The Rural Monitor
Articles by State: Oregon

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Oregon Washington Health Network and Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center “Tackle Everything” to Improve the Health of Local Community Members

June 13, 2018
The Oregon Washington Health Network and the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center are addressing behavioral health challenges through peer counselors and heart disease/cancer prevention through community education. In addition, they're collaborating with local healthcare facilities and medical schools to improve recruitment and retention.

Recruitment and Retention: Overcoming the Rural EMS Dilemma

February 7, 2018
Limited funding, expanding coverage areas, and a cultural shift in volunteerism across generations has motivated EMS leaders to find new recruitment methods that attract more personnel and keep them as long as possible.

Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant: A Cultural Shift in Quality for Providers

February 17, 2016
How can healthcare improve on quality? Four FORHP grantees share their stories of how even the smallest clinics can accomplish an overhaul of workflow and quality methods.

An Interview with Scott Ekblad

January 6, 2016
The Director of the Oregon Office of Rural Health shares his state's strategies to address common rural health issues and also newer epidemics such as opiate abuse.

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