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Joining Our Youth (JOY): Transforming School Health Conference
Registration is live for the Joining Our Youth (JOY): Transforming School Health Conference, hosted by the Oregon School-Based Health Alliance (OSBHA)! Grab your ticket here!
JOY will bring together 150 youth, educators, and practitioners from throughout the state to empower diverse and skilled youth who play a critical role in promoting health services for young people. This conference is a two-day event April 10-11 at Oregon State University's Memorial Union in Corvallis, OR. Admission includes breakfast and lunch for both days, parking on site, and an event badge. Contact Hannah Smith at hannah@osbha.org for questions.
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Upcoming Webinar: "Nourishing Minds: The Connection Between Food Insecurity & Youth Mental Health in SBHCs"
Join the National School-Based Health Alliance and No Kid Hungry on March 6, 2025, at 11:00AM PST to explore the deep connection between food insecurity and mental health, highlighting innovative approaches within SBHCs that are making a difference. Experts and youth advocates will share real-world strategies, from food prescription programs to trauma-informed nutrition initiatives, that are helping students get the nourishment and care they need. Participants will leave with actionable insights to strengthen their SBHC’s approach to food security and mental health, reduce stigma, and create a supportive school environment where students feel empowered and cared for. Click here to register.
Upcoming Webinar: "Minor Consent to Treatment in Oregon"
Seeking clarity regarding a youth’s ability to consent to treatment in Oregon? In this session we will hear from Chelsea Holcomb, Director of Child & Family Behavioral Health at OHA, about conditions across the state and the need for the recent OHA memo on consent. The presenter will map out the related policies and what they mean for providing and accessing treatment, with help from Paul Cooney, an attorney specializing in Oregon law and impact on mental health practice. Trauma-Informed Oregon will collect your questions, thoughts, and experiences to determine what resources, and further training would be helpful to youth, families, and providers as we navigate these issues moving forward.
This webinar will be held on March 10, 2025, with both morning and afternoon sessions available.
For more information and to register, visit the Trauma-Informed Oregon website.
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Seeking Host Sites for AmeriCorps VISTA
Interested in receiving 1-3 years of full-time work through an AmeriCorps volunteer project at your organization? Applications to host an AmeriCorps VISTA at your organization from August 11, 2025 – August 10, 2026 are open! Please consider applying and help spread the word to other potentially interested organizations!
Public, private, or faith-based nonprofit organizations, as well as, local, state, tribal or federal agencies can become an AmeriCorps VISTA host site. Applications for the Oregon Health Authority AmeriCorps VISTA Partnership Project are handled by the Public Health Division in partnership with the AmeriCorps Regional Offices.
Host sites identify significant program level work that will help build local capacity to alleviate poverty and improve the public health. Sites host AmeriCorps VISTA national service members each for one year, often for three successive years. Host sites provide a financial match, direct the project, supervise and mentor the member, and provide necessary administrative support to complete the goals and objectives of the project.
AmeriCorps VISTA members spend one year in full-time service to address the needs of low-income communities and improve public health. All projects focus on building permanent public health infrastructure in communities to help them more effectively bring individuals and communities out of poverty. Projects must only focus on economically disadvantaged communities.
Organizations interested in becoming a host site should review the OHA VISTA Host Site webpage and the AmeriCorps: how it works webpage for more in-depth information.
Due date: Applications are reviewed and approved on a rolling basis between now and March 7, 2025
New host sites: Please discuss your VISTA project idea with Caroline Tydings at caroline.d.tyding@oha.oregon.gov as soon as possible.
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OHA Emergency Medical Services Board and Committees
The Oregon Health Authority’s Emergency Medical Services Program is recruiting for several statewide advisory groups following EMS Modernization (2024). Please share widely with your networks. For further details, see the Application Guide.
One of several committees being recruited for is the EMS for Children Advisory Committee. See page 11 and 12 on the Application Guide for specific positions being recruited for on the EMS for Children Advisory Committee. Highlighted here are a couple of the positions that might be of interest:
- School-based health center representative or school nurse o Employee or volunteer who works in an Oregon school-based health center, coordinates district- or county-level school-based health centers, or supports school-based health centers statewide, or a school nurse for an Oregon school.
- Physician with pediatric training
- Nurse with pediatric emergency experience
- Behavioral health representative
Apply here. March 3 is the priority deadline for initial application review.
Contact the EMS Program at ems.program@odhsoha.oregon.gov with questions
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