Taylor Jennison, 17, chats with Ingrid Gomez (center) as Taylor gets a pedicure at Zen Nails in Portland, June 13, 2017. Jennison participates in the Novel Interventions in Children’s Healthcare, or NICH program, which aims to improve the health and care of youth whose medical needs are compounded by social problems. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Ingrid Gomez (left) looks over nail polish choices with Taylor Jennison, 17, June 13, 2017 at Zen Nails in Portland. Jennison participates in the Novel Interventions in Children’s Healthcare, or NICH program, which aims to improve the health and care of youth whose medical needs are compounded by social problems. Gomez is an interventionist with the program, available to 24-7 to help Jennison learn to manage her diabetes. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Ingrid Gomez is an interventionist in the Novel Interventions in Children’s Healthcare, or NICH program. She is available 24-7 to help her clients learn to manage their health. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Self-care is incentivized in the Novel Interventions in Children’s Healthcare, or NICH program, which aims to improve the health and care of youth whose medical needs are compounded by social problems. Taylor Jennison, 17, earned a pedicure recently by regularly monitoring her blood sugar and performing other diabetes management tasks. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Holly Hinson, M.D., M.C.R., assistant professor of neurology, OHSU School of Medicine. (OHSU)

John Rosenthal, founder of Stop Handgun Violence, was the keynote speaker at a recent community forum, the third in a series on gun violence as a public health issue, held June 20, 2017 at OHSU. The event was hosted by OHSU, PSU and the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. (OHSU/Tracy Brawley)

Alisha Moreland-Capuia, M.D. executive director of OHSU's Avel Gordly Center for Healing facilitates a panel discussion at a community forum, the third in a series on gun violence as a public health issue, June 20, 2017 at OHSU. The event was hosted by OHSU, PSU and the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. (OHSU/Tracy Brawley)

Panelists (left to right) Lori Morgan, M.D., M.B.A., Liana Winett, DR.P.H., M.P.H., M.C.H.E.S., Kathleen Carlson, M.S., Ph.D., and Greg Goodwin. A community forum, the third in a series on gun violence as a public health issue, was held June 20, 2017 at OHSU. The event was hosted by OHSU, PSU and the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. (OHSU/Tracy Brawley)

A community forum, the third in a series on gun violence as a public health issue, was held June 20, 2017 at OHSU. The event was hosted by OHSU, PSU and the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. (OHSU/Tracy Brawley)

Brian Gibbs, Ph.D., M.P.A. speaks at a recent community forum, the third in a series on gun violence as a public health issue, June 20, 2017 at OHSU. The event was hosted by OHSU, PSU and the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. (OHSU/Tracy Brawley)