Health Care
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April 22, 2020
Oregon programs supporting older adults and people with disabilities will receive more than $12 million from the Department of Health and Human Services to aid their coronavirus response.
April 22, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Here is the latest information from April 22, 2020, in Oregon and Southwest Washington in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic: No new deaths in Oregon.
Issues:Civil RightsHealth Care
April 22, 2020
Older adults and people with disabilities are at the highest risk during this pandemic, but they often face the greatest challenges to accessing the support and resources they need to stay home and stay healthy.
Issues:Health CareSeniors
April 21, 2020
Arranging for a shipment of more than 12,000 N95 respirator face masks, in the middle of a pandemic, sounds next to impossible. But a tenacious Oregon nonprofit with connections in China pulled it off, and now medical personnel at five hospitals will be better protected in the ongoing battle against COVID-19.
Issues:Health Care
April 21, 2020
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the country has steadily increased since the President invoked the Stafford Act, spring flooding season is now upon us, wildfire season is fast approaching, tornado outbreaks are starting to spread, a major earthquake could strike at any moment, and hurricane season – which is projected to be above average – is just around the corner.
April 16, 2020
A staggering number of Oregonians have filed unemployment claims in the last four weeks.
Issues:Health CareJobs and Economy
April 15, 2020
Utility services are especially critical for public health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 14, 2020
We know that communities of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, women, and other currently and historically marginalized communities face inequitable access to health and worse health outcomes, in addition to differences in the quality of care and the collection of health data.
Issues:Health Care
April 13, 2020
Even before the current COVID-19 pandemic, too many families were struggling to find affordable, high-quality child care.
April 10, 2020
The unprecedented harm from the coronavirus pandemic requires an extraordinary response.
Issues:Health Care