OSBHA Blogs

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

jessica@osbha.org

Feb 2, 2024

  The time to make a difference is now...

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...

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...

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 ...

OSBHA February Newsletter

Ashley McAllister

Feb 22, 2021

  In this month's newsletter, we interviewed Shian Gutierrez, our new Community Partnerships Coordinator. Shian is working to strengthen partnerships with Latino/a/x focused organizations to ensure that OSBHA's work supports the needs of Latino/a/x youth across Oregon. What brings you to this work? My passion in education and human development, plus my own...

OSBHA December Newsletter

Ashley McAllister

Dec 23, 2020

In this month's newsletter, we interviewed Salma, a Student Health Advocate at OSBHA, about the impact COVID-19 has had on her life. Thank you to Salma  for sharing your story with us.  How has COVID-19 impacted your mental, physical, and/or emotional health?  It’s crazy to think that we’ve been in this state for 9 months. In what feels like a blink of an...

OSBHA November Newsletter

Ashley McAllister

Nov 30, 2020

In our November newsletter, two OSBHA Student Health Advocates share about the impact COVID-19 has had on their lives. Thank you to Azucena and E for sharing your experiences and photos with us.   Azucena...

OSBHA October Newsletter

Ashley McAllister

Oct 30, 2020

In our October newsletter, we interview Jen Shin, the new Operations Manager at OSBHA! This month, we're welcoming Jen Shin to OSBHA as our new Operations Manager. We're so thrilled to have her on our team. Jen answered some questions about her passions and what brings her to OSBHA. What brings you to this work? My own personal experience with mental health drew me to the social...

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