Return to ODHS COVID-19 Resources
- Race Forward Statement on the Coronavirus
Emergency, Official Response and It’s Impacts on Communities of Color
- Center for the Study of Social Policy -
COVID-19: Our Response Must Protect the Health & Well-Being of All
Children, Youth & Families
- Public Health Alliance of Southern California:
COVID-19: Addressing Discrimination & Racism.
- The Coronavirus is Exacerbating
Vulnerabilities Native Communities Already Face
- Oregon’s Latino population disproportionately
hit hard by coronavirus cases
- Washington Post: The coronavirus is infecting
and killing black Americans at an alarmingly high rate
- Racial Breakdown Of NYC's COVID-19 Cases
Necessary To Track The Pandemic's Inequities
- Early Data Shows African Americans Have
Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate
- In Chicago, 70% of COVID-19 Deaths Are Black
- Pandemic’s Economic Downturn Highlights Racial
Wealth Gap And Vulnerability Of Black, Latino Workers
- Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council:
Stop AAPI Hate
- Teaching Tolerance: How to Respond to
Coronavirus Racism
- Urban Institute: Confronting Racism and
Supporting Asian American Communities in the Wake of COVID-19
- Huffington Post: This Is What It’s Like To Be
An Asian Woman In The Age Of The Coronavirus
- EEOC Answers Questions about the Pandemic and
Antidiscrimination Laws in Recorded Webinar
- Informed Immigrant: Resources for Immigrants
during the coronavirus crisis
- National Employment Law Project: Immigrant
Workers’ Eligibility for Unemployment Insurance
- People's Collective for Justice &
Liberation (Recorded Webinar): A Townhall on Anti-Asian Racism: Race, Struggle
and Solidarity in the Time of A Global Pandemic
- Asian
Americans Advancing Justice: Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources to Stand Against
Racism
- Asian
Americans Advancing Justice - COVID-19 Stories
- Office of Equity & Inclusion Letter - Stop
Coronavirus. Combat Fear and Misinformation with Facts
- www.211.org
- Multnomah County: Discrimination, Stigma and
COVID 19
- National Organization of Asian American and
Pacific Islander Working People Release Guidance on How to Protect AAPI workers
in Light of COVID-19
- Asian Americans
Advancing Justice: Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources to Stand Against Racism
- NNED
- Communities Respond to COVID-19: Implications for APIs
- Black
Patient's Guide to COVID-19
- Time: Police Data Reveals Stark Racial Discrepancies
in Social Distancing Enforcement Across New York City
- Don't
Be Racist: Vincent Chin and Why You Should NOT Call Coronavirus the
"Chinese Virus"
- #WeAreNotAVirus:
Asian America pt. 1, Chinese Exclusion
- #WeAreNotAVirus:
Asian America pt 2, Justice for Vincent Chin
- #WeAreNotAVirus:
Asian America pt 3, Filipino Nurses on the Frontline
- The COVID Racial Data Tracker
- Portland Tribune: Washington County Latino community
hit hard by COVID-19
- People Of Color Disproportionately Represented
In Coronavirus Caseload
- Politico:
Lawmakers push to restore Medicaid for islanders affected by nuclear tests
- In LA County, Pacific Islanders Are Dying From
Coronavirus At A Rate 12 Times Higher Than Whites. These Leaders Are Fighting
Back
- Pacific
Islanders In Oregon Have The Highest Rate of COVID-19
- Immigrants, Public Benefits, and COVID-19
(Powerpoint Slides)
- Carga Pública (Spanish)
- Public Charge Information (English)
- Public Charge & Coronavirus: 18 FAQs
- Immigrant Eligibility for Public Programs
During COVID-19
- Hirono, Harris, Chu, Grijalva, Correa
Introduce Legislation to Provide Critical Assistance to Vulnerable Communities
Impacted by COVID-19
- Stay Healthy/iAmerica: COVID-19 HEALTH CARE & iAmerican:
COVID-19 HEALTH CARE (Spanish)
- Oregonians Can Now Order Groceries
Online with Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)
- https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/public-charge
- OHA
is working to ensure that all of those who need medical assistance are seen,
regardless of legal status. Below are three programs that are administered by
the OHA, and are specific to undocumented communities:
- Citizen/Alien Waived Emergency Medical
(CAWEM) program are individuals who, except for their immigration status, would
be eligible for Medicaid. They only receive emergency medical and female
sterilization services.
- CAWEM-Eligible Pregnant Women:
Citizen/Alien Waived Emergency Medical (CAWEM) program are individuals who,
except for their immigration status, would be eligible for Medicaid. During
pregnancy and 60 days post-partum, CAWEM women receive full OHP Plus benefits
except for hospice and Death with Dignity.
- Cover All Kids (CAK) are
non-Medicaid/OHP only population. Age 0-17 (some age 18-23 if pregnant.)
- Additionally, The
Secretary of Health and Human Services has declared a State of Public Health
Emergency for the United States due to the spread of novel coronavirus
(COVID-19). As a result, the Oregon Health Authority has determined that the Oregon
Health Plan’s (OHP) Citizen/Alien Waived Emergency Medical (CAWEM) benefit
includes emergency services related to the coronavirus (COVID-19). This
coverage includes facility and professional services in emergency rooms and
subsequent hospitalizations when deemed appropriate and necessary.
- Public
Charge & Coronavirus: 18 FAQs
- COVID-19
Resource List for Immigrant Communities
- Food
Access and COVID-19 List
- OHSU: Oregon's Food Resources
- Oregon Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Program
- Oregon Department
of Human Services: Food Assistance (needfood.oregon.gov)
- Oregon Health Plan (OHP) Members with CAWEM Have
Coverage for COVID-19 (English)
- Enrollment
in TriMet’s low-income fare program goes virtual in response to COVID-19
- Oregon
Law Help: Immigration Status and Eligibility for Government Help
- State of Oregon Oregon Employment Department: Pandemic Unemployment
Assistance (PUA) program
- Multnomah
County: Community Food Assistance Resources
- Oregon
State University: Food Hero Program