27, 2008 at 08:38 PM