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PacificSource Health Plans Announces Recipients of 2020 Community Health Excellence Program Special Funding Cycle
(SPRINGFIELD, Ore.) Nov. 5, 2020— PacificSource Health Plans is pleased to announce the seven healthcare organizations that will receive a combined total of $125,000 in funding as part of a special funding cycle of the Community Health Excellence (CHE) grants program. This unique cycle supported organizations seeking to expand traditional health worker (THW) access in Oregon.
Traditional health workers (THWs) are a type of frontline healthcare provider that reduce barriers to care, increase access to culturally and linguistically appropriate care, and improve individual health outcomes. Oregon recognizes five types of THWs that require specific training and certification in order to practice: birth doulas, personal health navigators, peer support and peer wellness specialists, and community health workers. THWs deliver care in a number of settings including community-based organizations, clinics or hospitals, county health departments, coordinated care organizations, and patient-centered primary care homes.
“Expanding traditional health worker capacity is a key component of our strategy to improve health outcomes for Oregon Health Plan beneficiaries,” said Ken Provencher, president and CEO of PacificSource. “These funds will support our community partners in training and certifying THWs to increase access to their services throughout the state.”
2020 CHE grant recipients include: Capitol Dental Care (Salem), Central City Concern (Portland), Centro Latino Americano (Eugene), DAWNS House (Bend), Dual Diagnosis Anonymous (Statewide), Rimrock Trail Treatment Services (Prineville), and WellMama (Eugene).
Over the last 11 years, the PacificSource CHE grants program has awarded more than $7 million in community grant awards to improve community health. Awards help providers advance healthcare delivery innovations in Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and, Washington. Applications are independently evaluated and awards go to organizations that prioritize advancing the Quadruple Aim and demonstrate significant positive impact for their patients, regardless of their insurance or PacificSource member status.
The next CHE grant cycle will open in January 2021. For more information, visit pacificsource.com/che-program/
Covid-19 Resources for New, Expectant, & Grieving Parents
Free local resources to access remotely
WellMama Text Support – Connect one-on-one with a peer support volunteer who understands the challenges of pregnancy, postpartum, loss, and more
Text SUPPORT to 541-525-0495
WellMama Online Support Groups – Weekly judgement-free support groups for parents – wellmamaoregon.com/support
Phone Support for OHP application (pregnancy) 541-682-3926
Phone Support from Lactation Professionals
WIC 541–682–4202
Eugene Pediatric Associates – 541-484-5437
Daisy Chain – 937-703-4462
Parenting Education & Home Visits
Local resources for families, talking to children, accessing school lunches, and more
lanekids.org/coronavirus-resources
Free food for low income families NAACP + F4LC
Call 541-343-2822 or visit foodforlanecounty.org
Childcare info – Text children to 898211
Womenspace – Domestic violence crisis support womenspaceinc.org,
Crisis Line 800–281–2800
CAHOOTS – Mental health and crisis support
Crisis Line: 541-687-4000
Substance Abuse Counseling, Willamette Family – wfts.org, info@wfts.org
Remote Perinatal Mental Health Services
Eugene Therapy – Telehealth, covered by insurance or ranging from $25 and up – eugenetherapy.com Fill out this form
Center for Community Counseling – Weekly telehealth for anyone 18 and older, sliding scale fee of $0-$50 per session – ccceugene.org info@ccceugene.org
Center for Family Development – Telehealth, mental health and substance use disorder assessments – c-f-d.org, 541-342-8437
Dora Parys, LCSW – Telehealth, accepts Trillium, Pacific Source, Community Solutions – doratherapy.com, dora@doratherapy.com
Barbara Herman, LPA – Telehealth barherman@gmail.com
Dr. Charlotte Peterson – Telehealth, sliding scale, growingkindkids.com
drcharpeterson@growingkindkids.com
Tamara Hughes, LCSW – Telehealth hughescounseling11@gmail.com
Lisa Shanahan, LCSW – Telehealth lisatherapy.com, lisa@lisatherapy.com
Ayelet Amittay, PMHNP-BC – Telehealth- wildgeesementalhealth@gmail.com
WellMama Survey
Thank you for helping us improve support systems for parents.
WellMama is committed to bettering our community by improving support systems and services for expectant, new, and grieving parents. This survey is an opportunity for your voice to be heard and your story to be shared (completely anonymously!) in a way that can improve support for parents in our community. This survey is completely voluntary, completely confidential, will take 25-30 minutes of your time, and all respondents will receive a $10 gift card mailed to your Oregon home address (one response per person, while supplies last). Thank you to the Oregon Community Foundation for their support of this project.
In order to be eligible to participate, you must be currently living in Oregon and have experienced one of the following parenting experiences within the last FIVE years: childbirth (as a birthing parent or partner to a birthing parent), adoption, foster parenting, surrogacy, pregnancy or infant loss.
Para ser eligible, se requiere que vive en Oregon y DENTRO DE LOS ÚLTIMOS CINCO AÑOS, ha experimentado: parto (como madre o pareja de madre), adopción, crianza temporal o subrogación, o pérdida del embarazo o del bebé.
If you are currently pregnant or have given birth within the last 6 months, you are also eligible for the COPE study: Covid-19 & Perinatal Experiences
Being pregnant or parenting during a pandemic can bring up many emotions. WellMama is teaming up with University of Oregon and other national and international institutions to gather information about how the pandemic has affected your pregnancy or postpartum experience. This survey is completely voluntary, completely confidential, will take 25-30 minutes of your time, and will give you the chance to win a $50 gift card.