ACCIÓN RURAL HISPANA

Oregon Humanities
Community Storytelling Fellowship


Articles

- Refugio - Un camino a seguridad en Oregon //
Refuge - A journey to sanctuary in Oregon - by by Ana Maria Rodriguez & Nella Mae Parks
- Tonalidades de la Vida / Shades of Life - by Ana Maria Rodriguez & Nella Mae Parks

Videos

Protecting Oregon Farm Workers

Oregon Health Authority’s Interview with Oregon Rural Action
Published on Oct. 1, 2022

Important Articles:

  • Oregon Health Authority - Oregon Health News, “Spanish radio show helps protect community against COVID-19” found here.

  • Oregon Public Broadcasting, “Hermiston commemorates COVID deaths with Día de los Muertos” found here.

  • Hermiston Herald, “Day of the Dead at Hermiston High School” found here.

  • OPB, “Oregon almost closes COVID vaccination gap between Latino and white Oregonians” found here.

  • Hermiston Herald, “Radio series aims to inform Eastern Oregon's immigrant communities” found here.

  • OPB, “Immigrant Farmworkers Face Unique Challenges As Coronavirus Continues To Spread” found here.

  • Eastern Oregonian, “Radio series aims to inform Eastern Oregon's immigrant communities” found here.

  • Vice News, “This Spanish Radio Station Is Saving Farm Workers with COVID-19 Updates” video found here.

  • The Observer (La Grande), “Umatilla County sponsors Spanish-speaking radio show to share experiences with COVID-19” found here.

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In March 2020, ORA Hispanic leaders in Umatilla and Morrow counties identified the need for more widely available and accessible information about COVID-19 pandemic among Spanish and indigenous language communities living and working in rural Eastern Oregon. 

In response, ORA launched a communications strategy including a new weekly radio series called, Accíon Rural Hispana, which features interviews with Spanish and indigenous speaking public health experts and community leaders sharing vital information and amplifying publicly available information. On the ground efforts to keep our local Hispanic community informed and safe include partnerships with the Oregon Health Authority and local Hispanic-led groups to distribute PPE and COVID-19 informational materials.

helping provide access to mental health resources

We have partnered with the Oregon Latinx Leadership Network as part of our COVID-19 Spanish and Indigenous-language outreach to provide free access to mental health resources online and general information to immigrant communities through local churches.

expanding our work in umatilla & morrow counties

Since the formation of our radio show, Acción Rural Hispana in March 2020, we have continued to form relationships with Hispanic and medical leaders throughout the state, and have become a community partner of Oregon Health Authority. Through this partnership, ORA not only continues our weekly radio series, Acción Rural Hispana, but has distributed hundreds of bags filled with face masks, hand sanitizer and COVID-19 related information to the Spanish speaking community in Morrow and Umatilla counties.

This is needed now more than ever as Oregon has exceeded over 20 outbreaks throughout the state. We also know from studies conducted since the beginning of the pandemic, that Hispanic folks and BIPOC are particularly at risk nationwide.

In continuation of our partnership with Oregon Health Authority and the coalition we have formed with Raíces and United Farm Workers, we continue to host weekly PPE distribution events and free drive-thru COVID-19 testing events in Morrow and Umatilla counties. Check out our calendar to see upcoming events!