Oregon Health Care Workers Increasingly Turn To Unions
WEBJun 21, 2022 · The state’s health care workers are increasingly turning to labor unions and organizing, bargaining and seeking better pay and working conditions two years after COVID-19 hammered the industry. The shift reflects concerns about safety in the health care industry and is part of a broader push to organize, from logistics workers at Amazon ...
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WEBHow Minnesota figures into the presidential politics of insulin prices. Minnesota led the way on insulin affordability, culminating in 2020 when Gov. Tim Walz signed a law going further to cut costs than other state laws. Now, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are vying for support from people with diabetes. Oct 1. 1.
Tasked With Spending Windfall, Measure 110 Council Struggles
WEBFeb 9, 2022 · Update Feb. 24: After hearing from state attorneys during a closed session on Feb. 23, the Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council reconvened for a public meeting to adopt a new process for voting on grants. Each application will still be reviewed by a team of two council members, however the subcommittee will review each …
A prison pipeline that could help meet Oregon’s behavioral health ...
WEBAug 25, 2023 · The ramp-up will help fill Oregon’s workforce needs, given the high demand across the state for such trainees. Devarshi Bajpai, the department’s behavioral health services administrator, said that in his experience, every certified recovery mentor and counselor trained in Oregon’s prisons “has gotten a job within a week.”.
Lack Of Affordable Housing Is Biggest Cause Of Homelessness, …
WEBMay 31, 2019. “Homelessness is caused by a lack of housing, full stop.”. It really is that simple, Dr. Margot Kushel, a professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, told an audience Friday morning at the Oregon Health Forum. Homelessness, she said, can’t be blamed on an opioid epidemic or shortcomings in the mental ...
Analysis: Six things to know about the big CareOregon merger
WEBJan 16, 2024 · This article has been updated to incorporate additional reporting. State officials on Jan. 17 are scheduled to make Oregon health care history when they issue a recommendation on whether to approve the merger of CareOregon — a Portland-based nonprofit that provides care to 500,000 low-income people — into a California-based …
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WEBOregon beefs up help lines, support services for youth of color. A new state report cites progress in helping young people get help to deal with mental health challenges, but says more culturally specific services are needed to address disparities in the risk of suicide among young people. Jul 9.
In Latest Risk Level Shuffle: Polk County Nears 65% Vaccination Rate
WEBJun 15, 2021 · Polk County is poised to become the next Oregon county to move to the lower risk level in the state’s COVID-19 framework, Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday.
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WEBBridgeway Community Health is expanding! We are seeking qualified 3 Qualified Mental Health Professionals (QMHPs) to join our growing Outpatient treatment team! A sign-on bonus of $3,000.00 will be available to the successful new candidate! The QMHP therapist position provides dual diagnosis enhanced services using stage-of-change specific ...