Community Health Partnership (CHP) is an independent, not-for-profit organization committed to improving the health of Oregonians through
advocacy and support of effective public health policy and activities.
Advancing Public Health and the Public’s Health
Established in 1999, Community Health Partnership – formerly known as Friends of
Public Health – began with three programs to support public health: Special Needs
Grants, the Laurence R. Foster Memorial Scholarships and annual Public Health Genius
Awards. These programs were established to:
- assist public health workers in meeting urgent client needs,
- develop Oregon’s public health workforce, and
- recognize public health leadership, innovation and excellence.
Oregon’s Public Health Institute
In response to recommendations from public health stakeholders across Oregon and the unanimous vote of our Board of Directors, Community Health Partnership initiated the development of Oregon’s Public Health Institute in October 2004. In 2005, CHP applied and was accepted as a member of the National Network of Public Health Institutes with 22 other states having Public Health Institutes. CHP’s reputation as an honest broker of information and a collaborative, independent organization with public health expertise will enable CHP to bring together many sectors of the community to advance the public’s health in Oregon.
Across the country, Public Health Institutes (PHI) are non-partisan, highly collaborative and usually not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations working to improve health. The collaborative nature of public health institutes enable them to bring together state and local public health officials, the academic and research communities as well as not-for-profit organizations to work collaboratively to improve the public’s health. For more information about PHIs in other states, please see the National Network of Public Health Institutes.
As Oregon’s Public Health Institute, Community Health Partnership will focus on priority areas identified by the public health stakeholders:
- Advocacy for effective public health policy in Oregon.
- Workforce development and leadership training.
- Marketing of public health.
For more information about Oregon's Public Health Institute, please email Kari McFarlan.
