State and federal missteps amplified long-standing health inequities when it comes to testing and treatment of Monkeypox.
Oct 11, 2022
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JOSE FIGUEROA, LEFT, SPEAKS WITH OREGON RURAL ACTION ORGANIZERS ZAIRA SANCHEZ, CENTER, AND ANA MARIA RODRIGUEZ AT A VACCINE CLINIC IN BOARDMAN, ORE., ON SEPT. 2, 2022/.ANTONIO SIERRA/OPB
The pandemic led Oregon Rural Action to coordinate Latino-focused vaccination drives, but their ambitions go further.
Oct 6, 2022
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COLLECTIVE OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS OF OREGON AND PUEBLO UNIDO PDX STAFF AT THEIR TARDE DE FIESTA EVENT ON SEPT.11, 2022./COURTESY OF PUEBLO UNIDO PDX
As rules requiring the use of credentialed interpreters in health care take effect, Indigenous language interpreters seek additional legislation to promote equity.
Oct 6, 2022
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THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY IN SOUTHERN OREGON./SHUTTERSTOCK
Researchers from the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health surveyed social service agencies and found gaps in services and workforce across the addiction treatment and recovery continuum.
Sep 30, 2022
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AMANDA ESQUIVEL IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT TRUE COLORS RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. SHE'S PICTURED HERE AT THE NONPROFIT'S LOCATION AT 3807 NE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD. IN PORTLAND ON SEPT. 27, 2022. THE LGBTQ+ FOCUSED RECOVERY COMMUNITY LAUNCHED ON THURSDAY./EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT
Children entering the program will remain enrolled until their 6th birthday to improve health, access and avoid the paperwork failures that often lead to disenrollment.
Sickle cell anemia, the leading cause of stroke in children, affects roughly 100,000 Americans, primarily Black people.
Sep 27, 2022
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DAVID CONFER’S DIGITIZED MEDICAL RECORDS SIT IN STACKS IN PRINTED FORM. PATIENTS HAVE HAD THE RIGHT TO REQUEST THEIR RECORDS SINCE THE 1990S, BUT THE ADVENT OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS MADE THAT PROCESS EASIER AND LESS COSTLY FOR THEM./LYNNE SHALLCROSS/KHN
Researchers are increasingly finding that doctors can transmit prejudice under the guise of objective descriptions, which can lead to substandard care.
Sep 26, 2022
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Multnomah County health workers get vaccinated on Jan. 13, 2021.
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Nationally and in Oregon, vaccination remains a challenge, according to new research from Portland State University.
Sep 6, 2022
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PORTLANDER MICHELLE VAN RYN, SHOWN HERE SPEAKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IN 2016, IS A LEADING EXPERT ON IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING./COURTESY MICHELLE VAN RYN.