Dear Friends of OPHI, The pandemic is evolving, but it’s not over. Vaccines are bringing relief and hope to those who receive them, but COVID-19, its inequitable impact, and disparities in vaccine access persist both...
Dear Friends of OPHI, When I think about what OPHI has accomplished over the last year, I am truly inspired. It’s been a year full of challenges, grief, and uncertainty, but our work has...
Dear Friend, To build health and achieve equity, Oregon needs a reimagined public health system–and we need sufficient, sustained funding to get there. Today’s Oregonian includes an op-ed by Washington County Public Health Administrator Tricia Mortell...
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OPHI and PHI have begun a new strategic partnership poised to change the landscape of public health in Oregon.
The Oregon Public Health Institute is collaborating with the Public Health Institute on Tracing Health, a COVID-19 contact tracing initiative in Washington County, OR and Clark County, WA.
Police violence is a public health crisis rooted in racism and white supremacy.
Press Release The Public Health Institute (PHI) has launched Tracing Health, its new COVID-19 contact tracing initiative, with work already started with its partners in Clark County, Washington and Washington County, Oregon to help...
OPHI’s RFTS (Right from the Start) and Multnomah County Health Department’s REACH (Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health) programs have developed a Nutrition Activity Plan. This plan is meant to be implemented by child...
Prepared by OPHI CEO Dana Hargunani, MD MPH, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a new issue brief today aimed for states interested in using cross-sector partnerships to improve population health. The brief outlines...
