Public Health & Primary Care
Health care reform in Oregon is underway. Collaboration is critical in preventing and lessening the incidence and severity of disease and injury, improving the health of our communities, and reducing the demand on our health care system.
The materials below serve as a resource for public health and primary care partners to increase our understanding of each other's strengths as we work together to promote community health and wellness.
You can also print the community wellness map and "Backbone of Community Health and Wellness" information as stand-alone posters:
There is much that can be done to create and maintain healthy communities in Oregon. Communities that support people in making healthy choices help prevent chronic diseases and the complications that can result from them.
Oregon’s Healthy Communities Program is working with local public health authorities, federally recognized tribes, community-based organizations and community leaders to create healthy communities statewide. These groups are collaborating to activate and spread policy, systems, and environmental changes that encourage people to be more physically active, eat a healthy diet, and not use tobacco. These population-based change strategies are an effective approach to improving community health by reducing chronic disease associated with these adverse activities.
Learn more about how we work to create healthy communities within Oregon:
