Community Health Priorities
Community Health Priorities (CHP) is a project of the Northwest Health Foundation. Our goal is to engage people all over the state to articulate a vision of a healthier life for everyone, and then develop policies that help us achieve that vision. On this site you can participate in surveys, share feedback, read news stories about related issues, learn about grant opportunities for your neighborhood organizations, get more information on how to become involved or help mobilize your community and ensure that its voice will be heard. Join the conversation!
Highlights
- Got Data? Read some of our reports and polls
- Join the conversation on public health!
- Oregonians speak out: hear from community leaders on creating a healthy environment for everyone
- Unnatural Causes PBS Documentary: Learn more. Host a community screening
- “The media encourages a mentality that it’s a battle of bikes v. cars and that’s a short cut”
From the Conversation
Chain Restaurant Nutrition Labeling: Information for You to Chew On
Which McDonald’s item has the most calories? A Big Mac? A large Fries? Or a large milkshake? If you guessed the Milkshake, you are correct. In fact, a large milkshake contains more calories (1160) than a Big Mac (540) and Large Fries (500) ...Read more >
Help us out here: What are the health impacts of the proposed I-5 bridge crossing?
You may be interested to note that neither the May 21, 2008 Willamette Week cover story (“Bridge Over the River Why?”) nor the more than 70 follow-up comments on the WW website, did not - even once - use the word “health.” Today’s ...Read more >
A Hub for Portland’s Many Spokes: An interview with Jonathan Maus
Jonathan Maus is the founder and editor of BikePortland.org, a daily, online news magazine covering the bike scene in Portland. His site has been covered by such national media as USA Today, National Public Radio, and the New York Times. ...Read more >
Where Does Good Health Start?
Jonathan Maus, Editor, bikeportland.org
Where Does Good Health Start?: As Oregonians, we’re lucky to live in a place where, for decades, our leaders have contributed to the health of our communities by encouraging multiple modes of transportation. A community where biking is embraced as an everyday ...Read more >
About The Project
How can we all achieve a healthy life? What will it take for all Oregonians to be able to live in environments that sustain us and promote our well-being — where we can all breathe clean air, drink pure water and eat nourishing food — and where it’s safe for each and every one of us to walk or ride a bike? What must we do for good preventive care to be available to everyone in all corners of the state?
Community Health Priorities (CHP) is a project of the Northwest Health Foundation, based on work completed in partnership with the Oregon Public Health Division and the Oregon Health Policy Commission. Our goal is to engage people all over the state to articulate a vision of a healthier life for everyone, and then develop policies that help us achieve that vision.
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Project Partners
Oregon Public Health Division
Oregon Health Policy Commission
Davis Hibbitts Midghall
Gard Communications
Acts of Good
Blue Mouse Monkey
Only 50% of 8th grade girls and 66% of 8th grade boys in Oregon meet CDC physical activity recommendations of 60 minutes per day. 