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January 10, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr.
2024 Special Edition
Washington County Exceeds
Goals for Shelter Creation
Governor Tina Kotek, with other elected officials including Washington County Chair Kathryn
Harrington and Commissioner Pam Treece, tours newly opened Safe Rest Pods on SW 17th Avenue,
funded in part by EO 23-02
Additional
households
rehoused with
Supportive
Housing funds
On January 10th, 2023, Gov-
ernor Tina Kotek signed Execu-
tive Order 2023-02 (EO 23-02)
declaring a state of emergency
in much of Oregon due to home-
lessness and shared ambitious
goals for local Continuum of
Care (CoC) agencies to meet.
Today, Washington County is
proud to share we exceeded
goals for shelter creation and
rehousing formerly homeless
families and individuals under
EO 23-02.
“Addressing Oregon’s home-
lessness crisis takes all of us
doing everything we can, ev-
ery day, and that’s exactly what
Washington County did through
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WE’RE
HIRING
Be part of equity in action
Be part of the Center for
Black Health and Wellness
Jane Akpamgbo, MD is part of the KPNW group
launching the Center for Black Health and Wellness
Key Positions the Center for Black
Health and Wellness (CBHW) is
actively hiring for:
• Registered Nurse Practitioner
PRIMARY CARE
• Licensed Practical Nurse
• Physician
PRIMARY CARE
Equity is one of Kaiser Permanente’s founding principles.
We believe everyone deserves the chance to live a healthy life;
we’re working to eradicate racial disparities in health outcomes
while making health care equitable and inclusive.
Every day, you’ll help advance the delivery of excellent,
compassionate, culturally competent care for our members.
You can boldly transform care while improving the health of our
community. You’ll form unique connections with the patients you
help. They’ll look to you to meet critical needs as well as help
navigate their health choices throughout their journey.
northwest.permanente.org
For more about CBHW
and current openings