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02/13/2026

Medford Pride 2026 has just been announced!!

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Your favorite event of the year is BACK! 🌈 We're pleased to announce the 5th annual Medford Pride will take place on Saturday, June 27th, 2026 at Rogue X 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Keep an eye on our social media pages for updates 👁️👃🏼👁️ We're about to be very busy bees 🐝 Applications coming so soon. We missed you! 🌼

Your favorite event of the year is BACK! 🌈 We're pleased to announce the 5th annual Medford Pride will take place on Saturday, June 27th, 2026 at Rogue X 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Keep an eye on our social media pages for updates 👁️👃🏼👁️ We're about to be very busy bees 🐝 Applications coming so soon. We missed you! 🌼

02/13/2026

02/13/2026

Awesome read by BASE Southern Oregon!

Did You Know? The Enslaved African Who Helped Change Medicine in America:

https://mailchi.mp/baseoregon/did-you-know-the-enslaved-african-who-helped-change-medicine-in-america?fbclid=IwY2xjawP8SjFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETIzTjVzVXBLYmtPUVY3Rlh2c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHs2-OiCoU30l5OegE4obDXqA9MMeUe8xiwNCh72mTzqU_8mitDJp2KBBR0Gr_aem_GuOvvwiWx_aFVpoKRs0HDA

02/13/2026

02/13/2026

02/12/2026

Sesión Legislativa de Oregon 2026: ¡Actúa por la Vivienda, el Hambre y los Derechos Civiles!

Los legisladores de Oregon iniciaron la sesión legislativa corta de 2026 el Lunes, 2 de Febrero. Con solo cinco semanas para tomar decisiones que afectan directamente a las comunidades del sur de Oregon, este es un momento crítico para hacer oír tu voz.

Únete a SO Health-E para abogar por estas prioridades:

Vivienda accesible (Media de Ley del Senado 1576)
Desayuno y almuerzo escolar gratuitos (Medida de Ley del Senado 1581)
Ley de Responsabilidad y Visibilidad de la Policía – LEAVA (Medida de Cámara de Representantes 4138)

✊🏽 Tus correos electrónicos y testimonios importan: los legisladores necesitan escuchar fuerte y claro ¡Necesitamos acción inmediata y decidida.✊🏽



¡Te animamos a compartir esta información ampliamente en tus plataformas y con tu comunidad! ¡Unidos somos fuertes!

02/12/2026

2026 Oregon Legislative Session: Take Action for Housing, Hunger and Civil Rights!

Oregon lawmakers began the short 2026 legislative session on Monday, February 2. With only five weeks to make decisions that directly affect communities in Southern Oregon, this is a critical moment to make your voice heard.

Join SO Health-E in Advocating for these priorities:

Accessible Housing (Senate Bill 1576)
Free School Breakfast & Lunch (Senate Bill 1581)
Law Enforcement Accountability & Visibility Act - LEAVA (House Bill 4138)

✊🏽Your emails and testimony matters: Legislators need to hear loud and clear: We need bold action now.✊🏽



We encourage you to share this widely on your platforms and with your community! We are community strong!

02/12/2026

Oregon's Black History Keepers: 1960s

Martha Anderson (nee Adams) was born in 1910 and spent the first 30 years of her life in Colorado, Idaho, and Nevada. In 1940, she married Walter Anderson and moved to his ranch in Harney County, Oregon. When Walter’s health worsened in 1953, the couple moved to Portland. They purchased the former Hotel Medley and ran it until it was demolished for the Memorial Coliseum in 1959. For the next decade, Martha, now a widow, researched and compiled the stories of other early Black settlers of the west. This culminated in “Black Pioneers of the Northwest, 1800-1918,” one of the first books on PNW Black history.

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, we're highlighting a century of Black history keepers here in Oregon. Without them, so many stories would be lost. We honor and appreciate their essential work this month, and all year round.

02/12/2026

Celebrate Lunar New Year locally!

Incredible lineup of performances, exhibits, demonstrations, and more!

The Southern Oregon Chinese Cultural Association will bring some of the countries and customs of Asia together for the Lunar New Year celebration and Rogue Valley residents will have the opportunity to join in the festivities and learn more about those cultures while kicking off the Year of the Fire...

02/10/2026

The West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA) endorses the 2026 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule, as do professional medical and health organizations representing more than 1 million health care providers, reflecting a broad consensus on the safety and benefits of the recommended immunizations.

The WCHA believes the AAP Immunization Schedule should continue to serve as the foundation for the immunizations routinely recommended by healthcare providers and guide conversations between providers and families.

Talk to your child’s doctor or visit https://ow.ly/Vqal50Y4t5E to learn more.

02/10/2026

Do you need food? You can find free food markets, food banks, meal programs and more at https://needfood.oregon.gov

You can also find a flyer and a wallet card in multiple languages to share with your family, friends and community! Just scroll down to the bottom of the page and look under "Materials to print and share".