COMMENTARY | They should have the knowledge, power and resources to make healthy decisions about their bodies What do you think of when you hear “sex ed”? Your own sex education classes? A condom demonstration? Maybe a movie scene with an uncomfortable gy ...
30 Nov 2018 - Hannah Sokoloff...
COMMENTARY | Abstinence-only agenda ignores progress made with sex education As the nation’s largest provider of sex education, Planned Parenthood knows that young people need to understand what a healthy relationship looks like and have the opportunity t ...
15 Jun 2018 - Jimmy Radosta
COMMENTARY | April is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month This spring is GYT – Get Yourself Tested – a national campaign during Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month focused on helping people take control of their sexual health. It’s impor ...
6 Apr 2018 - Amanda McLaughl...
Medicaid expansion has made it possible to extend health care to many Oregonians suffering from homelessness Last week, as the rain fell hard, a group of Street Roots vendors held a blue tarp high above their heads. The truck had arrived with the bundles ...
12 Jan 2018 - Kaia Sand
For every dollar spent on health care, there are immeasurable savings down the line First do no harm. That’s a centuries-old tenet when it comes to health care. It’s worth keeping in mind when it comes to Measure 101, which asks voters to ensure coverage ...
5 Jan 2018 - SR editorial board
COMMENTARY | Everyone deserves access to health care and protection from discrimination Every June, LGBTQ communities around the world come together to celebrate their resilience, strength and activism. The annual parades and events commemorate the Stonew ...
16 Jun 2017 - Jimmy Radosta
COMMENTARY | Extending insurance coverage to more people would be a big step forward Take all the people who live in Eugene and Salem, Oregon’s second- and third-largest cities. Add to that the population of Corvallis, the state’s tenth-largest city. Wh ...
21 Apr 2016 - Janet Bauer
Health care reform at the federal level and expansion of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) provide an opportunity to increase access to health care and improve health outcomes for thousands of Oregonians, especially those experiencing homelessness. More than h ...
19 Mar 2014 - Kathy Black
More than 4,000 people leave Oregon state prisons each year, and many more are released from county jails. This population suffers from disproportionately high rates of untreated infectious and chronic disease, mental health disorders and substance abuse ...
28 Jan 2014 - Gina Anzaldúa
When discussing re-entry barriers with a formerly incarcerated person a few years ago, I was struck by the need for Oregon to grapple with a rhetorical question the young man was posing. “When will we actually put corrections in the Department of Correcti ...
8 Oct 2013 - David Rogers