Katrina Hedberg

Guest Author

Katrina Hedberg, MD, MPH retired in June 2019 from her position as Oregon Public Health Officer and State Epidemiologist. Dr. Hedberg worked at the Oregon Public Health Division for the past 29 years and was the lead in establishing the reporting system for Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act.

Katrina's Work:

11.19.2019 close up of an old person's hands

Health Equity
Aging Populations

20 Years of Options in Oregon

Health departments play an important role in providing objective data as states consider legalizing an option to hasten death in terminally-ill patients.

Guest Author Katrina Hedberg