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and information about medical issues.
| •Hospitals
and Specialized Medical, Dental or Mental Health Clinics •Public Health Departments •Medical Information and Education •Web sites offering information primarily on-line |
| Hospitals and Specialized Medical, Dental or Mental Health Clinics |
| Child
Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC) Oregon Health Sciences University P.O. Box 574 Portland, OR 97207-0574 800-452-3563 or 503-494-8095 Driving and Parking Directions Clinical programs serve children with special health needs. Interdisciplinary teams provide diagnostic assessments and consultations for infants to young adults with established or suspected developmental delay. CDRC is a community, state and national resource for medical treatment and educational services for children and their families. |
| Doernbecher
Children's Hospital 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd. Portland, OR 97201-3098 General Information: 503-418-5195 Patient Information: 503-494-8811 Visit the Doernbecher web site for travel directions, maps and helpful information when you are preparing to go to to the Children's Hospital as well as links to on-line information about children's health concerns. Multi-lingual staff are available. The Hospital web site is also available in Spanish. |
Mid-Columbia
Center For Living The Developmental Disability Program offers services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. The "DD Program" is the entry point into certain state-funded supports for people with developmental disabilities. Contact the DD Program to apply for a determination of eligibility for DD Services. Client Services Coordinators work with eligible individual and their families to identify and plan for the individual's support needs, make referrals to community resources, monitor the delivery of resources, abuse investigations and more. |
| Mid-Columbia
Medical Center Mid-Columbia Medical Center 1700 E. 19th Street The Dalles, OR 97058 (541) 296-1111 The Mid-Columbia Medical Center provides a number of health services to residents and visitors of the Mid-Columbia in addition to hospital services. The MCMC web site includes a Medical Staff Directory. |
Oregon
Donated Dental Services Volunteer dentists and laboratories provide dental care services for individuals with disabilities in need of dental care. Oregon Donated Dental Services includes 354 volunteer dentists and 92 volunteer laboratories. Visit the web site to download an application form. Priority is given to those with dental care needs and limited personal financial resources. |
Providence
Hood River Memorial Hospital Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital offers a number of health services to residents and visitors of the Mid-Columbia in addition to its hospital, including senior housing, a Dialysis Center, and Home Health Care. Visit their web site for fact sheets for patients, a medical directory, and much more. |
| Wasco
and Sherman Counties Public Health Department |
| Hood
River County Health Department |
| Epilepsy
Foundation Northwest 619 S.W. 11th, Ste 225 Portland, Or 97205-2646 503-228-7651 888-828-7651 Information about epilepsy and advocacy for people who experience epilepsy; publications and education for the public, support groups and mentoring programs. Camp Discovery is open to children with epilepsy and their siblings. All children must be between the ages of 7 and 17 (Children over 17 can be considered for the Counselor in Training program). Children of all abilities are encouraged to attend. Visit the Epilepsy Foundation Northwest web site for Camp dates and registration forms. Scholarships are available. |
| Jean
Baton Swindells Resource Center for Children and Families 3510 NE 12nd Ave, Ste. 101 Portland, OR 97230 503-215-2429 email: swindells@providence.org The Jean Baton Swindells Resource Center for Children and Families connects families, caregivers and friends of children with disabilities to resources, information and training. The Center offers a "My Child's Life Care Notebook and Organizer" free to parents of children with disabilities. The Center's Library specializes in information relating to children with disabilities, including specific disabilities and conditions and parenting issues. Staff are available to provide research assistance. The Center can also provide support through telephone and email. Information about the Center is available on their web site in Spanish. |
| Planetree
Health Resource Center 200 East 4th St. The Dalles, OR 97058 541-296-8444 The Planetree Health Resource Center, a part of the Mid-Columbia Medical Center, provides the public with access to health information. Knowledgeable and friendly staff will help visitors find information in their large collection of books, magazines, and files. The information collection also includes video, audio tapes, and audio CD's. Visitors may use the Public Internet at the Center for research, including access to specialized databases. The staff can provide visitors with information about local support groups, as well. Some material is available in non English Languages. |
| A Few Web Sites offering Health Related Information |
| The
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Physical Fitness
NCPAD promotes health benefits from participating in regular physical activity and provides information and resources to enable people with disabilities to become as physically active as they choose to be. NCPAD is a collaborative effort of the University of Illinois at Chicago and other organizations and government. http://www.ncpad.org The web site includes use of short narrated videos illustrating specific exercise, a virtual library focusing on physical fitness and equipment, interactive resources and online media presentations. |
| Aging,
Mental Retardation and Physical Fitness |
| The
National Center on This site provides information and resources
that can enable people with disabilities to become as physically active
as they choose to be." |