Community & Adolescent Health

10/16/2025

The People's Market in Rockwood has just three weekends left! Join us on Sundays at the East County Courthouse Lot (18480 SE Stark St 97233) from 1:00 to 5:00 PM to:

- shop local produce and goods from BIPOC farmers and vendors
- enjoy free community events and workshops
- shop with SNAP, cash, or card.

Upcoming events:

- October 19: Pumpkin carving for kids (everything provided)
- October 26: Halloween, pumpkin carving, trick-or-treat safety tips
- November 2: End-of-market festival and emergency preparedness workshop

03/27/2025

Join In and Celebrate The WIC program, REACH, and Healthy Birth Initiatives are proud to take part in this year's Public Health Week celebrating with a taste of , and heritage cooking demonstrations, recognizing that we don't have to reject our cultural foods to eat healthy!
🥘 African American Cuisine cooking demonstration with expert nutritionist and renown Portland chef RaJiv Harry.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 9am-11am
FREE!
REGISTER here: https://bit.ly/3FL4Y1a
Join us virtually or in person at
600 NE 8th St.
Gresham, OR 97030
Flo's Kitchen, 2nd floor

Multnomah County-REACH

🌟 The WIC program, REACH, and Healthy Birth Initiatives are proud to take part in this year's Public Health Week celebrating with a taste of , and heritage cooking demonstrations, recognizing that we don't have to reject our cultural foods to eat healthy!

🥘 African American Cuisine cooking demonstration with expert nutritionist and renown Portland chef RaJiv Harry.

Wednesday, April 2nd, 9am-11am

FREE!
REGISTER here: https://bit.ly/3FL4Y1a

Join us virtually or in person at
600 NE 8th St.
Gresham, OR 97030
Flo's Kitchen, 2nd floor

Multnomah County-REACH Healthy Birth Initiatives Program-Multnomah County

10/04/2024

In 2022, Roberto Astorga, a Community Health Specialist with Community & Adolescent Health conducted a series of focus groups centered around the prevalence of in Portland migrant communities and invited parents and students enrolled in the Portland Public Schools Migrant Program to participate.
Astorga collaborated with Mauricio Valadrian, a local videographer recognized for his work within the . Together, they recorded the testimonies of migrants with the hope that they might heighten awareness of the inequities affecting these populations.
Astorga and Valadrian were invited to present the project at the Latin American Film Festival September 25th. Afterwards, they invited audience members to fill out a survey to collect data around violence in the migrant community and gauge awareness of the issue.

Multnomah County, Oregon Condado de Multnomah Community & Adolescent Health

10/01/2024

Learn More about our work! Our colleague, Roberto Astorga is featured on the Multnomah County Health Department's page!

🎊Multnomah County Health kicked off at Portland's celebration at MODA center. The Immunization team were there giving vaccinations and the WIC program, Environmental Health, Community & Adolescent Health, and others provided festival goers with health information and resources.
Community Health Specialist, Roberto Astorga delivered remarks addressing the violence affecting the Hispanic .
"We believe that violence is a issue. We try to decrease the disparities that affect populations at risk. Violence affects every single part of our system. And we believe that affects certain populations disproportionately. We try to address those disparities by working with , by providing capacity building, and working with our community to make our county a better place to live," Astorga said.
Multnomah County, Oregon Condado de Multnomah Community & Multnomah County Health Department

09/11/2024

REPOST FROM Multnomah County Health Department
Know any 18-19 year olds looking for a new part time job opportunity? Encourage them to check out the Youth Inspections Staff role with the Multnomah County Health Dept. They will be helping to protect the youth in our community from to***co, with starting pay of $20/hr and flexible hours.
For more information and to apply:
https://bit.ly/3XCEky1

➡️ Know any 18-19 year olds looking for a new part time job opportunity? Encourage them to check out the Youth Inspections Staff role with the Multnomah County Health Department. They will be helping to protect the youth in our community from to***co, with starting pay of $20/hr and flexible hours.

For more information and to apply:
https://bit.ly/3XCEky1



Multnomah County Student Health Centers Multnomah County-REACH Multnomah County, Oregon Condado de Multnomah Community & Adolescent Health

09/04/2024

We are inviting youth ages 14-24 to participate in a virtual town hall hosted by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). This is a great opportunity for youth to get their voice heard and earn a little extra money! Psss... food will be provided!

This Saturday, September 7th, is a virtual town hall that will be happening at several other sites across the USA. We will be meeting IN PERSON at:

The NUMBERZ Radio Station in the
Lloyd Center Suite 1020
2201 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, 97232,

Reach out to Violence Prevention, Supervisor Troy Hollis: [email protected]/971.990.7794 with questions.

09/03/2024

Repost from Multnomah County Student Health Centers

Students Health Centers at Centennial, David Douglas, Parkrose and Reynolds open Tuesday Sept. 3. Come see us for all of your healthcare needs.
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Student Health Centers en Centennial, David Douglas, Parkrose y Reynolds abren el martes 3 de septiembre. Visítenos para todas sus necesidades de atención médica.

09/03/2024

08/01/2024

Back to School Fair/ Feria gratuita para el regreso a clases!

August 8th 11am-2pm/ Agosto 8 de 11am-2pm

Enjoy and have fun while you learn from our health services! / Diviértete y disfruta mientras aprendes de nuestros diferentes servicios de la salud!

08/01/2024

☀ SHARE WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS: Even after the worst of the heat dissipates, people are urged to take steps to protect themselves including cooling their home, staying hydrated, and watching for signs of heat illness. Residents should check on their loved ones and community, especially people living alone and who don’t have access to good cooling.

✅Open windows when it's cooler outside than it is inside
✅Stay cool and hydrated with water
✅Some appliances create heat. Enjoy refreshing, cold meals 👇

07/18/2024

‼️ Free Summer Lunches now ‼️

PPS Nutrition Services department is proud to partner with Portland Parks and Recreation to provide free lunches to all children in the community ages 1-18.

Lunches will be available Monday-Friday! To find the list of parks offering free lunches: https://www.pps.net/Page/20860

🚨 Free Summer Lunches Begin Wednesday! 🚨

PPS Nutrition Services department is proud to partner with Portland Parks and Recreation to provide free lunches to all children in our community ages 1-18. Lunches will be available Monday-Friday starting June 26.

To find the list of parks offering free lunches: https://www.pps.net/Page/20860