by Deanna Rivera | Feb 27, 2020 | Community Awareness, Health and Wellness, Non-Profit, Volunteer Opportunities
HIV Alliance provides care to those living with HIV/AIDS and helps prevent new HIV infections. 1 in 7 people live with HIV today. And there were over 37,000 new diagnoses in 2018. 6/10 Oregonians have never been tested for HIV. They serve 32 counties in Oregon and...
by Southtowne Rotary | Nov 26, 2019 | Club Events, Community Awareness, Fundraising, Health and Wellness
On November 14th, 2019, our program speaker was one of our own members, Kathi Hoffer. She spoke on the importance of Rotary’s Polio Plus program. Kathi not only gave a history of the disease but also invoked personal memories from many of our members as to the first...
by Deanna Rivera | Feb 21, 2019 | Community Awareness, Environmental Concerns, Health and Wellness, Local Business, Non-Profit, Politics
How prepared are you to survive and recover from the next Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake? Steve Robinson, of Cascadia Prepared, tells us why, when and how we should be prepared. Steve has worked for SAIF Corporation and ODOT, was a 12-year member of the Eugene...
by Deanna Rivera | Nov 29, 2018 | Community Awareness, Health and Wellness, Politics
It’s been 6 years since private contractors took over mental health, dental and medical services at the jail. The current provider since 2015 is WellPath, previously known as California Forensic Medical Group, and Cheryl Gifford is the Mental Health Supervisor...
by Deanna Rivera | Aug 2, 2018 | Community Awareness, Health and Wellness, People and Personalities
Today, more than ever, it is imperative that we all face and embrace the grave disparities that exist in our communities, as people struggle with hunger in every county and congressional district in Oregon and the nation. The reality is, hunger does not discriminate,...
by Deanna Rivera | Jul 19, 2018 | Arts and Entertainment, Community Awareness, Health and Wellness, Non-Profit
The First Annual PTSD Symposium, which is the first major event of the Kim Sticka PTSD Music & Arts Foundation, will be held July 21, 2018. This is the first major event of the foundation which was established to inform our community about combined efforts to...