Healthy Portland Plan
In 2009 the City of Portland initiated a major update to the City's comprehensive plan—the Portland Plan—which is scheduled to be completed in early 2012. Community Health Partnership: Oregon's Public Health Institute is leading collaborative efforts to ensure that healthy people and healthy communities are a strong component of this planning effort. The Healthy Portland Plan Workgroup meets as needed to provide expertise and assistance to City staff responsible for the update, and generate wide–spread support and involvement from a variety of stakeholders committed to achieving healthy communities for all Portland residents. The resources below provide general information on the connection between comprehensive plans and health, tools for public health partners to work collaboratively with planners, and documents specific to the efforts of the Healthy Portland Plan Workgroup. For more information on the Healthy Portland Plan Workgroup, contact Noelle Dobson at 503-227-5502, x224 or noelle@communityhealthpartnership.org.
Comprehensive Plans and Health
- Public Health Law & Policy
Planning for Healthy Places at Public Health Law & Policy works to engage public health advocates in the planning decision–making process throughout California, but resources and tools are useful for other states as well. Resources include: toolkits for health advocates working to connect health and planning, model policies to support healthy planning, and an e-newsletter about healthy places. - Design for Health
Design for Health provides tools for practitioners to help integrate health and planning, including: example
plans, comprehensive plan review checklists, case studies, and a report on integrating health into comprehensive
plans.
Portland Plan
- Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) is responsible for the revision to Portland's Comprehensive Plan. Resources on their website include a timeline, work plan, research and reports on comp plan issues, and maps. - Mayor Adams' Budget
The 2009-2010 budget broken down by bureau, program, and funds.
Healthy Portland Plan Workgroup
General Health and Planning Resources
- APA Integrating Planning and Public Health
- Prevention Institute
- Public Health Law and Policy
- Design for Health
- Measurement and Assessments
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