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Rachel McDonald/KLCCLane County officials predict that its federally qualified health centers will be financially safe this fiscal year. -
PexelsMichael Dunne discusses with Dr. Patrick Luedke, Lane County's Medical Director, about a bacteriological infection, shigella, spreading among the unhoused population. Shigella, which causes severe symptoms like bloody diarrhea, has led to 18 confirmed cases in Lane County, with 11 hospitalizations. The bacteria is typically spread through food, water, and person-to-person contact. Dr. Luedke emphasizes the importance of hygiene and sanitation to prevent its spread. Plus, Alex Baumhardt from The Oregon Capitol Chronicle reports on the impact of federal budget cuts and tariffs on Oregon's nonprofits and businesses, highlighting the concerns of local leaders and the potential for a recession.
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This forum focuses on how you can detect cancer early, what resources we have in the community if you do detect it, and what research is being done right here in Eugene on early detection. -
New research from the University of Oregon reveals that a person’s political beliefs affect the trust they have in their own doctors and health care providers. -
The mobile crisis intervention service CAHOOTS is essential and needs to be continued. That was the message from those who attended Thursday night’s town hall meeting held at the University of Oregon, following the elimination of CAHOOTS services in Eugene earlier in the week. -
On Monday, the City of Eugene and White Bird Clinic announced that mobile crisis response service CAHOOTS would no longer serve Eugene due to contract, and funding issues. -
White Bird’s CAHOOTS program, which provides services to people in crisis, will no longer serve the city of Eugene.
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Lane County plans to expand its mobile crisis intervention program. This comes as a similar service operated by White Bird Clinic is dramatically scaling back. -
A key provision of voter-approved Measure 110 expands access to drug treatment services and pays for it with Oregon’s cannabis tax revenue. A steady decline in tax proceeds from marijuana sales has led to more funding cuts for recovery service providers. -
The Oregon Health Authority said Thursday the Trump administration has canceled roughly $117 million in COVID-era grants. -
Addiction treatment services in Oregon are facing a fiscal crunch as a citizen-run oversight council has made sweeping funding cuts. One Eugene-based drop-in recovery center has lost 75% of its budget -- leaving it at risk of closure. -
White Bird Clinic plans to dramatically reduce its mobile crisis intervention service, CAHOOTS, early next month. The nonprofit has also announced deep cuts to its crisis hotline.
