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Cultural Competency for All of Oregon (SB97)
PETITION CLOSED
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Signatures
220 out of 500Petitioning
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State Rep. Bruce Hanna
(+ 9 others)
Petitioning
close- State Rep. Bruce Hanna (OR-007)
- State Rep. Vicki Berger (OR-020)
- State Rep. Vic Gilliam (OR-018)
- State Rep. Kevin Cameron (OR-019)
- State Rep. Greg Smith (OR-057)
- State Rep. Robert Jenson (OR-058)
- State Rep. Bill Kennemer (OR-039)
- State Rep. Jim Thompson (OR-023)
- State Rep. Jason Conger (OR-054)
- State Rep. Katie Brewer (OR-029)
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State Rep. Bruce Hanna
(+ 9 others)
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Oregon Senate Bill 97 has a vote in the Oregon House on May 19th at 11:00 AM. We are urging bipartisan support for SB 97 that will start a conversation on Cultural Competency continuing education for Oregon's health professionals. SB 97 has brought together 50+ community based organizations and health industry stakeholders, and passed the Oregon Senate on a bipartisan 22-7 vote.
Endosed by:
AARP Oregon
African Partnership for Health
African Women’s Coalition (AWC)
American Association of University Women of Oregon
Asian Health and Services Center
Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO)
Basic Rights Oregon
Black Parent Initiative
Cambodian American Community of Oregon (CACO)
Care Oregon
Cascade A.I.D.S. Project
Cascadia Behavorial Health
CAUSA - Oregon’s Immigrant Rights Coalition
Central City Concern
Children First for Oregon
Children’s Community Clinic
Chinese American Citizens Alliance Portland Lodge
Coalition for a Livable Future
Coalition of Community Health Clinics
Collecting Health Advocacy for Rooted Latina/os and Africans (CHARLA)
Conexiones and The Center for Trauma Recovery
Connecting Communities Coalition
Consuelo Saragoza
Dr. Tina Castañares
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
Family Forward Oregon
Health Care for All Oregon
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization
International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC)
Janus Youth (Village Gardens)
Jill Ginsberg, MD MPH
Leda Garside, RN, BSN
LGBTQ Health Coalition of the Columbia-Willamette
Lisa Ladendorff, LCSW, Transire Counseling Services
Mano A Mano Family Center L.L.U.S.
Maria Michalczyk. MA RN.
Men’s Health Project
Metropolitan Allicane for Common Good
Michelle Chu, MSN, NP-C, Providence Portland Medical Center
Michelle Gaines
Mid-Valley Health Care Advocates
Mujeres Luchadoras Progresistas (Women Fighting for Progress)
Multnomah County Democrats
Multnomah County Healthy Birth Initiatives (HBI)
Nation of Islam
National Action Network of Portland Beaverton Oregon
National Association of Hispanic Nurses – Portland Chapter
National Association of Social Workers – Oregon
Native American Youth and Family Center
Noelle Wiggins, EdD, MSPH
North by Northeast Community Center
North/Northeast Business Association
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Nuestra Communidad Sana (A Program of The Next Door Inc.)
OHP Works
Oregon Action
Oregon Alliance for Retired Americans
Oregon Center for Christian Values
Oregon Commission on Asian Affairs
Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs
Oregon Commission on Black Affairs
Oregon Health Action Campaign
Oregon Latino Health Coalition (OLHC)
Oregon Law Center
Oregon League of Minority Voters
Oregon Medical Association
Oregon Nurses Association
Oregon Pacific Area Health Education Center
Oregon Primary Care Association
Oregon Psychological Association
Oregon Reproductive Health Foundation
Oregon State Board of Nursing
Oregon State Council for Retired Citizens
Oregon Students of Color Coalition
Oregon Women’s Rights Coalition
OSPIRG
People of Color Health Equity Collaborative
People-Places-Things LLC
PISA (Pacific Islander Student Association)
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette
Portland African American Leadership Forum
Portland Allies of People of Color
Portland Chapter - Social Welfare Action Alliance
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives, Inc.
Portland Jobs with Justice
Professor Sunil Khanna, Oregon State University
Providence Health and Services
SEIU
Sisters of the Road
Steve Baker Colorectal Cancer Alliance
The Archimedes Movement/ We Can Do Better
The Center for Intercultural Organizing
The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Honorable Edwin J. Peterson, Former Chief Justice Oregon Supreme Court
The Oregon Bus Project
The Urban League of Portland
THE-TREE Institute
TsaiComms
Tuality Healthcare
UFCW Local 555
United Seniors of Oregon
Upstream Public Health
VOZ Workers’ Rights Education Project
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
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SB 97 - Health above Politics
Dear,
Please support Senate Bill 97, Cultural Competency is good for Oregon. SB 97 enjoys strong bipartisan support, and starts an important statewide conversation between health care industry, licensing boards, and community based organizations to develop appropriate content and standards to support health professionals "do no harm".
While SB 97 failed the full House on May 18th, we urge your support of the Motion to Reconsider and the vote on SB 97 on Thursday May 19th on the House floor. Our coalition leaders are in the capitol today, and are available to speak with Representatives who have questions. We also seek a compromise solution to ensure SB 97 passes.
SB 97 is a step in the right direction, improving provider-patient communication which lowers misdiagnosis, incorrect treatment, and ultimately health care costs. SB 97 is a racial equity and health equity tool, to help us address Oregon's persistent racial disparities among Latino, African-American, Asian, Pacific Islander and Native American communities. 50+ organizations have endorsed SB 97, and hundreds of community members have become engaged around this issue.
Please support SB 97 on the House Floor May 19th.
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