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URGENT: School-Based Health Funding Needs Support! (HB 4070)

jessica@osbha.org

Feb 2, 2024

  The time to make a difference is now...

NEW! SBHC Outreach Toolkit Ready for Use!

Student Health Advocates

May 8, 2023

Image of three young people in a clinic waiting room speaking with a healthcare provider. There is a LGBTQIA+ flag on the wall in the background.
New School-Based Health Center Outreach Toolkit The Oregon School-Based Health Alliance (OSBHA) is pleased to provide you with a toolkit to support communications about your School-Based Health Center and ensure SBHCs are recognized as a community resource for families and young people to receive health services.  The toolkit was developed with input from youth and...

OSBHA and Youth

jessica@osbha.org

Jul 18, 2022

Oregon School-Based Health Alliance staff discuss how they partner with youth as they work to develop school health services in Oregon. 

Join our Board of Directors!

jessica@osbha.org

Mar 4, 2022

Join Our Board of Directors.  Are you passionate about the intersectionality of health and education and advocacy?  Apply at osbha.org
The Oregon School-Based Health Alliance is seeking board members to join our 2022 board! This is an opportunity to engage in: building community, supporting work at the intersection of health and education, learning and using fundraising skills, implementing the organization’s strategic plan and vision, and more - all of which we will provide training for. Prior board experience...

June Newsletter

jen@osbha.org

Jun 29, 2021

In our June newsletter, we provide an update on our HB 2591:   We are THRILLED to report that HB 2591 passed the Joint Committee on Ways and Means UNANIMOUSLY!! It passed the House floor this past Tuesday and has one more step, a floor vote in the Senate, before it moves to the Governor's office to be signed.   The bill provides funding for...

Mental Health and Taking Care of Yourself

Student Health Advocates

May 31, 2021

By Amira Hassen   In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I decided to write this blog highlighting the effects of COVID-19 and the importance of taking care of your mental health. First, what is mental health? As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health is "a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope...

OSBHA May Newsletter

jen@osbha.org

May 5, 2021

In our May newsletter, we announce our Youth Advocate Conference. We're excited for this upcoming event and have provided more information below.  Youth ages 14-22 please come join us in sharing your school-based health experiences and needs to receive a $20 gift card and inform how the needs of your community will be addressed! Please register here or by...

Sexual assault Awareness Month: It Can Happen to Anyone

Student Health Advocates

Mar 31, 2021

Written by Student Health Advocate, Azucena Morales Santos   Introduction Sexual assault or assault of any kind can occur to anyone. I understand that sexual assault is a sensitive topic that may be triggering to some, and I want to make space to acknowledge and respect those feelings. Still, I believe it is important to talk about these topics so that it is not taboo...

OSBHA 2021 School Health Advocacy Day

jessica@osbha.org

Mar 2, 2021

Ready to Advocate?  School Health Advocacy Day
OSBHA 2021 School Health Advocacy Day   Oregon School-Based Health Alliance's 2021 School Health Advocacy Day, like a lot of things, looked a little different this year.  Youth from all around Oregon joined us virtually on February 23rd to learn about Advocacy, and meet virtually with each other and their local legislators. Students facilitated 26 ...

Self-Isolation: A relationship with you

Student Health Advocates

Feb 23, 2021

  Youth Blog:  What are the effects of social isolation on mental health and healthy relationships?     Social isolation is widely known as an important trigger of mental illness.  According to the article ‘Mental health and social relationships,’ it states that “People with supportive friends and family generally...

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