What's New

Have you been hearing the buzz about Community Health Workers? Also known as lay health workers or promotoras, CHWs are getting a lot of attention these days. They are trusted community members who are trained to provide health information and support to those in their own communities. Both federal and Oregon state healthcare reform efforts include training and hiring CHWs as an essential component of improving the health of under-served populations. As a health center committed to the African American community in Portland, we are excited to be partnering with Multnomah County’s Community Capacitation Center (whose staff is pictured here with North by Northeast Executive Director Suzy Jeffreys and Medical Director Dr. Jill Ginsberg) and the Urban League of Portland to develop a training for CHWs serving the local African American and African communities. Participants in the training will be certified by the State of Oregon and employable as CHWs when their training is completed in mid-July. We are confident in the ability of CHWs to strengthen our communities from within and are thrilled to
be part of the “buzz.” Stay tuned for an update later this year!

We are thrilled to welcome our newest staff member - Jessica Lee! Jessica joins us as Program Assistant, responsible for ensuring the smooth flow of clinical, office and program operations. She is a life-long Pacific Northwesterner and attended school in Olympia, WA where she later served as Senior Patient Care Coordinator at Planned Parenthood of Western Washington, until 2006. Jessica then moved to Portland and from 2006-2012 led the Racial Justice & Alliance Building Program, as well as the Youth Organizing program, at Basic Rights Oregon. In addition to her current role as Program Assistant, Jessica is a health sciences student at Portland State University, a consultant to various non-profit organizations and sits on the board of directors at Causa - Oregon’s statewide immigrant rights group. She is especially interested in seeking ways of integrating direct care with systemic change to build and sustain healthy communities in our region and can’t imagine a better place than North by Northeast to do this work. And we can’t imagine a better person to join us in this work. Welcome Jessica!

We’re excited to be partnering with Multnomah County Aging & Disability Services to host a 6-week Living Well with Chronic Conditions Workshop!

The 6-week evidence-based program develped by Stanford University is for adults living with one or more chronic conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, HIV/AIDS, high blood pressure, depression, heart disease or chronic pain. The Workshop helps participants take charge of their lives by finding practical ways to deal with pain and fatigue, discovering better nutrition and exercise choices, understanding new treatment choices, and learning better ways to talk with their doctor and family about their health. People who participate in the workshop feel better, are less limited by their illness and may spend less time at the doctor or in the hospital!

The workshop begins on April 2 and will be held for six weeks, every Tuesday from 9:30 am - noon (except on March 24, when the session will be held from noon - 2:30 pm). To register, or if you have questions, call Sharetta Butcher at (503) 287-4932.

We are currently looking for a full-time Patient Care Manager to join our team. We’re looking for a candidate with a strong connection to the neighborhoods we serve as well as a commitment to community health and serving under-served populations. Click below to view the full job description and instructions on how to apply:

Patient Care Manager

Thank you to everyone who made a year-end donation to North by Northeast! To those of you who gave through the Willamette Week Give!Guide, you helped us surpass our Give!Guide goal of $30,000 and raise over $33,500! We head into this new year buoyed up by your strong support. Thanks especially to our Give!Guide sponsors: Ristretto Roasters, Richard Howells & Associates and CareOregon.