Healthier Together Community Forum Series: Beyond Clinic Walls

CCHC invites you to the third conversation of our Healthier Together Community Forum Series! We will address how we can provide health services to our most medically vulnerable community members who are permanently, or at least long-term, living on the streets or in homeless camps.

While our community works toward housing for all, there are simply not enough affordable homes to house everyone in the near term. Safety-net clinics, emergency room and volunteer providers, and numerous groups seek to provide care to those who are houseless and in crisis yet do not seek primary care support and specialty care through our health systems. What is it really like for our most vulnerable houseless populations on the street? Why aren’t they coming to health clinics? What creates distrust in the healthcare system? How can we partner to address not only acute care and basic needs, but to provide long term, primary, and preventative care to these highly vulnerable populations? Mark your calendars for a great discussion! 

What: Beyond Clinic Walls
When: Wednesday, March 14, 8:00-9:30, Program starts at 8:15am
Where: Portland State Office Building- 800 NE Oregon St. Portland, Conference Room 1D