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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Tuesday Tidbits are short, specific info bites you can use and share to increase collective knowledge of Lane County's wide-ranging community resource landscape.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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County Community Based Organization Newsletter February 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Inside the attached February edition you will find:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Happy Lunar New Year<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Black History Month Celebration: Dr. Camara Jones’ contributions to Public Health by addressing Racism<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Can Do Better is offering a <a href="https://www.wecandobetter.org/events/disability-justice-speaker-series-2023-2024/">
series of virtual events focused on Disability Justice</a>, intended to elevate and educate on the often ignored issues that impact the disability community most.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> These voices need to
be amplified so we can address Ableism in all of our systems. <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
Today, March 5, 2024, 1-3pm</span>, they are holding an Intersectional Disability virtual event with the filmmakers from
<b><i><a href="https://wecandobetter.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5f0a5af1c8205925bd7bca247&id=1b69624830&e=2d723890da" target="_blank">We Are the Most Beautiful People: Adult Disability The Film</a></i></b>, a social justice film that challenges the notions
of beauty and centers on the lived experiences of adults with disabilities. <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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Scholarships available by request, nobody will be turned away.<br>
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is offering a screening of “Birthing Justice” on March 12<sup>th</sup> at 5pm.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">"Birthing Justice" goes beyond the statistics to highlight the experiences of Black women in childbirth, shedding light on the challenges they face and their efforts to transform
the future of maternal care for all women in this country. This powerful film places Black women at the center of the fight to fix a broken system, making it a must-watch for anyone interested in reproductive health and social justice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Join Nurturely for this important screening and stay for a thought-provoking discussion afterwards.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> Come
together to learn, share, and take action towards a more just and equitable future for all birthing people and babies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Included in the
<a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORHA/bulletins/38e06cf">February 29, 2024 issue</a>:
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in Western Oregon</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORHA/bulletins/38e06cf#link_2">Protect your heart against the dangers of cigarettes</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORHA/bulletins/38e06cf#link_5">Readers share what inspires them to be healthy</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORHA/bulletins/38e06cf#link_13">Q & A</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORHA/bulletins/38e06cf#link_14">OHA's COVID-19 resources</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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one of the largest-ever expansions of Veteran health care, all Veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards during military service – at home or abroad – will be eligible for VA health care beginning March 5</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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directed by President Biden</a>, this expansion of VA health care eliminates the phased-in approach called for by the PACT Act – meaning that millions of Veterans are becoming eligible for VA health care up to eight years earlier than written into law. This
is a critical step forward because Veterans who are enrolled in VA health care are proven to have better health outcomes than non-enrolled Veterans, and VA hospitals have dramatically outperformed non-VA hospitals in <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbmV3cy52YS5nb3YvcHJlc3Mtcm9vbS92YS1vdXRwZXJmb3JtLW5vbi12YS1mYWNpbGl0aWVzLWNtcy1yYXRpbmdzLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAyMjcuOTA5MjAyMDEifQ.zGKhZrPbOqQrBa-PkdaAL07NyL8sTZxXbCITa7h3-PA/s/181086910/br/237836803211-l">overall
quality ratings</a> and <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbmV3cy52YS5nb3YvcHJlc3Mtcm9vbS9uYXRpb253aWRlLXBhdGllbnQtc3VydmV5LXNob3dzLXZhLWhvc3BpdGFscy1vdXRwZXJmb3JtLW5vbi12YS1ob3NwaXRhbHMvIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDIyNy45MDkyMDIwMSJ9.dlwZztA57c6VCp0IZ-zWKNRGzSsV2-kWuNTMjOV8ww8/s/181086910/br/237836803211-l">patient
satisfaction ratings</a>. Additionally, VA health care is often <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZhLmdvdi9oZWFsdGgtY2FyZS9jb3BheS1yYXRlcy8iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjQwMjI3LjkwOTIwMjAxIn0.xUgWAQKo4MwHmBpYP-MvyS87kkcTo1YeIRGMjuhl6aI/s/181086910/br/237836803211-l">more
affordable</a> than non-VA health care for Veterans. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">For more information about how the PACT Act is helping Veterans and their survivors, visit VA’s <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDksInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFjY2Vzc3RvY2FyZS52YS5nb3YvaGVhbHRoY2FyZS9wYWN0YWN0IiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDIyNy45MDkyMDIwMSJ9.LUNMLqOItawLulLhH66La_LFESV2ki1OtTy5KxwbX3s/s/181086910/br/237836803211-l">PACT
Act Dashboard</a>. To apply for care or benefits today, visit <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZhLmdvdi9yZXNvdXJjZXMvdGhlLXBhY3QtYWN0LWFuZC15b3VyLXZhLWJlbmVmaXRzLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAyMjcuOTA5MjAyMDEifQ.ORq04kDM1OEbBcUwFHIeleaLKpFfTT_lskiqQLktwjE/s/181086910/br/237836803211-l">VA.gov/PACT</a> or
call 1-800-MYVA411. More information on eligibility can be found at <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnZhLmdvdi9yZXNvdXJjZXMvdGhlLXBhY3QtYWN0LWFuZC15b3VyLXZhLWJlbmVmaXRzLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyNDAyMjcuOTA5MjAyMDEifQ.OE078oWqB8f5uj3URog28BGecJMOHBhWdozbLRz31N4/s/181086910/br/237836803211-l">VA.gov/PACT</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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