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The Future of WorkSource is a joint project of the Oregon Employment Department and Local Workforce Investment Boards to examine the effectiveness of WorkSource—what the system needs to do in order to provide value and meaningful impact to its customers, how customer needs vary region by region, and how state…

The Oregon Health Authority and the Center for Public Service at Portland State University partnered to assess disaster communication within Black, Indigenous, People of Color and Tribes. The purpose of the assessment had two focuses 1) to identify how diverse community groups prefer to receive information,…

The project primarily focused on two key areas. First, a qualitative analysis of Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs) was conducted to contribute to the draft of the Senate Bill 902 report for the state legislature. This work involved restructuring the report to ensure clarity, accuracy, and relevance…

The goal of this project is to get feedback on Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) Medicaid Administrative Rules Community Engagement practices, find ways to improve engagement, and give OHA recommendations on their engagement process.

In early 2024, the Nehalem Bay Health District (NBHD) received a grant from the Oregon Community Foundation to develop plans to engage members of their community who have traditionally been excluded from public decision-making. Though not a direct service provider, the NBHD recognized that it has a significant…

This is the first of three reports between now and March of 2021 addressing the strategic planning opportunities and action steps for scaling-up the LiveWell Method™ (LW) throughout Oregon’s 600+ assisted living and residential care facilities (ALFs and RCFs). The LW website (https://www.livewell-oregon.com/)…

With guidance from Portland State University’s Center for Public Service, the board participated in a strategic planning effort involving the review of stakeholder feedback, full board discussions and small group work sessions, resulting in a five-year strategic plan as reflected in this final report.

The purpose of this report by The Nonprofit Institute (NPI) at the Center for Public Service at from Portland State University is to provide the draft data and analysis conducted as part of the Nehalem Bay Health District (NBHD) planning process. This draft report reflects data gathered as of March 4, 2019. …

Strategic planning in Lane County is similar to other communities in that the process is evolutionary. As the organization learns what works and what does not, it adapts and changes. In part, this is because as objectives are achieved, the County and community changes. This plan builds upon previous efforts…

Dredged sediment has a contradictory nature that challenges management: it is a valuable resource in some locations and an unwanted nuisance in others (RSMW, 2013). Nationwide, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) dredges 300 million cubic yards (CY) of material annually to maintain the nation’s navigation…

This Comprehensive Community Emergency Management (C2EM) Strategy presents a pathway for increasing individual preparedness and engaging with members of the community as vital and responsible partners in enhancing the resiliency and security of Clackamas County. The Strategy is intended to build on the County…

In 2020, the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners created a strategic plan which sets a direction for our future and holds the County government accountable for turning vision and values into reality. The Plan reflects our commitment to transparency. It describes our priorities and sets important benchmarks…