New OSU-Cascades research aims to help guide local COVID-19 public messaging
Benjamin Hanes Art wears a mask on the empty streets of downtown Bend early Sunday morning, March 22 We’re trying to understand people’s concerns. We’re not saying they shouldn’t have them
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) As COVID-19 case numbers continue to climb, Bend city officials and public health leaders are collaborating with Oregon State University-Cascades researchers to determine how to tailor public health messages to keep communities safer and healthier.
Finding ways to convey the benefit of public health recommendations that align with the values of different groups of people and communities is instrumental in this work, OSU-Cascades said Monday in a news release, which continues in full below:
Deschutes County conducting phone survey on COVID-19 impacts
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Beginning this week, Deschutes County Health Services is conducting a voluntary phone survey as part of an ongoing effort to better understand COVID-19 impacts in the county.
The survey should take about 15 minutes and will be offered in English and Spanish. Community participation will help inform Deschutes County Health Services public health response to the pandemic. All responses to the survey are confidential.
“We encourage people to participate in the survey if their household is selected, said Nahad Sadr-Azodi, Deschutes County Public Health director. This is a unique opportunity for people to help us learn more about the impacts of COVID-19 and aid in our efforts to fight this pandemic.
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St. Charles seeks 5,000 initial COVID-19 vaccine doses, 2nd ultra-cold freezer
Dr. Jeff Absalon, St. Charles chief physician executive, spoke to reporters Thursday at weekly COVID-19 briefing
Deschutes County health, govt. officials offer wide-ranging update
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – St. Charles Health System has requested an initial 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine but cannot require that caregivers be vaccinated, an official said Thursday, also noting that caregivers who don t show symptoms are not routinely tested for the virus.
“We do not yet know how many doses of the vaccine we’re going to get,” Dr. Jeffrey Absalon, St. Charles chief physician executive, said during a wide-ranging, weekly COVID-19 briefing of reporters by local elected and health officials.