Black Lives Matter
Police violence is a public health crisis rooted in racism and white supremacy.
Updates Coming Fall 2019!
Updates to our website will be coming this Fall! Stay tuned!
Nutrition Activity Plan for Child Care Providers
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...
Guidelines for Incorporating Health into Outdoor Education
A new Health and Outdoor Education Guideline has been released by the Health and Outdoors Initiative, a partnership between OPHI, Willamette Partnership, Oregon Community Health Workers Association, Oregon Healthiest State, Portland State, and the...
OPHI welcomes new CEO
After more than 15 years as a leader in public health innovation, and a successful three- year pivot to focus on the health of communities mostimpacted by disparities, OPHI is pleased to announce the...
Thank you to our 2016 Genius Sponsors!
OPHI would like to thank our sponsors for the Genius Awards! We couldn’t do it without you! Please join us for the 14th Annual Billi Odegaard Public Health Genius Awards! Read about our winners...
Meet our 2016 Foster Scholarship winners
Foster Memorial Scholarships are awarded annually to students with outstanding academic records and who have demonstrated a commitment to pursuing careers in public health. Since 2000, OPHI has awarded over $200,000 in scholarships ranging...
2016 Genius Award Winners
Special Recognition for Lifetime Achievement: The Honorable Avel Gordly In 1996, Avel Louise Gordly became the first African American woman to be elected to the Oregon State Senate, and has been working for social...
Messages from the OPHI Board: Welcome Cyreena and thank you Liz!
Cyreena Boston Ashby Joins OPHI The Oregon Public Health Institute (OPHI) is pleased to announce that Cyreena Boston Ashby has joined OPHI as Deputy Director. We are excited to have her leadership as she...
OPHI is hiring an Operations & Finance Manager
OPHI is seeking a candidate who has an understanding of internal operations holistically. Competitive candidates will have strong analysis skills, with demonstrated ease of managing complex financial and operations tasks and deadlines. Read the...