Oregon Office on Disability and Health
Project Description:
OODH is primarily focused on promoting the health and wellness of people with disabilities and reducing the incidence of secondary conditions by:
1. Supporting health promotion activities that are grounded in contemporary public health methodologies. Examples include implementing the Healthy Lifestyles Training Curriculum and the Personal Power training curriculum.
2. Conducting research activities that help ensure current and future public health activities are based on scientifically sound data and are meaningful to Oregonians with disabilities. Examples include funding and analyzing the Disability Module of the Oregon Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (an annual random telephone survey of Oregonians on a host of health and wellness issues), and conducting the Oregon Community Assessment Survey.
3. Disseminating research findings and other information to diverse audiences such as policy makers, administrators, researchers and the general public. OODH has a quarterly newsletter, Disability & Health Quarterly, which includes a data supplement, a policy brief series, several other publications, and teaches disability and public health courses in the Department of Public Health at OHSU. All OODH materials are available at our fully accessible website: http://www.ohsu.edu/oidd/cca
4. Engaging in policy development activities such as devising policy and/or program recommendations and participation in local and statewide commissions, boards, and task forces that address disability, health, or wellness issues. The Community Engagement Initiative (CEI) is one example of a policy development activity. The CEI method consists of three steps:
1) Town-hall meetings for people with disabilities and family
members to identify local barriers to community accessibility
and assets;
2) Meeting with community leaders to describe the barriers; and
3) Facilitating community responses to resolve access issues.
Keyword(s):
health and wellness, secondary conditions
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Health-Related Activities, Employment-Related Activities, Housing-Related Activities, Transportation-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities, Quality of Life
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban, Other
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
