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3030 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. Portland, OR 97212 503.287.4932 www.nxneclinic.org nxne@nxneclinic.org

“You’ve always been here for me. Everyone should have health care like this.” - A patient

Spring 2015

We are the only medical clinic in Oregon with a focus on African American health. Through our innovative programs and culturally specific services we tackle health disparities head on.

Newsletter design by Annette SaboPrinting generously donated by Providence Health & Services

2014 Donors

From Our Medical Director

When I wrote this column a year ago we were just a few months into our new model of care. For the first time, we were seeing people covered by

the Oregon Health Plan and getting some reimbursement through our partnership with CareOregon. As I look back on all that we have accomplished since then I feel a mixture of wonder, pride and excitement.

Our staff enrolled almost 700 individuals in health insurance last year. Many of these individuals had been uninsured for years or even decades. Many had a backlog of health care needs they had been trying to manage on their own. With coverage through the Oregon Health Plan, our patients now have access to dental care, an extensive formulary of medications, a broad network of specialists, emergency care and hospitalization all at no cost. What a wonder!

We ventured into new territory last year as we expanded our services to include daytime primary care visits, women’s health care, and cancer screening. I am so proud that we have been able to grow and change while maintaining our high quality of care and favorable health outcomes for our patients. We still depend on our wonderful volunteers to staff our evening clinics, but most of our visits now take place during scheduled daytime appointments. We provided dozens of screening tests for breast, cervical and colon cancer in 2014, many for people who had never had cancer screening before. We referred over 100 patients for specialty care for a wide range of conditions including

diabetes complications, debilitating arthritis, sleep apnea, hepatitis, cancer and heart disease.

While there are great things happening within our four walls, our staff is also doing some powerful work out in the community. Last year we had a presence at almost thirty community events and provided blood pressure screening for almost 700 individuals – triple what we did in 2013. Later this spring you’ll be hearing a lot more about Cuts and Checks, our new barbershop blood pressure program. We are engaging barbers as advocates for community health and providing them with tools to address high rates of heart attack and stroke among African American men. Now, that’s exciting! Follow us on Facebook to see photos and stay up to date on the latest developments.

As we have made the transition to our expanded model of providing care to people with health insurance during 2014, many new patients have come through our doors. We continue to hear from people who have had nothing but negative experiences when seeking help for their medical needs. As they get to know our staff and providers and feel the love we have for our patients, a quiet but profound change takes place. We see people blossom and make positive changes in their health. When they leave our office to see a specialist or other new provider, they do so with greater confidence. They expect to be treated well and speak up when things don’t go smoothly. All of this is possible because of the generous support of the hundreds of people who understand what we are all about. You are one of those people. Thank you.

Jill Ginsberg, MD, MPH

Michael Adler and Molly NewcomerRebecca AlexanderCarolee and Del AllenKris Alman and Mike SiegelKirstin AndersonAnonymousCheryl ArasimSherry Archer and Robert GrossmanKarl Arruda and Laura RaymondKatie AshNassim AssefiRoger AuerbachMichele and Ashkan BabaieBeverly BainAmber Baker and Jason KarnezisSusan BanyasHillary BarbourRobert and Laurie BarrettJen BashLiz BaxterMcPherson Beall and Jennifer HeldmannMarcia Bechtold and Brian CarrollJeff BenerofeTeletha BenjaminDiana Bennett and Tom ChampionMaggie Bennington-DavisAthena BettgerJenn Bildersee and Jay AndersonMary Bisbee-BeekRon Bloodworth and Bob GandolfiSuzanne Bonamici and Michael SimonAlcena BoozerGloria Borg OldsBill BorokCarmela BownsEvan BradyFineke BrasserJosefine Brasser and Amnon GiblyJane and John BraungerClaudia and Harry BrayHenry and Mary BreithauptJonquil BrownJudy BrownAnita BurroughsRobin and Eric BuschNancy ButlerKristen and Tom CalhounSteven CantorDaniel CaplanKathleen Carter

