Oregon Public Health Institute

06/09/2022

We are hiring bilingual hybrid team members to join us in advancing health and equity in Washington County, Oregon.

The Community Health Engagement and Resource Specialist is a salaried position ($68,134 per year). The Community Care Specialist II is an hourly ($28.34 per hour) position. Both roles include excellent benefits!

https://www.phi.org/employment/current-opportunities/

04/07/2022

It's and we are so grateful for the partnership of Washington County Health and Human Services.
The places we live, work, play, learn, and practice spirituality impact our health. We are proud to join Washington County partners and communities in creating equity and wellbeing. Public health is where we are.

12/30/2021

Have you been moved by our work advancing health and equity this year? If so, please consider making an end-of-year gift to OPHI. Our board is matching donations, up to $1500, so your donation will have twice the impact—but this matching opportunity ends at 11:59 on 12/31! Thanks for your support, and happy new year!

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12/03/2021

Black childcare providers are a root of physical health, mental and emotional health, and economic security for Portland's Black families. Since 2014, OPHI's innovative Right From the Start program has partnered with Black providers to create healthy learning environments for Black children, support holistic health for Black families, and attain economic stability and growth for their childcare businesses. Check out our newsletter to learn more and donate!



https://mailchi.mp/ophi/join-us-building-health-with-black-childcare-providers?e=[UNIQID]

09/20/2021

OPHI's Executive Director, Emily Henke, joined Think Out Loud on OPB today to talk about the Tracing Health program, why we do culturally- and linguistically-reflective contact tracing, and more. Listen at https://www.opb.org/article/2021/09/20/oregon-public-health-institute-responds-to-covid-19-through-contact-tracing/

09/15/2021

Congratulations to our Executive Director, Emily Henke, for being named one of the de Beaumont Foundation's "40 Under 40 in Public Health!"

The de Beaumont Foundation today announced its second list of 40 Under 40 in Public Health, recognizing rising leaders who are improving the health of communities across the country. The new honorees include epidemiologists, emergency responders, researchers, and policy analysts in state and local h...

09/09/2021

Congrats Washington County Health and Human Services and the Washington County community for reaching this important milestone--80% vaccinated! OPHI's vaccine team has been on the ground helping boost these numbers in Washington County. There's still lots of work to do for vaccine equity, and we will be there!

Thank you Washington County, Oregon community members for getting your COVID-19 vaccination. We are the first county in the state to vaccinate 80 % of our our adult population. That doesn't mean we are done--we still have many young people who need vaccination and many in our Black and Latinx/Hispanic communities. To track Washington County's progress see the OHA vaccination dashboards below. To learn where you can get a vaccination in Washington County, see: www.co.washington.or.us/vaccine.
https://bit.ly/OHAfederaldosedashboard
https://bit.ly/OHA-dashboard-race-ethnicity

08/30/2021

We're hiring! Join OPHI and the Public Health Institute as a COVID-19 contact tracer/case investigator--check out the Bilingual Community Care Specialist and Community Care Specialist links below! Pay is $22.79/hr or $23.92/hr for bilingual.

https://www.phi.org/employment/current-opportunities/

08/28/2021

We're remembering our founder, Billi Odegaard, who recently passed away. - https://mailchi.mp/ophi/support-ophi-5398290

08/10/2021

Today, August 10, 2021, Oregon reported record-breaking COVID-19 related hospitalizations--635. As OHSU said in its statement today, "Cases are rapidly rising and the current forecast predicts that Oregon will have more than 1,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients by Labor Day. This is the worst-case scenario that Oregonians worked so hard to avoid in March 2020."

This is a long game and OPHI will be here as long as we're needed. Read more below.

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07/29/2021

Wahoo! So well deserved, Emily!

07/01/2021

We would like to introduce you to two heroes who we are honored to work with everyday: Hameda Dil Mohamed and Omar Vargas, members of the Tracing Health contact tracing team! For the last year, Hameda and Omar have helped slow the spread of the pandemic, connected vulnerable community members with vaccines, and helped build the diverse public health workforce we need. Please join us in thanking them and the 500+ Tracing Health staff saving lives in Oregon, Washington, and California! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gqwp9eJ