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OSBHA
Feb 20, 2019
OREGON’S YOUNG PEOPLE ADVOCATE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS
2019 School Health Advocacy Day
On February 28, 2019, young people from across Oregon will gather to advocate for access to healthcare and to cap School-Based Health Care Awareness Month, which was proclaimed by Governor Kate Brown on February 1 st , 2019. The Oregon School Based Health Alliance’s 2019 School Health...
Youth Blog: Don’t Worry Guys, Gillette Won’t Oppress You
Student Health Advocates
Feb 6, 2019
This blog post is by James Biggers, a member of OSBHA Student Health Advocates.
Hello beautiful readers. The last time I wrote something like this was around five years ago when I wrote about the negative impact social media has on relationships. And by the numbers I actually did a pretty bang-up job. For a time it was the most viewed page on our entire website. In writing that...
Youth Blog: The What’s and How’s of Birth Control
Student Health Advocates
Jan 29, 2019
This blog post is by Jessica Griepenburg, a member of OSBHA Student Health Advocates.
What is birth control?
Birth control, simply put, is pregnancy prevention. But there are countless methods and types that help with all sorts of things, including menstruation control and prevention of sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs).
Though birth control use is mostly accepted...
An Interview with Alfonso Ramirez on Trauma Informed Schools
OSBHA
Jan 7, 2019
In 2016, OSBHA worked to pass a bill to pilot trauma informed schools and funds were allocated to support two pilot schools, Tigard High School (THS) and Central High School (CHS) in Independence, OR. This is the third year of the pilot.
OSBHA has been providing technical assistance to the two schools, working closely with the Trauma Informed Schools Coordinators’ hired to transform the...
Youth Blog: Stress In Today’s Youth
Student Health Advocates
Dec 4, 2018
This blog post is by Destiny Obgeama, a member of the OSBHA Student Health Advocates.
One of the biggest health concerns for youth today is stress. Stress in youth is often overlooked due to the fact that they are young, and ‘couldn’t possibly have any serious matters to stress about.’ Some adults even try to diminish a young person's feelings because they haven...
Youth Blog: Measure 106: the Backdoor Ban on Abortions
Student Health Advocates
Nov 5, 2018
This blog post is by Mira Hukill, an OSBHA Student Health Advocate.
What is it?
Measure 106 would prohibit public funds from being spent on abortions, with the small exception if medically necessary, or required by federal law. To qualify as medically necessary, a licensed physician would need to determine that the pregnant woman would suffer an injury or even death unless an abortion is...
Youth Blog: Guns in America
Student Health Advocates
Jun 5, 2018
OSBHA Student Health Advocate Deza'Rae Collins was recently selected to participate in a journalism project with TIME magazine and Advance Local, devoted to exploring different perspectives about guns in America. Advance Local brought 21 citizens to Washington D.C. for a two-day intensive workshop on the weekend of the March For Our Lives protests.
Here, Deza'Rae shares about her...
Youth Blog: Why We Need Mental Health Services At Schools
Student Health Advocates
Apr 20, 2018
This blog post is by Cindy Wu, a Student Health Advocate at OSBHA. Thanks to the work of OSBHA Student Health Advocates along with many other youth and OSBHA partners across Oregon, our 2018 request to the Oregon Legislature for additional mental health funding in schools was granted! Starting in July, Oregon schools will have close to an additional $1 million to support mental health...
Health News You Can Use : Vaccines. One Less Shot
Haylee Williams
Nov 14, 2016
Health News You Can Use : Vaccines. One Less Shot
There’s at least 10 vaccinations the CDC recommends for youth 7-18 years old. That’s at least 10 shots! Keep in mind some require multiple doses. Eeek so many!
But There’s Good News! The CDC (Center for Disease Control) has now reduced that load by one. That’s right the...
Birth Control Linked to Depression
Haylee Williams
Oct 31, 2016
(CNN)Taking hormonal birth control might be associated with an increased risk for depression compared with those who don't use contraception, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
[...] it is not very surprising that also external artificial hormones acting in the same way and on the same centers as the natural hormones might...
