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Rosanna Jackson, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, is heading up the effort to start the first ever suicide prevention helpline run by and for Native youth. Jackson stands in front of her old elementary school on the Warm Springs reservation in February 2024. | LILLIAN MONGEAU HUGHES FOR THE HECHINGER REPORT

A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth

Native youth have the highest suicide rate of any demographic in the country and need solutions that address their unique needs
Apr 30
An empty hallway is pictured at the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facilities (NORCOR) jail in The Dalles, Ore., Monday, July 31, 2017. | CONRAD WILSON/OPB

Rural jails turn to community health workers to help the newly released succeed

County sheriffs are seeking to address the needs of people coming out of jail, who are more likely to have substance use and mental health challenges
Apr 23
Sixth-grade student Ariana Parker during a LifeSkills Training class at Scio Middle School in Scio, Ore., Nov. 16, 2023. The class is one of the most research-supported substance use prevention curricula in the country. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB/THE LUND REPORT

Schools weigh priorities when tackling substance use prevention

Crafting a local strategy backed by sound science is more complicated than it might seem, district officials say
Jan 11
Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

More than 150 Legacy doctors vote to unionize

Votes occurred at six of Legacy's eight hospitals as organizers stressed workplace changes and a possible merger with OHSU
Nov 17, 2023
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Standing on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River in North Portland on Nov. 14, 2023, Dr. Eric Seymour said he was born pro-union, but that some of his fellow hospitalists employed by the Legacy Health System have needed convincing. | LILLIAN MONGEAU HUGHES/THE LUND REPORT

Hospital physicians at Legacy Health likely to unionize

Citing working conditions and increased financial pressures, hospitalists at Legacy's eight hospitals expect to win a pending union vote
Nov 16, 2023
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Miranda Campos, 9, closes her eyes as she receives an immunization at a catch-up vaccination clinic held at McDaniel High School in Northeast Portland on Feb. 8, 2023. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB

With Oregon schools’ deadline looming, pop-up clinics get kids immunized

As a Feb. 15 deadline nears, Oregon’s overall school-age vaccination rate lags behind the national average.
Feb 14, 2023
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