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the newsletter of Public Health Institute DECEMBER 2010 tomorrow’s health today OPHI: Tomorrow’s Health Today New Name. New Website. Same Vision. Visit our We have a new name and fresh look that projects energy and optimism about revamped health in Oregon. On 10-10-10, we dropped Community Health Partnership from our name and officially became the Oregon Public Health Institute. Please visit our website at revamped website at www.orphi.org to explore new online features and resources. www.orphi.org OPHI built a reputation for action on public health issues far ahead of the mainstream. We will continue in that vein as we enter our second decade. Our philosophy shares much with hockey great Wayne Gretzky. He would say, “Skate to where the puck is going to be.” Not where the puck is now, or where it has already been. Like Gretzky, our orientation is towards the future and reflects an awareness of conditions around us. We plan and anticipate while continually moving forward towards our ultimate goal. Our “puck” is public health. In fact, we designed a hockey puck into our new logo to symbolize the OPHI vision that inspires our work. Public health efforts we invest in today lay the groundwork for the OPHI vision of tomorrow.tomorrow’s At OPHI, we see a day in the not-too-distant future when allhealth Oregonians today have greater opportunities to enjoy optimal health and a better quality of life in the places we live, learn, work, and play.

OPHI Gala Tenth Celebrates Ten Years and Anniversary Gala Raises $50,000 October 9, 2010

On Saturday, October 9, over 300 of the Pacific Northwest’s most dynamic figures in public health gathered in Portland to celebrate OPHI’s tenth anniversary. Senators and and Congressman David Wu, Oregon State Representatives Tina Kotek, Mitch Greenlick, Margaret Doherty and Michael Dembrow, Oregon State Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson, Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen and Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder were among the guests. The gala was an elegant affair hosted in the Pavilion Ballroom of the Portland Hilton. The theme Seeing Public Health with 20/20 Vision carried throughout the evening with bits of mayhem offered up by the Mirthworks comedy troupe and an inspirational video about OPHI by Rian Moore. In a nod to 20/20 Vision, partygoers sported eyeglasses of every color, shape and description. continued on page 2 Institute Insights tomorrow’s health today

www.orphi.org OPHI Gala continued from page 1 Board of Directors Gala highlights included a tribute to OPHI Sharon Black, Chair founder and Oregon public health titan Paige Sipes-Metzler, Billi Odegaard. We raised a toast to her Vice Chair with a signature cocktail named The Billi. Rian Moore, Treasurer OPHI Executive Director Mary Lou Hennrich Carlos Crespo, Secretary introduced the OPHI Founder’s Fund, initiated Liz Baxter this year to honor Billi’s far-reaching impact on Carol Cole public health in our state. Linda Fleming Jack Friedman For photo coverage of the OPHI Tenth Anniversary Bruce Goldberg Gala, visit www.orphi.org/highlights-3 S. Marie Harvey Nicola Pinson OPHI Welcomes New Members to the 2010 Board of Directors Lillian Shirley Liz Baxter, MPH S. Marie Harvey, DrPH Executive Director Professor and Chair Archimedes Movement Department of Public Health Oregon State University Linda Fleming, BSN Retired, Executive Director Nicola Pinson, JD Conference of Local Health Officials Health Law Attorney

Farewell to After six years, Deputy Director Kari OPHI campaign. We thank Kari for her McFarlan is departing OPHI. Kari’s public years of commitment to the OPHI vision Deputy Director health policy expertise and leadership and her pivotal role in numerous hard- Kari McFarlan were instrumental in bringing OPHI to won public health victories. All of us at the leading edge of public health in OPHI wish her the very best. the state. Since the start of her tenure, she has had a large hand in every major

Statewide In partnership with the Northwest policymakers on public health benefits Health Foundation, OPHI hosts and of a proposed sugar-sweetened Public Health organizes the Public Health Alignment beverage tax. Agencies Align for Workgroup (PHAW). This collective of PHAW members include: American statewide public health organizations Improved Health Heart Association, Oregon Public identifies shared legislative initiatives Health Association, Coalition of Local Policies and coordinates messaging for Health Officials, Oregon’s Master of improved public health policy. In the Public Health Program, Upstream upcoming 2011 legislative session, Public Health, Tobacco-Free Coalition of PHAW will focus efforts to increase Oregon, Oregon Environmental Council the state tobacco tax, build a robust and officials from the Oregon Public Farm to School program and educate Health Division. 2 www.orphi.org

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

10-10-10 was a significant milestone. On that date, we crossed the threshold into our second decade with a new name more befitting our forward-looking aspirations. Today, we are the Oregon Public Health Institute. Our new tagline tells our story: Tomorrow’s Health Today.