Don and Corrie ClarkHelen ClarkMarci Clark and James BartroffAaron Clark-Ginsberg and Olivia WilkinsonElijah Clark-GinsbergDaniel Cogan and Danielle Pacifico-CoganDonald and Shirley ColeToni Cole and Michael PattersonJohn CopenhaverDonna and Robert CynkarSarah D’AmbrosioMike Dana and Scott KellerSusan DanielsonTab DansbyDonna DeaconIan Dees and Lynn PagetCasey DenoonDana Devin-ClarkeKate and David DicksonBarbara Dirks and Allan HoagMick Doherty and Deb ChaseJulia DotyElisa Dozono and Tom TurnerGeorge and Dena DrasinRobin DunitzAndrew DworkinKitt and Butch DyerRoberta Dyer and Robert DurandJohn EarleMargaret EberleKay and Danny EdelmanElizabeth EhrlichMark and Mary EngerDolly England and Dylan MayKaren ErdeLauren EvansSteve FallonJudith FardigSara Felder and Dev NoilyEdward and Jeanette FeldhousenSusan Filkins and Jaime VazquezRobinette FitzsimmonsKarla Forsythe and Jim CraneGabrielle FoulkesAndy Frank and Sally RosenfeldMarti Frank and Lev TsypinSarah and Roger FriedelSam Friedenberg and Sandra Tetzloff

Jesse Friedman and Laura HaddenAnn-Derrick GaillotTess GallagherAllison GarrKatrina and Ian GatesElizabeth GharstChristopher GhormleyJoe GillockJill Ginsberg and Louise ClarkJan Godfrey and Judy WatsonEstelle GoldenTim Gooding and Sara TamAnn GoodsellMark Grashow and Sheri SaltzbergSiobhan Gray and Danny ThomasRobert and Fara GrimDavid Griswold and Marie SchumacherNilana Gunasekaran and Eran KleinJulie and Lynn GustJulia Hagan and Michael MurphyDebra HainesGloria Halper and Jay MoskovitzRich and Seanna HannahKendal HansenThomas Harburg and Alida RolDavid HarperJohn and Serena HartJames HawesDawn HayamiSue Hennessy and Marcus WoodCraig HickmanDaniel Highkin and Margaret KluteTom and Deb HillearyMargaret HinshawAndrew Holtz and Kelly Butler HoltzRenee HolzmanMark and Karla HornbrookLisa Horowitz and Maura RocheSheryl Horwitz and Larry KnudsenAnne and Stefan HouffRichard and Kate HowellsKath HughesChris and Lacy JeffreysClaire and Garland JeffreysGrey JeffreysSuzy Jeffreys and Lukas ShermanSuzanne and Jonathan Jensen

Linda Johnson and Stephen HayesBette JohnsrudAnne JohnstonJessie JonasSylvia and Desiree JonesDawn and Caroline Jones RedstoneJuern JuergensFrida and Jimmy KaganMerilee Karr and Dave GoldmanPriya KeaneJudy KeltnerAnn Kendellen and Jonathan HarkerHeather KennedyDean KesslerRhea Kessler and Robert AtkinsonJohn and Susan KileyMolly and Jung KimSara KirschenbaumSusan KirschenbaumAaron Kleinbaum and Tami FurmanJosephine KleinbaumSharon KleinbaumJudith KleinsteinAndy KoDale and Bonnie KochKarol KochsmeierJean KotimakiNancy KramerDavid Labby and Sarah SlaughterStephen LambMitchell and Paula LangJessica LeeEsther LevLiz and Keith LevesqueBriar LevitMiriam Levitt and Michael SestricMichael LewellenMary and James LewisMichael Lieberman and Susan HansonStephen Lieberman and Virginia HensonSusan Lienhart and Campbell RichardsonAllison Lindauer and David SpencerGrant LindquistRuth LloydSteve and Sally LoganJim LorentzenRachel Lowenthal and Jennifer RoseJason LuomaMary Lyons and Laurence DaaneMichael Madias and Elaine PepperWard and Charlene Mann

