Local resources

Student Health and Counseling is a great resource to Portland State students. However, sometimes students want to get off campus for their health needs. For those students, there are a plethora of resources out in the Portland metro area.

Planned Parenthood

3727 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,

Portland, OR 97212 (Closest to Campus)

Planned Parenthood is a place that supplies birth control and check ups to people who need it, sometimes for little money and even for free. With locations in Northeast, Southeast, Beaverton, Gresham and Clackamas, it is easily accessible for most people. They provide general health care and will even help people quit smoking.

The Portland Clinic

800 SW 13th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97205 (Downtown Location)

The Portland Clinic offers a wide range of services including gynecology, nutrition, orthopedics and more. They also have urgent care services at their Tigard location (for all ages) and their Downtown location (16 and up), which is beneficial to college students because it is often cheaper than going to the emergency room. The Portland Clinic treats a wide array of ailments including minor burns, fractures, sprains, cuts, flu symptoms, cold symptoms, etc.

Coalition of Community Health Clinics

619 SW 11th Ave. Ste 225, Portland, OR 97205 (Downtown Location)

The Coalition of Community Health Clinics is a network of thirteen private, non-profit clinics throughout Multnomah County. They provide services to the uninsured and under-insured people.

Multnomah County Health Department

426 SW Stark Street, Portland, OR 97204-2347

The Multnomah County Health Department provides services such as chronic disease treatment (asthma, heart disease, blood pressure etc.), preventative services (birth control, STD tests or treatment, physical exam etc.), mental health services, etc.

The National College of Natural Medicine

3025 SW Corbett Ave., Portland, OR 97201

The National College of Natural Medicine offers natural healthcare to low-income, as well as under-insured people at different health clinics throughout the Portland metro area. This clinic focuses on naturopathic and classical Chinese medicine while providing care to those with acute and chronic diseases. They also have a

full-service lab.