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US Census takers begin to follow up with households
At the end of July, census
takers in 34 counties in Or-
egon will begin to follow up
with households that have
not yet responded to the
2020 Census.
The current self-response
rate in Oregon is 65.0 per-
cent, that is 1.3 million
households. The Census
Bureau will need to visit the
remaining addresses to col-
lect responses in person.
Households can still re-
spond now by completing
and mailing back the pa-
per questionnaire they re-
ceived, by responding on-
line at 2020census.gov, or
by phone for English at 844-
330-2020, or for Spanish at
844-468-2020. Households
can also respond online or
by phone in one of 13 lan-
guages and find assistance
in many more.
Those who respond will
not need to be visited to ob-
tain their census response.
The response rate in
Florence is a couple of
points below the state aver-
age. As of July 30, statewide
response is 65.1 percent vs.
Florence at 62.9.
guidance before beginning
their work in neighbor-
hoods.
If no one is home when
the census taker visits, the
census taker will leave a
notice of their visit with in-
formation about how to re-
spond online, by phone or
by mail. People are encour-
aged to cooperate with cen-
sus takers and ensure that
everyone who was living in
What To Expect
their household as of April
Census takers will fol- 1, 2020, is counted.
low local public health
guidelines when they visit.
Identify Census Takers
Census takers will be wear-
Census takers can be
ing masks. Census takers easily identified by a valid
must complete a virtual government ID badge with
COVID-19 training on so- their photograph, a U.S.
cial distancing protocols Department of Commerce
and other health and safety watermark, and an expira-
tion date on the badge.
To confirm
a census tak-
er’s
identity,
the public may
contact their
regional census
center to speak
with a Census
Bureau repre-
sentative.
Census tak-
ers are hired
from
local
communities.
All
census
takers speak
English, and
many are bilingual. If a cen-
sus taker does not speak the
householder’s language, the
household may request a
return visit from a census
taker who does. Census
takers will also have materi-
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als on hand to help identify
the household’s language.
About the 2020 Census
The U.S. Constitution
mandates a census of the
population every 10 years.
The goal of the 2020 Census
is to count everyone who
lives in the United States on
April 1, 2020 (Census Day).
Census statistics are used
to determine the number
of seats each state holds in
the U.S. House of Repre-
sentatives and informs how
billions of dollars in feder-
al funds will be allocated
by state, local and federal
lawmakers annually for the
next 10 years.
Oregon’s top five counties
with the highest response
rates are Washington with
73.1 percent; Clackamas
with 71.6 percent; Polk with
70.1 percent; Benton with
69.2 percent; and Mult-
nomah with 69.2 percent.
For more information,
visit 2020census.gov.
Teter to speak against abuse at state gathering
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Bob Teter, executive direc-
tor of Siuslaw Outreach Ser-
vices (SOS) in Florence, has
been invited by the Oregon
Coalition Against Domestic
& Sexual Violence to speak
to executive directors of
similar organizations during
their annual gathering on
Thursday, Aug. 13. Teter will
be one of five featured speak-
ers at the online round table.
Normally, this two-day
training is held in-person in
Portland or Bend.
Teter will share ways to
support staff and to keep
them mission-focused in the
very emotionally draining
work they do for victims of
domestic and sexual abuse,
unplanned
homelessness
and other unexpected finan-
cial crises.
“I will be talking about the
changes SOS has undergone
this past year in restructuring
the agency to adapt to new
federal requirements requir-
ing separation of our staff
and services to serve victims
of domestic abuse or sexual
abuse,” said Teter. “Currently
we are the only organization
in the country to offer both
categories of service, but we
must now provide separate
staffs to avoid confidential
client information from hav-
ing any chance of crossing
between the two sides. This
has given us a unique per-
spective, and some growth
pains, while we have accom-
plished this. Thus, we have a
unique perspective to share
with our colleagues.”
Teter’s presentation’s title
is, “Managing Stress in The
Workplace So It Does Not
Manage You: A Critical Tool
in Staff Development.”
There will be more than
50 other executive directors
from around Oregon, along
with a variety of staff from
Oregon Law Center, Oregon
Department of Human Ser-
vices and Oregon Coalition
Against Domestic Violence
headquarters.
SOS board president Bart
Mealer said, “Bob’s exper-
tise and his work here in
Florence, and with advising
similar organizations in the
region, has truly elevated
SOS’s profile statewide. He
is a trusted resource. We are
truly blessed to have such an
accomplished leader who
our board, clients and finan-
cial supporters can depend
on.”
The Oregon Coalition
Against Domestic and Sexu-
al Violence promotes equity
and social change in order to
end violence for all commu-
nities. SOS provides compas-
sionate, respectful and confi-
dential support to people in
need.
Initially, SOS started as
the Siuslaw Area Women’s
Center in 1985 by a group of
local women with a mission
Payne named director of operations for PeaceHealth in Florence
PeaceHealth is pleased Payne has accepted the role
to announce that Cheri of director of operations
for PeaceHealth Medi-

cal Group at PeaceHealth
Peace Harbor Medical Cen-
ter in Florence, effective
immediately.
Payne has been with
PeaceHealth for 24 years.
Since late January, she has

filled the director of oper-
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ations role on an interim
basis. She also served as
senior clinic manager for
specialties in Florence for
the last 15 years.
“I am very excited about
the opportunity to serve in
this role and work with the
outstanding teams we have
in Florence and throughout
PeaceHealth,” Payne said.
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to assist victims of sexual as-
sault or domestic violence.
SOS has evolved over the
years by adding services for
families, men, women and
children throughout West-
ern Lane County.
SOS looks to the root of
each person’s need to help
them resolve their situation
at the source without in-
discriminately handing out
cash, checks or vouchers.
To learn more about the
full scope of services that
Siuslaw Outreach Services
offers the community, to vol-
unteer or to make a financial
contribution to support their
many programs, contact
541-997-2816 or Florenc-
eSOS.org.
Due to privacy restrictions
and COVID-19 measures,
SOS is currently operating
on an appointment-only
basis at their office at 1576
West 12th St. in Florence.
E W I TH A S
The only locally owned
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We provide full service
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With more than 30 years
in healthcare, Payne has
extensive leadership and
operations experience. This
background,
combined
with a passion for improv-
ing patient experience and
enhancing workforce en-
gagement for physicians
and caregivers, are an asset
for Peace Harbor and the
entire PeaceHealth organi-
zation.
Payne earned both her
Master’s in Business Ad-
ministration and Bachelor
of Science in Business from
Northwest Christian Uni-
versity in Eugene.
Based in Vancouver,
Wash., PeaceHealth is a
not-for-profit
Catholic
health system offering care
to communities in Wash-
ington, Oregon and Alaska.
PeaceHealth Peace Har-
bor Medical Center has
been recognized for ex-
emplary performance in
using evidence-based clin-
ical processes shown to
improve care for certain
conditions, including heart
attack, heart failure, pneu-
monia and surgical care.
Since opening its doors in
1989, Peace Harbor has
provided a level of patient
care in advanced imaging
and technology that sur-
passes most other rural fa-
cilities.
Visit online at Peace-
Health.org.
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