About Us
The Oregon Office on Disability and Health is a public health program under the Institute on Development and Disability at Oregon Health and Science University. Oregon Office on Disability and Health has been funded since 1994 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a Disability and Health State Program. We receive additional funding through grants and contracts from other national and state partners that help us fulfill our mission.
Overview of 2021-2026 Funding Cycle
Current target areas of the Oregon Office on Disability and Health include:
- Establish, expand, and enhance partnerships
- Conduct statewide needs assessments
- Administer and evaluate a training for health care providers on preventive health care
- Implement and evaluate a demonstration project to link adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to needed health care and health promotion programs
- Conduct health promotion interventions for adults with disabilities
- Collaborate with partners to implement sustainable changes to improve availability of health care and health promotion opportunities
- Share key findings and lessons learned with public health professionals and policymakers statewide
Since 1994, Oregon Office on Disability and Health has been continuously funded as a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a Disability and Health State Program.
We also receive funding from grants and contracts from various other partners. Currently, we receive funding from the National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability and the WITH Foundation.