Linda MarchantTess and George MarinoAndrea and Martin MatsumuraMarnie MaurinaHolly May and Darrick EisenachAlberta MayoJoan McAllister and Michael SchmeerCarl McConnellCharlene McGeeMargo McGehee-KellyKristine McIntyre and Andrew PalmerAnne McLaughlinRichard Meeker and Ellen RosenblumDonald Merkt and Missy StewartSusan MetzGretchen MillerJoseph MillerSharri Miller-Regan and Paul ReganMargaret Mitchell and Mitchell JohnsonBen Moorad and Stephanie BarrEli MorrisSara and Michael MorrisRobb MunsonDebbie Murphy and Sean DenneyKathleen and Stanley MyersSusan NearBeverly James NeelMargot Nelle and Andy DavidsonMatt and Megan Newell-ChingSally NewtonJessica NiggemannMary NolanElizabeth NordeenMary Lynn O’BrienBob Olds and Bonnie Weber OldsMelody OrtizRay and Dorothy PackouzAnita PalmerJane PanskyAnita PearsonDorthea PetersenRandie and Mark PetersonGreg Petras and Sharon GordonKaren Pierce and Fred LipperPaul Pierce and Joanne FullerSara and Jeff PietkaStephen PilsonRene and Donald Pizzo

Willie and Bruce PoinsetteSandy PolishukMichael PortBryan PotterRobert and Carol PotterLisa PowellJoy PretcherRalph and Susan ProwsAnn RadKen and Mary RaitAbbie Rankin and Scott WitscherWalter and Carol RatzlafKatrina RatzlaffMichaela ReillyJacob and Betty ReissLaura RichardsonRay and Carla RobertsonRuth RobinsonEve and Alan RosenfeldBill Roulette and Laura De SimoneRichard Rubinstein, Jr.Mary Ellen RuddenMargo RussellRose RustinCynthia RuttanMartha Ryan and Dan McDonaldMartine SacksBob SaltmarshPhilip and Kathleen SaltmarshMary SandersRaj SardaJames and Maxine SchroederJonna SchuderBrandy SchultePenny SchumacherKaren SederLisa SerranoCarrie SharpeLori Siegal and Steve DobschaStefanie SilvermanVirginia Silvey and Susan WilsonSteve and Karen SimmonsEllen Singer and Eamon MolloyCarl and Amy SingmasterJoanne SkirvingKelsey SkrudlandBecky Smith and Jody LuthMolly SmithPatricia and Gary SmithToni SmithPatricia SobczykCarol SpellmanChristina and Franz Spielvogel

Hillary StanleyNancy and Matthew StanleyJanet Stein and Chris RauschenbergLucy Stein Naomi SteinNickie SteinJudy SteinbergerPriscilla and Jerry StewartFred and Barri StiberRachael Strauch and James SmithBeeman StrongJohn SturmanJohn and Jennifer SutterThomas Syltebo and Judith FisherVirginia SytsmaTimea SzellSlater and Cynthia TaiReba and Milton TamGilah TenenbaumJoseph Thaler and Ariel StoneDiane and Parry ThomasJon ThorsbyDeanna Toyoshima and Alex ParkVinh TranBeverly TroverGary and Patsy VandeVenterKevin and Suzanne Veaudry CasausVeronica Vichit-VadakanAaron VitellsPatty VoldbaekTeresa VollbrachtBenjamin Ward and Mary DalyBen Waterhouse and Deanna OothoudtJennifer WatsonAnn WawrukiewiczBeverly Jo WebsterJeff and Ann WeeksVirginia Weeks and Margaret LambConstance WeimerRandi WeingartenJennifer Welnick and Evan HaasShelbi Wescott Sherman and Matthew ShermanChuck and Geri WillisDavid and Laurie WillsJoseph WolfMaureen Wright and Lane BrownWalter WrightDuncan and Sarah YorkMary Beth Yosses and Fred Williams

