Oregon Community Health Workers Association (ORCHWA)

11/23/2021

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight: Annie Dodge Wauneka

An influential member and three term head of the Navajo Nation Council's Health and Welfare Committee, she worked to improve the health and education of the Navajo Nation, focusing on the eradication of tuberculosis. She also authored a dictionary, which translated English medical terms into the Navajo language.

Discover more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Dodge_Wauneka

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11/16/2021

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight: Dr. George Blue Spruce

The nation’s first American Indian dentist, he has served as Assistant U.S. Surgeon General, founded the Society of American Indian Dentists, and wrote the original draft of federal statutes for the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. He travels the country telling young Native American people that the medical professions need them.

Discover more: https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/george-blue-spruce-jr

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11/09/2021

Native American Heritage Month Spotlight: Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail

The first Crow and one of the first Native Americans to graduate as a registered nurse in the US, she worked to modernize the health services offered to her tribe and fight the forced sterilization of Native American women. She served as a consultant and advisor documenting problems in the Indian Health Service (IHS).

Discover more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susie_Walking_Bear_Yellowtail

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11/02/2021

November is Native American Heritage Month ORCHWA is committed to partnering and advocating with communities to address structural racism and inequities. We acknowledge and value Native American/Indigenous people and will be highlighting a couple of leaders in health care and social justice on our social media.
We encourage you to invest in programs and services supporting Native American communities in your region.

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10/14/2021

10/08/2021

Latinx Heritage Month Spotlight: Helen Rodríguez Trías

An American pediatrician, educator and women's rights activist including HIV, abortion, forced sterilization, and neonatal care. She was the first Latina president of the APHA, and is credited with helping to expand the range of public health services for women and children in minority and low-income populations around the world.

Discover more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Rodriguez_Trias

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10/05/2021

ORCHWA is hiring!

The Operations/Office Manager will support ORCHWA’s administrative activities and serves as a key role in operational outcomes and efficiency.

We look forward to hearing from you!

https://www.orchwa.org/Operations-Office-Manager

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10/01/2021

Latinx Heritage Month Spotlight: José Celso Barbosa

The first Puerto Rican, and one of the first persons of African descent to earn a medical degree in the US. He provided island wide medical care, initiated an early form of health insurance, and founded El Ahorro Colectivo, the first Puerto Rican cooperative, and El Tiempo, the first island published bilingual newspaper.

Discover more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Celso_Barbosa

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09/28/2021

Take our survey for a chance to win a $100 Etsy gift card!

As you are the experts and fellow colleagues in this work, it is essential ORCHWA's future is informed by your expertise and experiences.

Submit by Saturday, Oct 2nd for your chance to win!

Please find the link to the survey here: https://forms.gle/DUs8MEuGbkYAV4Dy8

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09/16/2021

Latinx Heritage Month Spotlight: Raffi Freedman-Gurspan

An American transgender rights activist and the first to openly work as a White House staffer, she served as director of external relations at the National Center for Transgender Equality. Her work includes incarceration reform, immigration, housing and homeless shelter policies, and sustainable opportunities for transgender people in the US.

Discover more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffi_Freedman-Gurspan

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09/10/2021

Community Health Workers serve as a bridge between clinicians, their patients, and their communities. Their unique knowledge and skills can support providers to build a deeper understanding of the communities they serve, and fine-tune their approach to help patients with complex needs improve their health and avoid costly emergency department and hospital visits.

As members of the communities they serve, Community Health Workers are able to build strong, trusting relationships with patients. This allows them to successfully address social determinants of health, reduce health disparities, and improve patients’ experience of care. When fully integrated into primary care environments, Community Health Worker programs have been shown to help improve disease outcomes for patients with asthma, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and depression, among other conditions.

Join presenters including Jennine Smart and Yesi Castro from Oregon Community Health Workers Association, Sabrina Ballew from Mercy Flights Inc, and team members from Multnomah County Health Department and CareOregon, as they unpack the integration and value of CHWs in primary care, how relationships with clinical staff make for effective collaboration, as well as the intersection between CHWs and health equity during the pandemic and beyond.

Thu, September 16, 2021
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Free, Online

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Explores the tremendous benefits and resources Community Health Workers can provide for both primary care clinicians and patients.