Northwest Quality Care

04/13/2023

Don’t forget to check your registration with Oregon Secretary of State

To support Katrina Doughty for Multnomah ESD School Board’s campaign, visit: https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/420419/katrina-doughty

This is your weekly adorable voting reminder from Rory and I:

Tue April 25th is the voter registration deadline for the May 2023 election.

To check your registration: https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/pages/myvote.aspx

02/02/2023

10/19/2022

Using someone’s correct pronouns is one of the most basic ways to respect their humanity.

In honor of International Pronoun Day, I would like to share a website where you can practice using pronouns like you would in everyday conversation.

Pronouns are basically words used to refer to a person other than their name. When a trans person comes out they may have new pronouns they want to use

08/28/2022

Shared via Elizabeth Anderson ♥️

07/22/2022

In 1973, not long after the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, Congress amended the Public Health Service Act to allow medical professionals to refuse to provide abortion care on the basis of their moral or religious beliefs. But if healthcare workers can be “conscientious objectors” to abortion...

07/09/2022

Today, we gave an update on Oregon’s response to a national outbreak of hMPXV (human monkeypox virus) that includes at least six cases in Oregon.

In the current hMPXV outbreak, an initial flu-like illness may occur. A rash can also appear at the same time or five days later, presenting more often on the ge****ls and around the a**s. The rash can be subtle and may be painful or itchy as it moves through predictable stages, including what look like pimples, blisters and scabs. Sores may also be present inside the mouth, va**na or a**s.

hMPXV has an incubation period of 6-13 days, but can be as long as 21 days. Illness lasts 2 to 4 weeks.

hMPXV is not as contagious as COVID-19, but its control requires a coordinated, thoughtful public health response.

“While anyone can be affected by hMPXV, the current global outbreak of hMPXV has largely affected gay, bis*xual and other men who have s*x with men,” said Dr. Tim Menza, senior health advisor for OHA’s hMPXV response. “I point this out not to say that men who have s*x with men are the only people at risk for hMPXV, but that right now our priority should be empowering men who have s*x with men and the larger LGBTQIA+ and q***r community and their health care providers with information, testing, prevention and treatment strategies.”

Read our news release to learn more about how we’re emphasizing information-sharing, testing, vaccination and treatment as part of Oregon’s response to hMPXV: http://ow.ly/BZry50JR7x3

07/07/2022

✨⭐️ you deserve to believed by your doctor⭐️✨

✨ weight alone is not a predictor of health. The focus many providers have on diet and exercise alone assumes that weight is always within a person’s control, when often it’s tied to a number of factors, including someone’s income, neighborhood, access to healthy food & so much more. You can also be healthy with a larger body.

💓 we deserve access to high quality healthcare without weight shame and stigma.

⭐️ [illustration of a woman with brown skin and medium length blue hair. she has visible stretch marks and body hair. text reads, 'you deserve to be heard and believed at the doctors.’]

06/28/2022

Just an idea!
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Digital illustration of a Latinx person with long flowing hair, gold hoop earrings with the word ‘justice’, a geometric print blazer, green tee and beige skirt. They are holding their collar and looking at the viewer. Text reads, ‘religious freedom shouldn't mean Christian supremacy.'

06/27/2022

06/27/2022

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An animated person points at words on the screen with the red letters “THIS” flag under their pouting arms.

The words say:
Abortion fund staff and volunteers have been planning, building, collaborating and doing this work for YEARS! Contact your local abortion fund (PNW = ) or the National option:
Stop inviting people to your house to get an abortion, it is not safe. There are established networks you can work with instead.

06/25/2022

We cannot effectively talk about reproductive justice and abortion rights without talking about abolition. So let’s talk about the ways the fight for abortion rights and abolition are connected.

Criminalizing pregnancy outcomes (like: charging people with murder for self managing their abortion, jailing people for allegedly using drugs during pregnancy, and accusing people of being at fault for having a miscarriage) puts every pregnant person at risk. It does not matter whether you have a miscarriage or choose to end your pregnancy. Police surveillance puts pregnant people at risk of criminalization.

We know that the police play a substantial role in reinforcing the state’s mechanisms of control over pregnant people. We know that abortions bans specifically target poor people, BIPOC, and immigrants. And we know that these groups of people are the most criminalized for having abortions (and the most criminalized in general, by far).

In order to guarantee freedom over our reproductive decisions, we need to get rid of police and prisons. We need to understand that police and prisons do not protect pregnant people. They do not protect children. Their function is purely to maintain systems of white supremacy and state control. We need abolition to guarantee all of us have reproductive freedom.

06/24/2022

06/24/2022

06/14/2022

We can do it! NAYA and our community can slow the spread of COVID-19. 💪 As infections and hospitalizations fluctuate across the PNW, take steps to protect yourself and others.

Wear a mask and show you care!

06/13/2022

Coming Soon: Repro Worker Aid Fund

Mini grants for workers who will be displaced due to the injustice at the Supreme Court. It’s not much, but we’re trying to help. We’ve got your back. 💛