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Ecotrust

Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids and Communities

2009 - To implement an online service called FoodHub to increase participation in Farm to School programs.

$139,580

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

VOZ Workers’ Rights Education Project

LUCHA, Laborers United for Collective Health

2009 - To expand its leadership development and community organizing activities to improve the well being of day laborers in Portland.

$95,000

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

Community Health Partnership

Addressing the Health & Equity Impact of Portland Urban Planning

2009 - To improve opportunities for health in outer southeast Portland by conducting a Health Impact Assessment and using the results to advocate for improved development policies and infrastructure.

$138,971

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

Community Health Partnership

Healthy Eating at Farmer’s Markets: Exploring Barriers & Solutions

2009 - To convene farmer’s market managers and public health professionals to develop strategies to make farmer’s markets more accessible to low-income customers while enhancing their financial sustainability.

$49,926

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

Center for Diversity and the Environment

Environment, Health, & Equity Project: Addressing racial equity in the environmental movement to achieve health equity

2009 - To address institutional and cultural racism in Portland’s environmental movement in order to create more equitable policies and practices that affect social determinants of health.

$182,273

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

The Children’s Institute

Essential Investments in the First Five Years

2009 - To support research, policy, and advocacy work related to seeking first-time funding in the state budget for Early Head Start, which addresses the achievement gap for at-risk children under age four.

$200,000

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

Multnomah County Commission of Children, Families, and Community

Got Health?

2009 - To develop youth councils for all eight high school School-Based Health Centers in Multnomah County.

$50,000

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

Organizing People, Activating Leaders (OPAL)

East Portland Transportation and Health Equity Project

2009 - To build capacity to address the unequal distribution of transportation burdens and benefits in East Portland neighborhoods.

$50,000

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

Innovative Housing, Inc.

Innovative Changes: Making Change Matter

2009 - To develop the capacity of a new Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in order to provide asset-building opportunities to low-income residents in Portland.

$50,000

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO)

Asian Pacific Islander Policy Capacity Project

2009 - To strengthen the capacity of APANO’s members to better organize, analyze, and advocate for policies that addressing social determinants of health for the Asian and Pacific Islander community.

$50,000

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

Neighborhood Partnerships

Building Pathways to Security: Implementation Phase

2009 - To support the statewide advocacy efforts of a broad-based coalition to develop and advocate for policies that address asset poverty.

$150,000

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

Central City Concern

Advocacy Training & Expansion

2009 - To support a community outreach worker who will recruit and train 120 clean and sober individuals to serve as advocates for recovery, housing, and employment services.

$90,000

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

Partnership for Safety and Justice

Promoting prevention based strategies for addiction within a public safety context

2009 - To launch a campaign to expand access to drug and alcohol treatment services, as well as access to effective alternatives to incarceration for addiction-driven crime.

$225,000

From: Kaiser Permanente Community Fund

Janus Youth Programs, Inc.

Village Gardens

2009 - To improve nutritional options, social cohesion, social capital, and opportunities for micro-enterprise among residents of housing complexes by first establishing a CBPR advisory board.

$20,000

From: Community-Based Participatory Research

Benton County Health Department

Latino Health Ambassador Network

2009 - To develop a Latino Health Ambassador Network to formally engage Latino community members and other formal/informal Latino community leaders in addressing the disproportionate impact of chronic disease on Latinos living in Benton and Linn Counties.

$15,000

From: Community-Based Participatory Research

Lutheran Community Services Northwest

African Partnership for Health

2009 - To enhance the capacity for health leadership and policy advocacy among African refugees and immigrants in the Portland Metro area using CBPR.

$19,857

From: Community-Based Participatory Research

Mountain View Hospital Foundation

Policy Approaches to Children’s Health (PATCH)

2009 - To test if school-based policies such as menu labeling, recess before lunch, and parental notification of body mass index will have an impact on childhood obesity.

$175,271

From: Community-Based Participatory Research

Family Building Blocks

Advocacy for Oregon’s Relief Nurseries

2009 - Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Inform Policy Advocacy for Oregon’s Relief Nurseries: Identifying Returns on Investments. To study the cost effectiveness and return on investment of the relief nurseries programs in Oregon using CBPR.

