Local health leaders propose focus on housing, drug use, improving care access - Salem Reporter

Local health leaders propose focus on housing, drug use, improving care access - Salem Reporter

Local health leaders say the Salem area needs to improve access to stable housing, break down barriers to health care and provide better resources for mental health and drug use treatment.  That’s according to an assessment published Wednesday that found that, in the last five years, residents in Marion and Polk counties are experiencing more depression, chronic health conditions and homelessness. The assessment collected information from over 2…

A lifeline for Cleveland: Neighborhood Family Practice (NFP) addresses health care access in "pharmacy desert" – The Land

Neighborhood Family Practice CEO Domonic Hopson (center, with scissors) cuts the ribboon on NFP’s new facility on Cleveland’s West Side while surrounded by elected leaders and other NFP officials. [Photo courtesy of Kamron Kahn Photography] A year of planning and hard work culminated in the grand opening of a new health care facility on Cleveland’s West Side on Saturday, April 15th. The transformation of a former CVS Pharmacy is now the new home…