Each year, the HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living) Cities Campaign offers small grants, generously sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, to cities for the implementation of HEAL policies in their communities. 2016 will mark the third...
In Fall 2015, OPHI worked with Clark County Public Health (CCPH) and the cities of Vancouver and Battle Ground to implement Complete Streets plans and policies. For Vancouver, OPHI prepared a set of transportation project checklists...
National Reach: There are five HEAL Nation states that are part of the Heal Cities Campaign the campaign (Maryland, Virginia, California, Colorado and Oregon). The national initiative is managed by the California Center for Public...
Alignment with Health Equity and Development (AHEAD) is a national initiative funded by the Kresge Foundation, designed to bring together neighborhood stakeholders and converge community development and health resources to mitigate health inequities and social...
Outdoor activities can increase opportunities for physical activity, reduce stress, and strengthen relationships with our friends, family, and community. OPHI is working with Willamette Partnership, Portland State’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions, Oregon Healthiest State and...
In 2015, OPHI partnered with Klamath County (OR) Public Health to conduct a rapid Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of a model Tobacco Retail Licensing Ordinance. The purpose of the HIA was to provide information...
In January, 2014, with funding from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Oregon Public Health Institute (OPHI) partnered with Clackamas County Public Health (CCPH) and the Clackamas County Department of Transportation and Development (DTD) to...
Since 2010, Lane County (OR) leaders in health, economic development, higher education, transportation, affordable housing, water and energy, and social equity have being working to integrate plans and strategies through the Lane Livability Consortium...
OPHI partnered with Metro Regional Government to conduct a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of Metro’s Lake Oswego to Portland Transit Study. The Transit Study was a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) evaluating the potential...
The SE 122nd Avenue Pilot Project is a neighborhood planning study that was completed by the City of Portland Bureau of Planning the Sustainability in 2011. The purpose of the Pilot Project was to...
