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Street Response Team Begins Mission
Innovative program is alternative to police response Members of Portland’s Street Response team undergo training as part of a new program...
Jan 14, 20213 min read
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Water Contaminated at Senior Housing Site
Public Health responds to Legionnaires’ Disease; relocates residents The Multnomah County Health Department has notified residents of...
Jan 5, 20212 min read
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Health Center Opens at Reynolds High
Brings basic health services to students Multnomah County and the Reynolds School District open a new Student Health Center at Reynolds...
Jan 4, 20212 min read
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A Hero for Community Health
Lessie Williams honored for helping families most at risk Lessie Williams has been honed as a community hero by the Centers for Disease...
Oct 22, 20202 min read
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COVID-19 Relief Directed to Black Community
New cash grants available to offset financial harm Akasha Lawrence Spence speaks before the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in...
Aug 25, 20203 min read
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Momentum for ‘More Than Pink' Vitual Walk
Comunity action for breast cancer prevention, treatment Janet Long Community ambassador Janet Long is encouraging her community and...
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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Herman Cain Dies of COVID-19
Trump Black voices chair attended Tulsa rally Herman Cain speaks during a Faith and Freedom Coalition event in 2014 in Washington, D.C....
Jul 28, 20204 min read
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Virus Spread Brings New Mandates
Virus Spread Brings New Mandates A subway rider wears a mask and a bandana to protect himself against COVID-19 in New York. As the...
Jul 14, 20203 min read
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Emergency Food Stamps Extended
Maximum benefits to last through July The SNAP food stamp program serves low income people. The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS)...
Jun 30, 20201 min read
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