Front Page story in Sunday Oregonian
The Sunday, October 5, Oregonian includes a front-page story by Andy Dworkin about the impact of the hard economic times on low-cost clinics and our patients. Two North by Northeast patients, Kevin Howard and Jesse Cain, are quoted, along with clinic Medical Director and co-founder Dr. Jill Ginsberg. Read the story here.
Skanner Features Our Search For a New Home
This week's Skanner features a front-page article by Brian Stimpson which discusses our need for a new location and our plans for the future. It's a wonderfully positive and comprehensive piece. Click on the link or cut and paste the following URL into your browser: http://www.theskanner.com/index.php?action=artd&artid=7341
Renee Mitchell’s September 8 column
Renee Mitchell's column in the September 8 Oregonian features North by Northeast and our search for a new home, along with an encouragement to learn more about the Oregon Health Fund Board's draft proposal for Building a Healthy Oregon. Read the draft report here. (pdf)
Portland Tribune Features North by Northeast
The July 24th Portland Tribune print edition includes an article featuring North by Northeast and the recent grant we received from Metro's North Portland Neighborhood Enhancement Committee. The $5650 grant will support our mission of providing treatment for chronic health conditions to uninsured neighborhood residents. Read the article here. An article by Charity Prater in the July 2008 Hollywood Star features neighborhood resident Dr. Jill Ginsberg.
OPB’s Think Out Loud Features Dr. Jill Ginsberg
On June 24 OPB's Emily Harris spoke with Dr. Alvin Poussaint about his views and discussed how health disparities impact African Americans and other people of color. Poussaint is best known for his ongoing partnership with comedian Bill Cosby. From his days consulting on the Cosby Show to the new book they wrote together -- Come On, People: On the Path From Victims to Victors -- Cosby and Poussaint say African Americans need to to take responsibility for their health and their futures. The show…
Angels in Our Midst
Gail Meyer of the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians was so inspired by the story of North by Northeast that she designed a new column for the monthly Family Physicians of Oregon magazine: Angels in Our Midst. The inaugural column appears in the May issue of the magazine and features Oregon family physicians Louise Clark, Jill Ginsberg and Karin Jacobson.