Black Thistle

About This Service

Team of volunteers provides weekly non-emergent medical outreach to the Eugene/Springfield area via outreach team and monthly pop-up clinic. A team of medical providers (MDs, PAs, RNs, EMTs) and clinical herbalists provide integrative health care through a harm-reduction, trauma-informed & humanistic lens. Services provided include on-site prescription refill assistance, wound care, foot baths, herbal and medical provider consultations, reproductive health needs, first aid supplies and an array of harm reduction and hygiene/survival supplies. In addition to offering supplies and on-the-spot care, Black Thistle provides resource connections, follow-up care and referrals to higher levels of care as needed. As time and capacity allows, Black Thistle also assists with systems navigation & advocacy, and will accompany people to their medical appointments, pre-op, emergency room visits etc. Which often results in better follow-thru and overall health outcomes.