Projects

The Oregon Office on Disability and Health currently has six differerent projects:

Healthy Lifestyles Workshops

OODH will continue to hold Healthy Lifestyles workshops throughout the state of Oregon, including at least one Spanish Healthy Lifestyles workshop for Latinos each year. Healthy Lifestyles workshops are part of OODH’s ongoing efforts to provide people with disabilities with the skills and resources to live a healthy life.

Oregon Right To Know Campaign

The “Right to Know Campaign” is a health communication program that was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to increase awareness of and promote breast cancer screening for women with physical disabilities 40 years and older. This program will be strategically implemented by OODH in several Oregon communities over the course of the next five years.

Emergency Preparedness Training

OODH will work to ensure that emergency preparedness planning and training efforts include topics relevant to the health and safety of people with disabilities in Oregon. OODH will participate in state emergency preparedness efforts and provide training and education to first responders on the needs of people with disabilities in emergency situations.

Community Engagement Initiative

Community Engagement activities will continue as a part of ongoing efforts to improve the physical and social accessibility of community environments, resulting in improved quality of life for people with disabilities.

Training Professionals And Paraprofessionals

Professionals and para-professionals will be trained on the care and health promotion of people with disabilities. OODH will continue to offer the graduate level course on “Disability and Public Health” for the Oregon Masters of Public Health Program, as well as offer a new graduate course on “Disability and Epidemiology.” OODH staff will also provide lectures in an interdisciplinary teaching forum at OHSU and implement an intensive training institute for healthcare professionals

Supplemental Surveillance

Although the core grant requires OODH to analyze state BRFSS data, a modular grant allows for more in-depth analysis of the BRFSS data to help inform the development and evaluation of ongoing OODH program activities. Additionally, OODH will also analyze data on Oregon teens with disabilities to help inform the development of sound programs and policies related to their health and well-being.