$180,000

From: Community-Based Participatory Research

OPHD_OSAC

Oregon Statewide Assessment Conference

2008 - To provide local health departments with tools to facilitate their assessment work, strengthen the Oregon State Community Health Assessment Network, and set a precedent for annual statewide assessment meetings.

$9050

From: Improving Public Health Infrastructure

Resource Innovation Group

Climate Change Capacity Training and Assessment: Phase I

2008 - To assess the level of understanding among local public health officials, identify needs and develop resources to prepare for global warming.

$11000

From: Improving Public Health Infrastructure

Tillamook County Public Health

Strategic Planning and Community Dialogue

2008 - To engage a consultant to conduct a strategic planning process.

$4600

From: Improving Public Health Infrastructure

Deschutes County Health Department

Deschutes County Public Health's Strategic Plan

2008 - To create a compelling and effective long-term vision for the community and to align and update the strategic plan and to look 10-15 years into the future of the Health of our community and project a vision and key strategies for local public health and would be articulated in a strategic plan.

$10000

From: Improving Public Health Infrastructure

Wasco Sherman Public Health Department

Assessment in Wasco-Sherman

2008 - To conduct a public health assessment utilizing an abbreviated APEX-PH (Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health (APEXPH)) instrument.

$4500

From: Improving Public Health Infrastructure

Clackamas County Community Health Division

Clackamas County Community Health Department Strategic Plan

2008 - To develop a strategic plan template for Clackamas County Community Health that lays a new foundation for partnership between the Health Department and the diverse geographic communities in the county.

$10000

From: Improving Public Health Infrastructure

Western Oregon University - Louise Silva, M.D., MPH

Qigong Massage for Early Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorders:  Parent Training Aspect

2008 - Dr. Silva’s research determined the effect of qigong massage as an early intervention for autism, especially as it at relates to a child’s social and communication abilities and functions. This research built off earlier studies on qigong massage, and included the testing of a parent and provider training intervention that can be delivered in the educational settings. The Teaching Research Institute of Western Oregon University provided the research support and facilities to conduct this research.

$150,000

From: Mark O. Hatfield Fellowship

Sigma Theta Tau International


Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy

2008 - To sponsor the participation of two Oregon representatives in becoming effective agents for systemic change.

$54,800

From: Health Workforce Advocacy

Project Access NOW


Project Access NOW Regional Services and Care Coordination

2008 - To support a regional volunteer network and coordinated access to charity care.

$75,000

Community Health Center

Increasing Health Care Access by Strengthening Health Care Delivery Capacity

2008 - To increase the provision of primary care and mental health services to previously unserved patients through the addition of a licensed clinical social worker.

$38,640

CHOICE Regional Health Network

Pacific County Access and Health Care Improvement Coalition

2008 - To support insurance coverage outreach and enrollment for uninsured residents, and develop a community coalition to address pressing health problems.

$73,472

Outside In


Neighborhood Sparks

2008 - To address immediate health care access needs by providing services from outside health and social service organization while planning for longer-term implementation of a community health center and school-based health center.

$73,293

Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Foundation


Gorge Dental Access Council

2008 - To support dental treatment as part of a comprehensive strategy to provide access to dental care to low-income and uninsured populations.

$20,000

United Way of Lane County


Medical Access Program: A Coordinated Care System for the Uninsured

2008 - To support a program that connects uninsured individuals with needed basic health care and social services.

$39,500

Volunteers in Medicine, Clinic of the Cascades

Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades Physician-Partnership

2008 - To address the needs of patients with chronic care needs by recruiting physicians who will provide primary care homes and offering chronic care classes, resulting in an increase in acute care delivery capacity.

$55,000

OSPIRG Citizen Lobby

Moving the Health Care Constituency

2008 - To support statewide health reform advocacy activities, including lobbying, before and during the 2009 legislative session.

