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MULTNOMAH COUNTY CHAIR DEBORAH KAFOURY CUTS THE RIBBON AT THE COUNTY'S NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER ON NOV. 16, 2022./EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Multnomah County’s Behavioral Health Resource Center To Open

It’s the first part of a five-story resource center for people living outside with mental health and addiction issues to begin operating.

Nov 17, 2022
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Oregon Voters Make Health Care A Right, Approve Measure 111

The new law, giving individuals the right to sue over health care adequacy, won by 23,000 votes.

Nov 15, 2022
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MULTNOMAH COUNTY'S GLADYS MCCOY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS./COURTESY OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Multnomah County Employee Claims Retaliation Over Measure 110 Funding Denial

LaKeesha Dumas claims management at the health department blamed her for not ensuring its grant got approval from a council on which she sits.

Nov 15, 2022
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Multnomah County Report: Replace Gas Appliances To Reduce Health, Climate Change Impacts

Health officials say gas stoves release harmful chemicals that get trapped indoors — even when the stove is not in use.

Nov 15, 2022

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Kids’ COVID-19 Booster Shots Hard To Find In Oregon

More boosters are available in pharmacies than at pediatricians’ offices, but the priority is to get kids their first series of shots.

Nov 15, 2022

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Her Child Was Stillborn At 39 Weeks. She Blames A System That Doesn’t Always Listen To Mothers.

Every year more than 20,000 pregnancies in the U.S. result in a stillbirth, but not all of these tragedies were inevitable.

Nov 15, 2022

A health care worker pushes a gurney passed other workers in blue scrubs inside a hospital through a corridor.

Inside Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Governor Issues Order To Help Hospitals Address Rising Pediatric Cases Of RSV

Hospitals are gaining flexibility to staff beds for children and allow them to draw on a pool of nurse and doctor volunteers.

Nov 15, 2022

In this file photo from 2017, a young girl receives a flu vaccine. An increase in hospitalizations for RSV has prompted the Oregon Health Authority to send out an alert to hospitals and doctors statewide/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. | OPB

Increase In RSV Has Oregon Officials Worried About ICU Beds For Children

Usually mild, RSV is a viral infection that can be dangerous for young children and older adults.

Nov 12, 2022

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Health Official Wants Oregonians To Mask Up, Brace For Viruses

COVID-19 hospitalizations are expected to grow by about 50, adding to the state's ongoing hospital capacity crisis.

Nov 10, 2022
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GLORIA SANCHEZ KEETH, CLINIC MANAGER WITH MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL, AND DENTIST THIEN-Y HOANG WORK ON A PATIENT INSIDE THE MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC AT CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN SALEM ON OCT. 22, 2022./BRIAN HAYES/STATESMAN JOURNAL

How To Access Free Mobile Medical, Dental Care In Oregon, Washington

The ‘Care and Connect’ Program provides essential care to communities at mobile clinics.

Nov 10, 2022

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