We kicked off 2015 with some new t-shirts designed by Annette Sabo Brooks, who is responsible for the warm and professional look of all of our materials. Our logo is featured on the front of the shirt, and “Health Happens Here” is on the back. They are popping up all over! Our patient Abigail Lawrence (below) traveled to Alabama last month with her father, who marched 50 years ago in Selma. Here she is at the Dexter Parsonage Museum in Montgomery, former home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

One of these beautiful shirts can be yours! Make a donation of at least $100 through the end of May and we’ll hurry one off to you just in time for the warm weather. Visit our website at www.nxneclinic.org and click on “Make a Donation” or send us a check using the enclosed envelope. Please be sure we have your phone number or email address so we can be in touch to get your t-shirt size and preferred mailing address.

Michele Babaie, MDTaylor BaileyMarcella Brady, RNJane Braunger Anthony Brown, NPTodd BrownKarletia Clegg, RN Erin CoppolaSusan DanielsonVirginia DarneyAdriana DeligioTheresa DeMello, RNAli Duffens Kurt Duffens, MDLoris Eastman, RN

Reed Epstein, DOTimothy Gebhart, RNSiobhan Gray, MDWilliam Harris, MDDavid Hays, MDCheryl HuffGrey JeffreysMichael Krall, MDJessica LeeAllison Lindauer, NPCedaejia LoveWard Mann, NPHolly May, RNDeborah Murphy, MDKathleen Murphy

Conner MyersKathleen Myers, MDAnn OluloroMelody OrtizDorthea PetersenCarol Reitz, RNKirstyn Rossman, RNJeffrey RottMary Sanders, NPJames Schroeder, PAPenny Schumacher, RNBetty SmithMolly Smith, RNSynndrah Spillers, RN

Hillary Stanley, RNSallie Stevens, MAJerry StewartPriscilla StewartThomas Syltebo, MDJoseph Thaler, MDDeanna Toyoshima, RNJeffrey Weeks, MDGeri WillisDavid Wills, MDLaurie Wills, RNBethany WoffordStacey Wright, RNKaren Zwickert, NP

2014 Volunteers

Adler Jarach Fund of Equity FoundationBP & A, LLCBroadway BooksCareOregonCascadia Behavioral HealthcareCascadia Garlington ClinicCoalition of Community Health ClinicsCongregation Beth IsraelDirect Relief InternationalFormit PrintHealth Share of OregonHewlett-PackardHibler Franke FoundationThe Holzman Foundation

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the NorthwestKaiser Permanente Employee Giving CampaignKaPeRSKrogerLegacy HealthLegacy Emanuel Medical CenterMary McKinney Ezell and Flay Ezell Fund of the Wentworth FoundationMaya Angelou Writer’s GuildMedical Teams InternationalMetro North Portland Enhancement FundModa HealthMt. Hood Community College

Mt. Olivet Baptist ChurchNear Family FoundationNew Season MarketNew Thought Center for Spiritual LivingNorthwest Health FoundationOCF Joseph E. Weston Public FoundationPortland NurseryProject Access NOWProvidence Health & ServicesRandom Acts Fund of the Oregon Community FoundationRebecca Fleischman Charitable FundThe Renaissance Foundation

Richard and Mary Rosenberg Charitable FoundationRussell Colgate FundScudder Family FoundationSigma Phi Gamma Iota ProvinceTerwilliger PlazaTompkins Benefit GroupWalter E. and Ruth K. Wright Charitable Foundation, Inc.Westminster Presbyterian ChurchWilken and Company, PC, CPAsWillamette WeekWinkler Development Corporation

2014 Foundation, Corporate and Business Supporters

Ralph Prows, MD, PresidentLisa Hawash, Secretary/TreasurerPat DanielsAvel GordlyDenise JohnsonDawn Jones RedstoneJessica Lee