Sustainable prevention is the emphasis of our mission. OPHI focuses on comprehensive ways Oregonians can reshape the places we live, work, learn and play, so the healthy choice is also the easy choice. Over the last few years, OPHI has celebrated policy victories at the state level for school nutritional standards, chain restaurant menu labeling and workplace support for nursing mothers. In 2010, we witnessed passage of landmark federal legislation on these three initiatives. Legislative change does not come easy. OPHI laid groundwork for policy change through conscientious research, a latticework of coalitions and relentless advocacy. Careful planning, vision and expertise of our small but mighty staff enable OPHI to bring pivotal players to the table to join hands on vital issues that impact the immediate and long-term health of all Oregonians. No one organization can claim to do it alone. OPHI thanks our many partners for ten years of successful collaboration. Together we led breakthrough public health initiatives that improve quality of life across the state. For a snapshot of ten years of progressive OPHI public health advocacy, please read the OPHI Top Ten Accomplishments available on our new website at www.orphi.org/brief-history. Your continued support makes possible our crucial work and augments sustaining grants from the US Centers for Disease Control, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Network of Public Health Institutes, the Northwest Health Foundation and countless other local and regional partners. As part of our tenth anniversary festivities, OPHI launched the Founder’s Fund to show appreciation for the woman who started our organization. OPHI would not exist, but for Billi Odegaard’s singular vision of better health for all Oregonians. Your gift to the Founder’s Fund will help keep alive Billi’s public health legacy far into the future. Although OPHI has managed over the years on a limited budget, we do require financial support for the essential resources to carry on our work. In these challenging economic times, OPHI needs your help more urgently than ever. As we enter this holiday season of giving, please consider making a contribution that affirms your shared commitment to tomorrow’s health

today. Your tax-deductible donation directly advances the OPHI mission to advocate, educate and shape public policies that make our vision of better health attainable for all Oregonians. On behalf of the OPHI staff and board of directors, I thank you and wish you a healthy holiday season. Sincerely,

Mary Lou Hennrich Executive Director

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Health Insurers Oregon Health Insurers Partnering Health insurers have significant for Prevention (OHIPP) is a new economic incentives to promote Promote collaborative of health insurers extended breastfeeding. It is correlated Breastfeeding convened by OPHI to initiate collective with decreased incidence of acute to Prevent Acute health plan strategies that promote childhood illnesses and lifelong chronic preventive practices for their members. diseases such as obesity and diabetes in and Long-term This unique partnership is the first of its both infants and their mothers. Disease kind in the nation. Regence Blue Cross To improve breastfeeding practices, Blue Shield and FamilyCare recently particularly in Oregon communities joined the corps of founding OHIPP with low breastfeeding rates and members: Providence, CareOregon subsequent health disparities, OHIPP is and PacificSource health plans. taking the following strategies under OHIPP designated consideration: breastfeeding as its first point • Incenting evidence-based maternity of intervention care practices in hospitals. with a number of • Establishing the Northwest Mothers community and Milk Bank (www.nwmmb.org) to health system provide donor milk for premature strategies to support infants. Oregon women to • Expanding coverage for outpatient exclusively breastfeed services that support mothers to for longer periods of breastfeed longer. time. Although Oregon has among the • Improving clinician training in highest breastfeeding rates in the US, breastfeeding assessment and only 21% of Oregon mothers exclusively management. breastfeed for the full six month period recommended for optimal health and disease prevention.

