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Future of health care in Oregon topic of meeting
Oregon Health Authori-
ty has organized nine com-
munity meetings across the
state in hopes of engaging
Oregonians in a conversation
about the future of the Ore-
gon Health Plan.
Director Patrick Allen is
scheduled to travel to Asto-
ria on Wednesday, June 27,
as one of his nine stops. He
hopes to get feedback on pro-
posed policy options to im-
prove the state’s coordinated
care system.
The end of the first five-
year contracts with coordi-
nated care organizations, or
CCOs, marks an opportu-
nity for the Oregon Health
Policy Board to work with
stakeholders to improve the
services that 1 million Ore-
gonians receive through the
Oregon Health Plan.
Astoria’s meeting is from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at
the Astoria Armory, 1636 Ex-
change St.
Spanish language interpre-
tation services will be avail-
able at the meeting.
For more information, con-
tact Lisa Bui at 971-673-3397,
711 TTY, or Lisa.T.Bui@state.
or.us.
Lunches: Local lunch programs fill the gap
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whose families are struggling
to make ends meet.
“We know the important
role that child nutrition plays
during the school year and it’s
just as crucial in the summer
months when children don’t
have access to school meals,”
said Colt Gill, director of the
Oregon Department of Edu-
cation.
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“We encourage families
and caregivers to take advan-
tage of this opportunity to
help ensure the children they
care for have access to good
nutrition over the summer.”
Families can look up meal
locations in their area by call-
ing 2-1-1, or texting “Food”
or “Comida” to 877-877, or
by visiting the Summer Food
Oregon website. Meals are
available for any child 18 and
under regardless of race, col-
or, national origin, sex, age or
disability.
“The Summer Foods Lunch
Program in Klamath Falls al-
lows us to provide lunches to
kids who would otherwise go
hungry,” Integral Youth Ser-
vices Outreach Programs Di-
rector Craig Schuhmann said.
“Over the course of the sum-
mer we serve 24,000 lunches
at 30 different sites, rural and
city, over a ten week period.
This affords us the opportu-
nity to combine our efforts
with local community part-
ners to provide education and
enrichment activities while
the youth are gathered to eat.
Many appreciative parents
have told us that this program
helps to stretch an already
tight food budget.”
Local options include:
Warrenton: 11:30 to 12:30
weekdays at Warrenton Grade
School, 820 S.W. Cedar Ave.
Program runs through Aug.
24. Info: 503-861-2281.
Hammond: Old Ham-
mond Library.
Astoria: Programs are
available at Astoria High
School, Astoria Parks and
Recreation’s Day Camp cen-
ters, Emerald Heights, Lewis
and Clark Elementary, Peter
Pan Park, and Tapiola Park.
Jewell: Jewell School.
Seaside: Broadway Middle
School and Nehalem Valley
Church.