State Health Assessment Steering Committee Meets November 30 in Portland

What: The third and final meeting of the State Health Assessment Steering Committee

Agenda: Reports from Themes & Strengths Assessment Subcommittee, and Health Status Assessment Subcommittee; develop key findings; provide recommendation on outline and layout of the State Health Assessment.

When: Thursday, Nov. 30, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. A 10-minute public comment period will be held at 1:40 p.m.; comments are limited to three minutes.

Where: Portland State Office Building, Room 918, 800 NE Oregon St., Portland. You may join the webinar at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/137894534904412675

Background: Oregon's revised State Health Assessment is one of three prerequisites for public health accreditation. The assessment describes the health of the population, identifies areas for improvement, contributing factors that affect health outcomes, and assets and resources that can be mobilized to improve population health.

-- Health departments are required to participate in or lead an assessment process at least once every five years. This assessment will inform the next version of the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP). Read more about the SHIP at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/ABOUT/Pages/HealthImprovement.aspx.

-- The Public Health Division will use the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) framework, widely used by CCOs and local health departments. The MAPP framework uses six phases. The SHA is developed over the first three phases, while the SHIP is implemented over the second three phases. Get more details on the SHA Overview (pdf) at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/ABOUT/Documents/sha/State-Health-Assessment-overview.pdf

-- The last State Health Assessment was completed in 2012 and consisted of the Public Health Division System Assessment (pdf) which is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/ABOUT/Documents/ph-system-assessment-report.pdf, and the State Health Profile (pdf), at http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/PH/ABOUT/Documents/oregon-state-health-profile.pdf.

-- The State Health Assessment is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/ABOUT/Pages/state-health-assessment.aspx

Program contact: Christy Hudson, 971-673-2284, [email protected].

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