Communities OPHI is one of two dozen local land use and urban planning practices stakeholders partnering with the that support healthy eating and active Putting Prevention Multnomah County Health Department living. to Work: on its Communities Putting Prevention Improving Health to Work (CPPW) initiative. Activities Zoning Code Changes Improve Urban Through Policy began in early spring of 2010, and will Access to Healthy Food continue through 2011. Change In 2011, the Portland Bureau of Planning Our strategy targets policy and and Sustainability (BPS) will update environmental changes in Multnomah zoning codes to accommodate urban County that increase opportunities food production and distribution. OPHI to grow food locally, increase will partner with BPS and others to breastfeeding rates and establish advocate for zoning code changes that positively impact health. 4 www.orphi.org

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OPHI will convene health stakeholders to identify the health impacts of proposed zoning code changes and share findings in a public review hosted by the BPS. The proposed codes will more clearly define farmers markets and community gardens and expand commercial activity by small-scale farms within city limits. Such changes to code remove barriers that obstruct urban food activities and offer Portlanders, particularly those in underserved communities, greater access to healthy food. long-range strategic plan that guides Senator Wyden comprehensive policies and investment and board member Breastfeeding Coalition of Oregon decisions for decades into the future. Bruce Goldberg. Partners with Portland Hospitals to Improve Maternity Care OPHI co-convenes The Portland Plan’s Human Health, Food and Safety US Centers for Disease Control findings Technical Action Group comprised revealed that hospital practices in of public health agencies and city the hours immediately following planning staff for the purpose of birth are crucial to establish optimal developing objectives, measures and breastfeeding. The study identified tools related to health. OPHI also hosts opportunities for improvement in the Healthy Portland Plan Workgroup, Oregon hospitals in areas of maternity a network of public and community- care education and policy review. The based partners that brings attention to Breastfeeding Coalition of Oregon has the impact of the built environment and launched a maternity care practices social determinants on health. improvement project in response to these findings. This project includes OPHI Advocates for Healthier Food hospital system outreach and education, Options in Portland Recreation Centers support for forming multi-disciplinary teams to review internal practices, a Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish spring hospital summit, and assistance contacted OPHI to develop nutrition to form a hospital collaborative standards for all food and beverages for ongoing practice review and sold at city-operated recreation centers improvement. where many Portland children play and exercise after school. OPHI responded, Integrating Health Equity into and today all city-operated recreation The Portland Plan center food and beverages are now in alignment with the high school The CPPW initiative includes OPHI nutrition standards mandated under efforts to integrate health equity Oregon’s Healthy Foods for Healthy into The Portland Plan, the city’s Students law (HB2650). 5 Institute Insights tomorrow’s health today

Healthy Kids OPHI received a 4-year Healthy Kids Establish Healthy Food Markets in Healthy Healthy Communities (HKHC) grant Affordable Housing Settings from the Robert Wood Johnson The Village Market, a community Communities Foundation to promote healthy eating based healthy corner store in the and active living (HEAL) in multi-family New Columbia Hope VI housing affordable housing sites. OPHI project development in North Portland, is a partners include the City of collaborative effort of HKHC partners: Portland Bureau of Planning Janus Youth Inc., BPS, OPHI and The and Sustainability (BPS), the Village Market Leadership Team. Community Cycling Center, ROSE Community Development In 2011, The Village Market Workgroup Corporation (CDC) and Hacienda will write a case study outlining steps CDC. Partners identified two long- to open The Village Market. It will tell term initiatives: The Village Market story, document food retail regulations and establish Introduce HEAL Amenities in a baseline for healthy food retail Multi-family Affordable Housing conditions in Portland. BPS will use the Bicycle parking and storage, case study to test emerging ideas in community gardens and play other high-need areas and create policy areas are simple changes to the recommendations that support healthy built environment that make food in all Portland neighborhoods. healthy eating and active living easier choices.

Right From Nationally, sixteen percent of children survey-based assessment of these are overweight before they start first four topic areas is currently underway The Start: grade. What is happening in these for all licensed child care settings in Assessing Child children’s lives as infants, toddlers and Multnomah County. OPHI presented Care Settings preschoolers? In Oregon, more than the progress of this survey at the 2010 for Obesity one-third of all children ages birth Oregon Public Health Association and to five are in some type of paid child American Public Health Association Prevention care. Do practices in child care facilities conferences. contribute to the childhood obesity Once the assessment is complete, OPHI epidemic? will work with an advisory committee to OPHI is conducting a two-year study interpret the findings into meaningful to answer this question. Through recommendations for training and a grant from the Northwest Health support of child care providers. It will Foundation, we are assessing nutrition, serve as a pilot to seek funding for physical activity, screen time, and statewide assessment of child care breastfeeding accommodation settings and may have bearing on practices in child care settings. A future proposed policy changes. 6 www.orphi.org

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Farmers markets can improve access to We launched a series of farmers market Farmers healthy food in Portland communities tours. The tours invited Portlanders underserved by food retailers. They to visit the farmers market in their Markets Tours: also provide rich cultural, social and neighborhood. Tastings and cooking Portland economic opportunities. Although demonstrations educated participants Residents Learn farmers markets are now located about seasonally available fresh fruits throughout the city, many Portland and vegetables. Tours raised awareness About Fresh, residents are still unaware of this about food purchasing options Affordable affordable, convenient resource for including SNAP benefits, WIC or Senior Healthy Food fresh, healthy food. Farm Direct Nutrition Program coupons. Options It is not widely known that Portland Over fifty residents, many from farmers markets accept SNAP (food Portland’s immigrant communities, stamp) benefits. To better serve attended tours and participated in Portland’s diverse ethnic and immigrant follow-up reflection communities, farmers markets offer a and listening wider variety of culturally relevant foods sessions. OPHI and than ever before. farmers market partners will use Under the Healthy Eating at Farmers feedback from these Markets initiative, funded by the sessions to create Northwest Health Foundation, OPHI recommendations and Portland metro farmers markets for farmers market collaborated to introduce low-income managers, boards of communities to the benefits of farmers directors and other markets. stakeholders.

Since 2002, OPHI has honored The Exceptional Group Achievement 2011 Billi outstanding Oregonians in the field of category recognizes outstanding public health with the Billi Odegaard contributions by organizations or Odegaard Public Genius Awards. In 2011, OPHI will groups of committed individuals. Health Genius restructure the Genius Awards into Honorees are selected on the basis of Awards Revised three new categories: demonstrated impact, originality of Lifetime Excellence ideas, insight and ability to create lasting Emerging Leader change through health outcomes or Exceptional Group Achievement health policy. The 2011 Billi Odegaard Genius Awards Do you know an unsung public health celebrate emerging stars in the field hero? Stay tuned for the 2011 call for and those that dedicated a lifetime nominations at www.orphi.org. of work to advance public health.

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The transportation sector accounts for Institutes and the US Centers for Disease OPHI Wins a quarter of US greenhouse gas (GHG) Control (CDC) to conduct health impact $100,000 CDC production. US transportation agencies assessments (HIA) on three proposed are developing strategies to reduce transportation-related GHG reduction Innovations in GHG to help reverse global warming. strategies in Oregon. This OPHI project Public Health Although GHG reduction is the primary won the CDC’s 2010 Innovations in Policy Prize goal, these strategies may also confer Public Health Policy Prize. public health benefits. OPHI is applying HIA to identify and OPHI received a evaluate health equity effects $100,000 grant associated with The Lake Oswego- from the National to-Portland Transit Project, The SE Network of 122nd Avenue Pilot Study by the City Public Health of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, and The City of Eugene OPHI staff Climate Action Plan. member Steve Upstream Public Health, with support White accepts the 2010 CDC from OPHI, completed the HIA on Innovations in transportation-related policies in The Public Health City of Eugene Climate Action Plan in Policy Award in September. To read the final report, go Atlanta. to www.orphi.org/healthy-community- planning/health-impact-assessments.

OPHI Stands OPHI is home and host to a half-dozen in Portland Schools Coalition. Save progressive public health coalitions in PE packed PPS Board meetings with Behind 2010 the state. supporters and experts to testify about the crucial role of PE in healthy Successes for Each coalition focuses on specific Oregon Public childhood development and obesity aspects of the comprehensive OPHI prevention. Health Coalitions childhood obesity prevention strategy. In July, PPS struck a compromise. PE was PEAK Reconstitutes to Save Physical cut, but not eliminated. Most Portland Education in Portland Schools Public Schools now have a single half- time physical educator on staff. In June, Portland Public Schools (PPS) put PE on the budgetary chopping Going forward in 2011, the PEAK block. Physical Education for All Kids Coalition, with support from the (PEAK), the coalition that helped bring Northwest Health Foundation, will about state mandated PE minutes partner with businesses and parents per week in Oregon public schools, to firmly establish K-12 PE as a core reconstituted to form the Save PE curricular subject.

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Breastfeeding Coalition of Oregon Plays HKWLTV supports First Lady Michelle Role in Landmark Federal Legislation Obama’s Let’s Move! program, but voiced In a huge win for American women concern in letters to Mrs. Obama and returning to work while still USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack about breastfeeding, Rest Breaks for Nursing the prominent role of video in this Mothers became federal law as a national childhood obesity prevention component of health care reform. campaign. At its Fourth Annual Conference, BCO launched an outreach project Oregon Nutrition Policy in partnership with the Oregon Alliance 2010 Round-Up Association of Hospitals and Health The Oregon Nutrition Policy Systems to increase best practices in Alliance convened the School Oregon birthing hospitals. Food Workgroup (SFWG) to focus on Farm to School Metro Fruit and Vegetable Coalition in initiatives. SFWG is developing Tri-County Schools and Farmers Markets a Farm to School lunch fact sheet to The Metro Fruit and Vegetable Coalition build support for the program among (MFVC) advocates within the tri-county legislators and the interested public. In region to make it easier for residents a campaign to renew awareness about to include more fresh fruits and state mandated K-12 school nutrition vegetables in their diets. In 2010, the standards in 2011, SFWG will issue Coalition focused on Farm to School letters to school board members and and school garden programs to improve superintendents across Oregon. student access to fruits and vegetables The Menu Labeling Workgroup (MLWG) in K-12 schools. MFVC also worked was instrumental in establishing to raise awareness about electronic menu labeling laws at the municipal benefits transfers that improve and state levels. Menu labeling was purchasing power at farmers markets in adopted into federal law in March 2010, For photo coverage underserved communities. as part of health care reform. MLWG of the OPHI Tenth is coordinating with federal, state and Anniversary Gala, Healthy Kids Watch Less TV Coalition local public health representatives to visit www.orphi.org/ Campaigns to Reduce Screen Time assure the new law is implemented highlights-3 The Healthy Kids Watch Less TV expediently (HKWLTV) Coalition mission is to and serves improve the health and wellbeing of its purpose children and their families through to educate reduced screen time. HKWLTV Oregonians presented at the 2010 Oregon Child about nutritional Care Resource and Referral Conference. content of food in chain To mark National Screen Free Week, restaurants at HKWLTV distributed materials to daycare the point of and preschool providers about the purchase. National Turnoff campaign. 9 Institute Insights tomorrow’s health today

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OPHI Names Five The Laurence R. Foster Memorial Since 2000, OPHI has awarded over $250,000 Scholarship Fund was established in in scholarships ranging from $1,000 to Foster Memorial 1992, to provide support to the most $10,000 per recipient. This year, the Fund Scholars promising students pursuing careers in awarded $18,000 in assistance to five public health. Named for former Oregon exceptional public health students. state epidemiologist and public health pioneer, the late Dr. Larry Foster, the Fund The 2010 Foster Scholarship recipients is committed to promoting diversity in represent degree candidates in five of Oregon’s public health workforce. Oregon’s universities: The Foster Scholarship Fund is integral to Sarah Jane – University of Portland – BSN the OPHI vision for tomorrow’s health today. Jacklyn Kohon – Portland State – PhD For photo coverage Since 1999, OPHI has administered the Fund Jessica Matthews – Oregon State – MPH of the OPHI Tenth in partnership with the Oregon Student Maribel Mendoza – Linfield College – BSN Anniversary Gala, Assistance Commission and Oregon Sarah Shrestha – OHSU – MSN visit: www.orphi.org/ Community Foundation. highlights-3.