Community Health Priorities

Community Health Priorities (CHP) is a project of the Northwest Health Foundation. Our goal is to engage people all over the state to articulate a vision of a healthier life for everyone, and then develop policies that help us achieve that vision. On this site you can participate in surveys, share feedback, read news stories about related issues, learn about grant opportunities for your neighborhood organizations, get more information on how to become involved or help mobilize your community and ensure that its voice will be heard. Join the conversation!

Highlights

From the Conversation

Concern for the Human Being: A Conversation with Tina Castañares, M.D.

Tina Castañares is a practicing family physician, health care policy expert, and a nationally recognized consultant in community and health care issues among migrant populations. A board member of the Northwest Health Foundation, she is also the ...Read more >

Multnomah County Commissioners votes YES on menu labeling

“We did It!” That’s what Mel Rader, Project Director for Upstream Public Health Advocacy Network, wrote to friends and colleagues announcing the Multnomah County Commission’s vote of 4-to-1 vote in favor. Rader added in his e-mail that “several ...Read more >

Benefits - and Costs - of Sidewalks

In an October 2007 survey, 75% of Americans polled said that improving public transportation and building communities that don’t require as much driving were better long-term solutions for reducing traffic than building new roads. But as the ...Read more >

37,000 jobs lost in Oregon due to trade with China: Is it a public health issue?

According to a DC-based Policy Institute study (published in the Portland Business Journal), 37,000 Oregon jobs have been lost due to trade with China. More than half the jobs paid above-average wages. During that period, the U.S. trade deficit ...Read more >

Healthy Places, Healthy People: An Inteview with Andrea Durbin

Andrea Durbin is executive director of the Oregon Environmental Council, an organization that “safeguards what Oregonians love about Oregon – clean air and water, an unpolluted landscape and healthy food produced by local farmers.” Andrea sat ...Read more >

Oregonians Speak:

Where Does Good Health Start?

Andrea Durbin, Executive Director, Oregon Environmental Council

Where Does Good Health Start?: Within the next decade, I’d like every person in Oregon to be able to walk into any store and trust that the things they buy will not cause them harm. Today, there are more than 80,000 chemicals used in American products — found in everything ...Read more >

About The Project

How can we all achieve a healthy life? What will it take for all Oregonians to be able to live in environments that sustain us and promote our well-being — where we can all breathe clean air, drink pure water and eat nourishing food — and where it’s safe for each and every one of us to walk or ride a bike? What must we do for good preventive care to be available to everyone in all corners of the state?

Community Health Priorities (CHP) is a project of the Northwest Health Foundation, based on work completed in partnership with the Oregon Public Health Division and the Oregon Health Policy Commission. Our goal is to engage people all over the state to articulate a vision of a healthier life for everyone, and then develop policies that help us achieve that vision.

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