public health

Gatekeeper Program Trains Non-Health Professionals to Recognize Signs of Abuse, Neglect and Declining Health

The 25-year-old program also helps connect seniors and people with disabilities with basic social supports
June 14, 2013 – Often, the first person to notice that someone's health is failing, or that they’re in immediate danger isn't a doctor or a first responder – or even a family member. It’s someone who’s trained to recognize red flags and help people get connected with the resources they might need. That's the idea behind the Gatekeepers program run by Multnomah County. Read More >>

Women's Advocates Emphasize Importance of Mental Healthcare

Speakers urge women to put their own well-being at the top of the list at an event sponsored by the Oregon Women’s Health Network.
June 5, 2013 – A topic often overlooked – self-care for women dealing with mental health issues – was the theme of a lecture held recently at McMenamin's Kennedy School in northeast Portland. Read More >>

North By Northeast Clinic Maintains Focus on Uninsured, Looks to the Future

Co-founder and medical director Dr. Jill Ginsberg says the clinic will be able to see insured patients soon – but suspects getting all eligible people enrolled under the Medicaid expansion will take years
May 31, 2013 – After Hurricane Katrina and the other hurricanes that hit the Gulf Coast and overwhelmed that region's out-of-date infrastructure in 2005, Dr. Jill Ginsberg – then a family provider at Kaiser Permanente in Portland – felt overwhelmed. Read More >>

Treatment Facility Lets Women Parent While Kicking Their Habit

Letty Owings Center was one of the first residential drug and alcohol treatment facilities in the nation to provide on site childcare
May 10, 2013 – Ten years ago, Leah Hall was using intravenous drugs every day, and turned to crime to support herself and her daughter, who was then just one year old. Eventually, Hall went to jail and her daughter went into foster care, and she called her daughter's paternal grandmother and said she wanted to go into treatment. Read More >>

Youth Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers Push for Higher Reimbursement Rates

Current state reimbursement rate is about half the actual cost of providing services
May 2, 2013 – In the 28 years that De Paul Treatment Services has provided youth alcohol and drug treatment services, it's only seen a minor increase in reimbursement rates from the state. Now its future, along with the future of other youth treatment facilities around the state, is uncertain, according to Sheila North, executive director. Read More >>

Periodontal Hygienists, Kaiser Likely to Face Arbitration Over Union Contract

Kaiser is planning to eliminate the classification of periodontal hygienist from its next union contract, instead sending periodontal patients to the general hygienist pool
  April 26, 2013 – Jackie Farlinger-King has worked for Kaiser Permanente Northwest as a periodontal hygienist – treating only patients with gum disease – since the mid-1980s, and has been a hygienist with Kaiser for 32 years.
 
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Med Students, Rural Providers Continue to Question Future of Rural Clerkships

Students are circulating a petition asking OHSU to keep rural clerkships, but the administration says the program will expand, not contract
April 23, 2013 – Medical students at Oregon Health & Science University are circulating an online petition asking the school to keep the five-week rural clerkship that has been a required part of OHSU's medical curriculum since 1994 – but the university's administration maintains it doesn't intend to reduce or eliminate the clerkships, and in fact plans to offer more rural clerkships. Read More >>

Southeast Health Center Reopening Represents 'Triumph of Can-Do Attitude Over Austerity,' Says Jeff Cogen

The county has been able to reinvest in the clinic due in part to partnerships with CareOregon, Kaiser and Providence
April 20, 2013 – Nine years ago, the Multnomah County Health Department's Southeast Health Center – situated at the intersection of Southeast Powell and 34th Avenue – fell prey to a series of drastic cuts to county-funded services – keeping dental care services but sending patients elsewhere for county services. Read More >>

Two Opposing Views on Fluoridating Portland's Drinking Water

The first commentary, by Rick North, encourages voters to defeat the ballot measure because of health concerns, lack of effectiveness and higher costs, while the second commentary, by Claudia Colen and Dr. Teran Colen insists the science is clear that fluoride doesn't have any negative health or environmental impacts and is a safe and effective option.
OPINION – APRIL 19, 2013 --On May 3, ballots will be sent to all Portland voters asking them to vote on fluoridation. The last day to vote will be May 21. Read More >>

Playworks Emphasizes Safer, Healthier Schoolyard Play

In-school coaches, training help reduce the discipline problems associated with recess – which pediatricians say is critical to healthy development, but can also be the crucible of conflicts between kids
  April 17, 2013 -- Just a few years ago, Susan McElroy wouldn't schedule anything at Grout Elementary, where she serves as principal, for the period immediately following recess.
 
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