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OMBI in the News
Best Consumer Health Information Award
June 2025
OMBI is a standout for providing information, after receiving a national Digital Health Award. The competition featured 65 categories, and a panel of 68 experts reviewed more than 600 entries. This awards program, the most comprehensive competition of its kind, is organized by the Health Information Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for consumer health information programs and materials.
Best Consumer Health Information Award
June 2025
OMBI is a winner of a National Health Information Award, given to the nation’s best consumer health information programs and materials. Entries were submitted by a wide variety of leading organizations in the consumer health field. This awards program, the most comprehensive competition of its kind, is organized by the Health Information Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for consumer health information programs and materials.
Titan Health Award 2025: "Window of Tolerance: How Does It Work?" Video
April 2025
The TITAN Health Awards has officially announced its 2025 winners for Season 1, honoring outstanding achievements in healthcare marketing, advertising, and brand communications. Among this year’s winners, OMBI has been awarded the Silver winning level in Video, Commercial & Film, demonstrating exceptional creativity and impact in healthcare communications.
Boosting Mental Health in Schools & Communities, City Club of Eugene
January 2025
OMBI cofounder and executive director, Lori Allen, PhD, is joined by Daniel Gallo, MAT, educator and social emotional learning specialist, Lane Educational Service District; Ryan Kruse, lead teacher, Lane ESD Career Academy, HOPE Community Corporation; and Maureen Linn Medici, field coordinator/bus supervisor, Salem-Keizer Public Schools.
WhyWeBuild.org Interview with Dr. Shin Shin Tang
March 2022
“Dr. Shin Shin Tang is a licensed psychologist in Eugene who works with the Oregon Mind Body Institute and whose private practice is a welcome space for people of color.
‘I’ve had clients who have had bad experiences talking to White therapists about racism, where it gets dismissed or not…‘”
How people can respond to COVID disparities: Mindfulness
The Chronicle • June 2021
“A recent survey conducted by the Eugene City Council investigated the impact of the pandemic on our community’s mental health. Just less than half (45%) of the more than 600 local residents polled reported emotional distress directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The Friday Show with Rachel McDonald Interviews Shin Shin Tang
KLCC • Feb 2021
“On this week’s show we talk with clinical psychologist Dr. Shin Shin Tang with Oregon Mind Body Institute about mental health care and we put listener questions on the vaccine and Covid-19 to Dr. Patrick Luedtke with Lane County Public Health.”
Mindfulness mental health curriculum for Cottage Grove 6th graders to expand
OPB • Sept 2020
“More Eugene mental health professionals are embracing an approach that recognizes the visceral connections between the mind and body.”
Beyond talk therapy: Mindfulness-based mental health growing in Eugene
The Register-Guard • Mar 2020
“For the last three years, students at Lincoln Middle School at Cottage Grove have been learning about mental health in addition to physical health. It’s a mindfulness-based…”
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