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Seeking primary care in Oregon : utilization of the emergency room services in a Salem hospital

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Young, Elizabeth A.

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This thesis examines how changes made to the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) in 2003 impacts those now utilizing the emergency room (ER) for primary health care. This thesis also examines how these changes impact staff members working in the ER of Salem Hospital. Through the utilization of qualitative research methods,...

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Masters Thesis

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Services in a Salem Hospital Abstract approved: Sunil Khanna This thesis examines how
Negotiating purpose : Oregon's gleaning organizations and their roles in relieving hunger and poverty

Creator:

Drage, Kimberly T.

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For over 25 years organized groups of low-income families in Oregon have been gathering food that would otherwise go to waste and distributing this food among organization members. The purpose of this research study is to explore the potential for these organizations (gleaning groups) to contribute not only to food...

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Masters Thesis

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Service released a report entitled Household Food Security in the United States. Using data from 1998
Making ends meet : hunger survival strategies in two rural Oregon communities

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Abel, Talya Shuler

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Food insecurity and hunger have become persistent problems resulting from an increase in impoverished segments of populations worldwide. For those not affected, the problem seems unnoticeable – it is happening somewhere else far away from them. However, in the United States, the number of people living below the poverty level...

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Masters Thesis

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Food Share, USDA Farm Service Agency, professors and graduate students from Oregon State University