Charlene McGeeJames SchroederRon ShoalsTim Snider

Jill Ginsberg, MD, MPH (Emerita)Pastor Mary Overstreet Smith (Emerita)

Board of Directors

Michael AlexanderCyreena Boston AshbyJesse BeasonJohnell McArthur BellRev. T. Allen Bethel

David BuddRabbi Michael CahanaMargaret CarterLaura De Simone, MS, RPhRoberta Dyer

Sharon Gary-SmithStephen GreenRoy JayCorliss McKeeverS. Renee MitchellPastor Mary Overstreet Smith

Ray RobertsonLillian Shirley, RN, MPH, MPATricia TillmanDeborah TompkinsNola Wilken, CPA

Advocate Board

Looking Good!Our Board is Growing!

In the past six months we’ve welcomed five new members to our Board of Directors. Each brings a unique set of skills, experience and perspective; they all bring a passion for health equity and a love of North by Northeast.

Avel Gordly (on left): Avel served three terms as a state representative in the Oregon Legislature before her election, as the first African American woman, to the Oregon Senate in 1996. She is an organizer and activist as well as a beloved teacher and mentor. Avel was one of the original members of our Advocate Board and served in that role from 2006-2014.

Denise Johnson (not pictured): Our newest board member, Denise has 14 years of experience working collaboratively with diverse communities to improve population and individual health. She currently serves as the Health Promotion Coordinator at CareOregon.

Jessica Lee (second from right): A former NxNE staff member and active volunteer, Jessica is the Leadership Development Manager for the Coalition of Communities of Color.

Charlene McGee (second from left): Charlene is a Liberian-Oregonian grassroots activist and public health enthusiast. She served for many years on our Advocate Board and currently works for the Multnomah County Health Department as the Refugee Health Coordinator.

James Schroeder (on right): James has helped start over a dozen health clinics and was a crucial adviser as we made our transition to a new model of care serving those covered by the Oregon Health Plan. As a Physician Assistant, James volunteers once a month seeing our patients. When he’s not We do our best to make our donor and volunteer lists accurate. If you

notice an error or omission, please let us know (and accept our apology!).

volunteering and spending time with his family, he’s traveling the country as Kaiser Permanente’s Executive Director of Medicaid.

In February our Board and staff members gathered for a day-long retreat to talk about how North by Northeast has responded to health care reform, our vision for the future, and how we are going to achieve that vision. You’ll be hearing more later this year as our Board kicks off a campaign to celebrate our 10th anniversary in 2016!

Thank You All! With our new model of care we are able to do more for more people, and we are increasingly recognized as a model of providing quality care to those who have been poorly served by the health care system.

You were more generous than ever before in 2014, and we appreciate it so much! We were thrilled to surpass our year-end fundraising goal of $50,000 by over 50%. Your support means even more great things for 2015 and beyond. Thank you!

In addition to generous year-end gifts from individuals and families, we received several grants that are enabling us to expand capacity and launch new programs.

A $47,000 capacity-building grant from Metro’s North Portland Enhancement Fund will allow us to serve more of our North Portland neighbors by hiring operational and development staff.

As part of their Community Health Improvement Plan, Health Share of Oregon awarded us a grant of $119,000 to address health disparities by further developing our Community Health Worker and group education programs.

Kaiser Permanente awarded us a grant of $7,500 in support of an all-day clinic staffed by Kaiser employees at North by Northeast on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

The Oregon Health Authority has extended additional funding so we can continue our insurance enrollment assistance program.

We received $25,000 from Legacy Emanuel Medical Center to launch the first year of our Cuts & Checks program. Through Cuts and Checks we engage barbers as advocates for community health and spread the word to black men about the importance of blood pressure control. You’ll be hearing lots more about this program soon!

Patient Bruce Garlington with NxNE Clinic and Registration Coordinator Misty Downey

Four of our fi ve new Board members