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ADRIANA SANCHEZ, AN UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENT AT THE OHSU SCHOOL OF NURSING’S ASHLAND CAMPUS, PROVIDES A FOOT BATH FOR A CLIENT ON MAY 17, 2022./ADAM SULLIVAN/OHSU

OHSU Expands Street Nursing Teams In Southern Oregon

After a successful launch, the program will expose more students to meeting the complex needs of people experiencing homelessness in Jackson and Klamath counties.

Sep 15, 2022

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Na’ryen Cayou had a partial scholarship to a boys’ prep school and a spot playing trombone in the marching band. But then the COVID pandemic shut down his school, mom Nakia Lewis lost her job, and they were evicted — landing Na’ryen in virtual learning and sleeping on a couch at his grandmother’s home./Kathleen Flynn for KHN

Damage to Children’s Education — And Their Health — Could Last a Lifetime

Missing educational opportunities doesn’t just deprive kids of better careers: Study after study shows that people with less education die younger than those with more.

Jul 7, 2021

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Amayah and Yara Perez-Da Silva will finish the year in distance learning out of concern for their grandfather and Yara, who has asthma. /Courtesy of Karen Perez Da Silva

Families Face Deadline To Decide: Stay Home Or Go Back To Class

Some school districts have already started sending students back into the classroom, while others have laid out reopening plans and are surveying families.

Feb 15, 2021

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Oregon’s School-Based Coronavirus Tallies Sometimes Lag Weeks Behind Outbreaks

Only a handful of Oregon’s counties have met the metrics to allow in-person instruction since the Department of Education published its guidance on COVID-19 in mid-August.

Nov 11, 2020

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Oregon Reports 26 New Coronavirus Cases Linked to Schools

Four of the cases involve Washington County schools, and the rest are outside the Portland area.

Nov 5, 2020

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Gov. Kate Brown. | JAIME VALDEZ/PORTLAND TRIBUNE

State Relaxes Virus Standards For Schools

Classrooms for younger students could open in many districts, including in Clackamas County, through lower benchmarks that measure whether schools may conduct in-person classes.

Oct 30, 2020

On Campus Class Essential Oil Basic Blending

Nov 11, 2015

Oregon Legislature Passes “CPR in Schools” Bill to Save Lives

CPR training before graduation will create generation of lifesavers

Jun 15, 2015

Help Me Rebuild Nepal

The story of one traveler to Nepal who started his own organization to rebuild schools and train teachers in remote villages

May 12, 2015

Workforce Issues, CCO Progress Take Center Stage at Health Policy Board

July 12, 2012 -- The Oregon Health Policy Board voted unanimously Tuesday to give the Oregon Health Authority the power to develop administrative rules for the student healthcare workforce, after a presentation by Lisa Angus and Terri Johanson who argued that nursing and medical students often face a major bureaucratic scramble when dealing with residencies or clinical placements during their education.

Jul 12, 2012