Art Rios will be honored at the National Health Care for the Homeless Council's national conference in Portland Art Rios has long been a visible member of downtown Portland’s homeless population and an outspoken advocate for people experiencing homel ...
19 May 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Lozier is the leader of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, which is holding its national conference in Portland The fact that safe, stable and affordable housing is an essential factor for a person’s good health is increasingly acknowledge ...
23 May 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Effects of not receiving adequate care can be devastating for transgender people Hours after the Obama administration’s May 13 announcement that public schools must allow transgender students to use bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity, the ad ...
24 May 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
How we deal with health care is too political, says National Health Care for the Homeless Council's keynote speaker Depending on where a person lives, or if he or she is white, black or another race or ethnicity, or if they are impoverished – their h ...
24 May 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Medicaid would reimburse CCOs for services that reduce barriers to housing, 'the most important social determinant of health' Late last year, OnTrack, an addiction treatment and recovery agency based in Medford, considered buying a 15-unit apart ...
18 Aug 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Increased investment has begun in Portland with a newly announced health and housing alliance In a report released in late October, Oregon Health Authority examined the role of housing as a social determinant of health. The report, which surveyed 15 of ...
23 Nov 2016 - Corinne Ellis
The state is reopening the application process after the first round revealed inherent challenges There is hardly a population of people who face more barriers to securing affordable housing than those who live with severe mental illnesses, such as schizo ...
29 Dec 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe