Did you know that Curry Health Network has already invested $21 million in our community at the Fifth Street clinic? In this edition of Community Conversations host Connie Hunter reaches out to Brookings Mayor Ron Hedenskog and Curry Health Network CEO Virginia “Ginny” Razo to provide factual information and perspective about Ballot initiative 8-84. Measure […]

Suicide is preventable. There is help and you are not alone. People around the world have adopted the symbol of a semicolon in their clothing, imagery, and tattoos to signify they too have struggled with thoughts of ending their life. We want to remove the stigma so that people who are struggling with thoughts of […]

Cannabis Uncovered is a brand new series featuring co-hosts Karen Rossman Clark and Linda Bozack uncovering information that has been kept under wraps in our country for many years. In this first program, Linda and Karen chat about the changing culture surrounding marijuana and the new faces of responsible marijuana use. Both Karen and Linda […]

If you don’t have the back story, you don’t have the whole story! At the Sept. 26, 2015 Brookings TEA Party meeting and forum, City of Brookings’ Mayor Ron Hedenskog, Vice Chair of the Curry Health District Political Action Committee, and retired healthcare professional, Catherine Wiley, provide two different perspectives about Curry Health District’s service […]

This segment of Community Conversations provides additional information about the Natural Disaster Resilience Competition Grant Competition (NDRC), phase 2. This is perhaps the single most important funding opportunity that our “neck of the woods” has ever had and will provide both economic and public safety resiliency benefits to the Brookings-Harbor Community. This grant application could […]

In this episode of LGBTQ Spotlight, Paul Hempel and Scott Clapson talk about HIV, the importance of HIV testing, the stigma around HIV, and the healthy life opportunities that result from early detection of HIV infection. They discuss Paul’s involvement with Cascade Aids Project in Portland and other volunteer work, including building a relationship with […]

In this edition of Cultural Connections, Michael Penney hosts special coverage of the 2nd Annual NorCal Disability Pride Day event at Beachfront Park in Crescent City, California, on Sept. 4, 2015. NorCal Disability Pride Day is a platform to publicly embrace disabilities and empower people with all abilities to raise their voices and pursue their […]

Community Organizer Scott Clapson sits down with Linda Schreiber to talk about her family’s choice to homeschool their children and how everything in life can be used as a learning experience. Homeschool parents face unique challenges, and many areas – including the southern Oregon Coast – have homeschool networks to connect families. These support networks allow […]

The azalea plants in Brookings’ Azalea Park are in trouble. Over the years the environment in Azalea Park has become less hospitable to the park’s namesake azalea plants, and the plants are suffering. The Brookings Parks and Recreation Division has a plan to fix the problem that they are confident will assure that these wonderful […]

In this first of our our new series Perspectives in Healthcare, Erin Porter, Director of Behavioral Health and Addictions for Curry Community Health, sits down with Scott Clapson to talk about mental health in Curry County. Erin and Scott discuss Mental Health First Aid, suicide, The MINDS Clubhouse, healthcare transformation, and how staff at the […]