ABOUT OODH

Funding

The Oregon Office on Disability and Health (OODH) has been continually funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since 1994 (Cooperative Agreement #U59/CCU010935). It is a collaborative effort between Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the State of Oregon, Department of Human Services. OODH is a major program of the Center on Community Accessibility, a unit of the Oregon Institute on Disability and Development (OIDD) at the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center at OHSU.

Mission of OODH

To promote the health and wellness of Oregonians with disabilities through surveillance activities, health promotion, training, education, community engagement activities, policy development, and dissemination of materials and information.

Descriptions of major OODH activities

Core activities of the OODH grant include the development or maintenance of an Advisory Council to help inform statewide health promotion efforts and influence state policy; establishing key collaborations with community, local, and state partners; and analysis of Oregon data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), which is a phone survey on health conditions and risk behaviors.

The core grant also requires states to develop appropriate evaluation plans for all activities and a State Strategic Plan that incorporates the health and wellness needs of people with disabilities.

While core activities revolve around infrastructure-building, additional modular activities are geared towards program implementation and capacity building within the state. Efforts are concentrated on expanding the scope of the disability and health program within the state and to increase the reach of state health programs.

Lisa Voltilina
707 SW Gaines Street
Portland, OR 97239
(voice) 503.494.3331
7.1.1 Relay Service
(fax) 503.494.6868
voltilin@ohsu.edu