$40,000

From: Health Care Reform Advocacy

Oregon Small Business for Responsible Leadership


Oregon Small Business Healthcare Initiative Mobilization Project

2008 - To establish an organization to mobilize the small business community in Oregon’s health reform conversation.

$40,000

From: Health Care Reform Advocacy

Oregon School-Based Health Care Network


Building Grassroots Leadership for Policy Change

2008 - To increase youth and family advocacy for, and increase sustainability of, school-based health centers.

$40,000

From: Health Care Reform Advocacy

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon

Oregon Interfaith Health Justice Campaign

2008 - To mobilize a diverse partnership of the faith- and non-faith based consumers to advocate for statewide health reform.

$40,000

From: Health Care Reform Advocacy

American Academy of Family Physicians - Oregon Chapter

Saving Lives, Saving Money: Finding a Cure for What Ails Health Care in America

2008 - To engage family physicians across Oregon in health reform activities.

$10,000

From: Health Care Reform Advocacy

Washington Community Action Network Education and Research Fund

The Secure Health Care Program

2008 - To organize small business support of health reform in five counties of Southwest Washington.

$40,000

From: Health Care Reform Advocacy

Stand for Children Leadership Center

Increasing Access to Health Care for Children

2008 - To fund advocacy for children’s dental services in Clackamas County and children’s health insurance in Portland.

$25,000

From: Health Care Reform Advocacy

Benton County Health Department

South Corvallis Healthy Eating Active Living Community Initiative

2008 - To implement changes that will improve opportunities for residents to engage in regular physical activity and access healthful nutrition.

$107,000

From: Healthy Eating, Active Living

Willamette Pedestrian Coalition

Improving Health Through Pedestrian Advocacy, Empowerment and Action

2008 - To improve environmental supports for walking opportunities through the development of a pedestrian advocacy network.

$74,000

From: Healthy Eating, Active Living

Ecotrust

Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Network

2008 - To build a statewide network of organizations and businesses dedicated to advocating for Farm-to-School policies and funding, and to effectively implementing those policies at the local level.

$105,145

From: Healthy Eating, Active Living

Community Choices

Sustainability for Pedestrian Advocacy Efforts

2008 - To build and activate a broad-based community coalition that will advocate for pedestrian-friendly engineering improvements and policies.

$68,303

From: Healthy Eating, Active Living

Health Policy Research Northwest


Obesity Prevention Toolkit for Healthy Lane Neighborhoods 


2008 - To identify factors in the neighborhood environment that can be addressed to improve opportunities for healthy eating and active living, and to pursue a policy agenda that advocates for those changes.

$84,200

From: Healthy Eating, Active Living

Boys & Girls clubs of the Umpqua Valley

Triple Play - a game plan for the mind, body & soul

2008 - To improve and expand their physical activity and nutrition program, and to train youth to advocate for health-promoting changes in their community that will support these behaviors.

$55,467

From: Healthy Eating, Active Living

Upstream Public Health


Engaging Social Service Agencies and Poverty Rights Groups in Tobacco Control

2008 - To engage people concerned about the welfare of low-income Oregonians in policy advocacy for tobacco prevention in the 2009 legislative session.

$20,000 over one year.

From: Community-Based Participatory Research

Upstream Public Health


Assessing the Health Benefits of Reducing Car and Truck Traffic

2008 - To conduct a CBPR-centered Health Impact Assessment (HIA) that would map the impact of reduced vehicle use to key health indicators.

$72,140 over one year.

From: Community-Based Participatory Research

Community Alliance of Tenants

Mold and Moisture: Effective Interventions, useful Practice, and Better Policies

2008 - To pilot and evaluate an CBPR intervention to address high mold/moisture conditions and its effects on respiratory disease among rental housing unit tenants, and use data to affect rental housing policies in Multnomah County.

$180,000 over three years.

From: Community-Based Participatory Research

Coalition of Communities of Color

Making People of Color Count in Policy Making

2008 - To gather information to develop community profiles about the “lived realities” of communities of color in Multnomah County, and utilize this information to inform agencies and policymakers about these communities.

$180,000 over four years

From: Community-Based Participatory Research

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