OHA - Office of Equity and Inclusion

03/05/2024

Missed a webinar? Don’t worry! Watch all the recordings of the ADA & Healthcare webinar series at https://nwadacenter.org/oha-healthcare/

02/13/2024

Join NW ADA Center for the second installment of the ADA and Healthcare webinar series: Physical Access and Telehealth. This webinar will overview best practices for creating accessible healthcare environments.

This webinar will help participants:
• Understand physical and digital access as a civil right
• Get concrete and practical guidelines for creating accessible spaces
• Understand digital access, common barriers, and assistive technology

Share this enriching experience with your network, join us in these insightful conversations, and help shape a more inclusive healthcare landscape.

Webinar: Physical Access and Telehealth
When: February 27th from 12pm-1pm PST
Where: Virtual
Register: https://nwadacenter.org/oha-healthcare/

If you missed the first installment, you can check out the recording and slides by going to https://nwadacenter.org/oha-healthcare/ and looking for the “Disability Foundations” tile.

12/27/2023

Healthcare innovators, here's your chance to level up your practice! Join our FREE webinar, 'Disabilities Foundations on January 25th at 12pm PST. Equip yourself with essential insights for providing inclusive care. Learn about disability as a legal, political, and cultural identity and how you can elevate your impact in healthcare. Register today and be at the forefront of change!

12/27/2023

Calling all healthcare trailblazers! Join us for our first FREE ADA in Healthcare webinar series: Disabilities Foundations on January 25th at 12pm PST. This webinar is designed to deepen your knowledge on ensuring inclusive care for all. Gain crucial insights into disability as a legal, political, and cultural identity. Elevate your practice and join the movement towards equitable healthcare. Register now to secure your spot! "

12/20/2023

Join us for an eye-opening journey into Disability Foundations on January 25th at 12pm PST! This FREE webinar will explore the legal, political, and cultural dimensions of disability identity. Understand the history of activism, language nuances, and tackle healthcare biases. To register go to nwadacenter.org/oha-healthcare for questions or concerns contact [email protected] or call 1-800-949-4232

12/12/2023

Are you a healthcare professional passionate about inclusive care? Join us for a FREE webinar on January 25th at 12pm PST called 'Disabilities Foundations’. Gain valuable insights into patient accessibility and fostering an inclusive healthcare space. Empower yourself to provide equitable care for all. Don't miss this opportunity to expand your expertise. Register today at nwadacenter.org/oha-healthcare

05/17/2022

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Equity and Inclusion Division is hiring an Equity and Inclusion Organizational Improvement Specialist (Operations and Policy Analyst 3). This is a new full-time, permanent, management service position. If you have experience with organizational improvement and equity and inclusion work, we want you to apply!

This position will act as an advisor to the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) and OHA leadership and management to guide organizational improvement practices and strategy that ensures
the agency is poised to achieve OHA’s goal of eliminating health inequities in Oregon by 2030. This position serves as a bridge between policy, practice and research to guide continuous improvement efforts in the division and the greater agency’s processes and operations.

Apply now!
Deadline: Sunday, June 6, 2022 at 11:59 pm
Internal Candidates Apply Here: https://bit.ly/3LpDo6K
External Candidates Apply Here: https://bit.ly/37U1ZD8

05/10/2022

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Equity and Inclusion Division is hiring an Equity and Inclusion Project Manager (Project Manager 3). This is a new full-time, permanent, management service position.

This position will project manage, oversee and coordinate interdisciplinary projects and teams in the OHA Equity and Inclusion Division and with the greater agency, including community partners and contractors. Initiatives in this work portfolio include but are not limited to workforce strategy, planning, performance management, process management and organizational improvement in large scale and complex projects. The impact of this position's work will increase foundational capacity for OHA to be on track to achieve our goal of eliminating health inequities in Oregon by 2030.

Apply now!
Deadline: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 11:59 pm

Click here to learn more.
https://bit.ly/39RQg8L

05/19/2021

Long-term stress and trauma take a heavy toll on the body leading to serious and chronic health conditions later in life. We know from research that Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities suffer from these things at much higher rates.

The COVID-19 pandemic can be added to the list of traumatic experiences.

05/18/2021

This is important and a vital step on the road to dismantling the systems of harm woven into our institutions and communities.

As cities, counties and states continue to declare racism a public health crisis, officials in Multnomah County, Oregon are using the declaration to hold themselves accountable.

04/20/2021

Good news from our Tribal Partners in Oregon.

A new opioid treatment center opened in Salem and it's being hailed as the first-of-its-kind for a community that is struggling with addiction. Great Circle Recoveryopened its doors at the start of April. It's owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde - the state of Oregon's first...