The Billi Odegaard Public Health Genius Awards

As part of Community Health Partnership’s commitment to
develop the public health workforce in Oregon, the CHP
Board of Directors established the Billi Odegaard Public Health
Genius Awards in 2002 to recognize and inspire innovation and
responsiveness in improving the health of the public.
Recipients of the Billi Odegaard Public Health Genius Awards
are distinguished by their creativity, risk-taking and boldness
in forging collaborative solutions to public health problems.

Nominees are Oregon residents whose primary work is
related to improving the health of the public in areas such
as public health, environmental health, disease and injury
prevention, wellness and health promotion or improving
health services to underserved, rural or minority
populations. Recipients of Billi Odegaard Public Health Genius
Awards (Genius Award, Exceptional Achievement Award or
Merit Award) receive a cash award, half of which is donated to
the community health organization or charity of their choice.

LEFT TO RIGHT: Jimmy Unger and Laurie Trieger of Lane
Coalition for Healthy Active Youth, 2008 Meritorious Services
Award; Michael Ralls, 2008 Billi Odegaard Public Health
Genius; and Pat Lewis and Neena Goldberg (not pictured),
2008 Innovative Achievement Award.

2008 Public Health Genius Award
Michael Ralls MA, MS, Assistant Principal-Counseling & Curriculum at Milwaukie High School and Jess Bogli, MS, of Bogli Consulting. read more

2008 Meritorious Services Award Lane Coalition for Healthy Active Youth
Jennifer Jordan, MPH, Program Coordinator of Chronic
Disease Prevention at Lane County Public Health;
Jimmy E. Unger, MD, of Peace Health Medical Group,
and Laurie Trieger, Executive Director, of Lane Coalition
for Healthy Active Youth.... read more

2008 Innovative Achievement Award
Pat Lewis, PhD. Neena Goldberg, BSN, RN.... read more