Salem-area hospitals and health organizations plan to host free sports physicals and health screenings and expand mobile health care services for residents over the next five years.
Those efforts are part of a new health improvement plan that aims to improve access to health care, housing stability and mental health and substance abuse services for Marion and Polk county residents between 2026 and 2030.
Those areas were previously identified as top health issues for the two counties in an assessment released in April 2025. The plan, published in December, outlines over 90 actions that local hospitals, health departments, insurance companies and community organizations will take to address the issues…