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Oregon Bill May Help Prevent HIV/AIDS May 7, 2021 Although for the past year the world’s mind has been on a new pandemic, there is an older one which still affects many people globally. A new bill proposed in Oregon aims to increase access to preventative medicine by changing requirements for insurance companies.   House Bill 2958 would allow pharmacists to prescribe and administer preventative HIV medicine, and require that insurance cover such a prescription in the same way as one from a physician.   Currently the law says that pharmacists “may be” reimbursed for these medical ser...

CROWN Act Steps Closer to Law May 2, 2021 The Oregon House of Representatives unanimously voted to support a bill which would prohibit public schools and employers from discriminating against people based on hairstyles associated with race.   Similar laws to House Bill 2935, colloquially referred to as the CROWN Act, have been passed in other US states in recent years. According to Rep. Janelle Bynum from Clackamas, “It’s an act of self-love for the Black community to be able to show up at work and school in public places as ourselves.”  In many situations, African Americans who wear...

Oregon Looks at Dental Therapists for Under Served April 14, 2021 A groundbreaking dentistry bill is being discussed for Oregonians. House Bill 2528 would allow a new kind of dentistry to be practiced in the state: Dental therapy.  With a smaller scope of care than dentists, but larger than dental hygienists, dental therapists would make dental care accessible to a wider variety of communities, including underserved rural and tribal communities.  Proponents of the original bill feel that increased access should be the focal point when it comes to the scope of dental therapists’ work. Ho...

OSU Researchers: Policy Options Impact Coastal Wellbeing April 13, 2021 A recent study led by Oregon State University researchers suggests that policy decisions related to coastal development will have a greater impact on flooding, erosion and beach access than climate change will.  The study used a modeling program, Envision, to predict and analyse the effects of various variables on coastal communities over the next century, based on data from Tillamook County. Some of these variables included population growth, development, policy narratives and several climate change scenarios. In all,...

Benton County to Receive $2.3 Million for COVID Response April 5, 2021 In an announcement on March 31, Rep. Peter DeFazio said over $16.1 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan would be given to health centers in Southwestern Oregon, including $2.3 million to Benton County.  The American Rescue Plan provides community health centers with the resources to enhance their COVID-19 response. Health centers that receive funding can use it to expand vaccinations, to test and treat vulnerable populations, and to expand operational capacities during the pandemic and beyond.   The American...