Local Organizations whose Missions and Activities Align Closely with SDHI
The BUILD EXITO project is part of the NIH-funded BUILD initiative to diversify the workforce in the biomedical sciences. BUILD EXITO provides a comprehensive training program that includes enhanced curriculum, mentoring, research experiences, and a supportive community for students from traditionally underrepresented populations who aspire to become researchers. BUILD EXITO also includes faculty and institutional development efforts to increase the research and training capacity at the partnering institutions. The BUILD EXITO consortium includes PSU, OHSU, Chemeketa CC, Clackamas CC, Clark College, University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Hawaii, University of Guam, American Samoa CC, and Northern Marianas College.
Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC)
Contact: Rachel Matsumoto
Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), a VA Portland Health Care System Center of Innovation (COIN), was founded in October 2013 with the mission to conduct research that empowers Veterans to improve their health. CIVIC investigators focus on enhancing active Veteran participation in health care with special attention paid to patients who have psychological challenges or other vulnerabilities that may impact self-management and recovery.
Literacy, Language & Technology Research group
Contact: Kathy Harris
The Literacy, Language & Technology Research Group (LLTR) is comprised of faculty, staff and graduate students from the Department of Applied Linguistics and other departments at Portland State University as well as collaborating colleagues in other institutions. The Research Group conducts a wide range of externally funded grant projects centered on the acquisition of literacy, digital literacy and second languages among adults, especially members of economically vulnerable and socially excluded populations. Work ranges over basic, applied and action research in diverse educational, health, workplace and community settings.
MIKE Program
Contact: Justin Zellinger, Executive Director
MIKE Program is a Portland-based nonprofit that provides mentored heath education programming to underserved students. MIKE specifically serves high school students in communities most impacted by health disparities and adverse health outcomes. This means we often work in communities of color, lower-income populations, and in rural areas. MIKE's mission is to educate and mentor underserved students to lead healthy lives personally, in their school community, and beyond.
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
Contact: Noortje Trienekens
Building on the success of the Oregon Masters of Public Health (OMPH) program, OHSU and PSU are working together to collaboratively establish a School of Public Health. The interim stage of this collaboration—while Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH) "school" accreditation is pursued—is the OHSU-PSU Joint Programs in Public Health. Although many details of this exciting collaborative effort are still being addressed, we want to share with you the ongoing progress toward establishing a collaborative school of public health that—through world-class education, research and community engagement programs—addresses the social determinants of health that are critical to maintaining health and well-being throughout the lifecycle.
Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
Contact: Steven Shea
Improving the lives of workers through biomedical and occupational research.
Oregon Office on Disability & Health (OODH) is funded by the Centers for Disease Promotion and Prevention (the CDC). OODH works to improve the health and quality of life of Oregonians with disabilities through improved access to health care, health promotion, and increased community resources. In the current cycle of funding, we are working to build capacity of the state to improve disability access and skills for healthy lifestyles by state and community organizations. Funded by the Centers for Disease Promotion and Prevention (the CDC), OODH works to improve the health and quality of life of Oregonians with disabilities through improved access to health care, health promotion, and increased community resources. In the current cycle of funding, we are working to build capacity of the state to improve disability access and skills for healthy lifestyles by state and community organizations.
Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network
ORPRN is a statewide network of primary care clinicians, community partners, and academics dedicated to studying the delivery of health care to rural residents and to reducing health disparities. Their studies use implementation science and knowledge transfer methods to transform rural health care delivery.
The Pacific Northwest Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Contact: Elaine Graham, MLS, EPC Program Manager, Phone: 503-418-3736, Fax: 503-494-4551 The EPC conducts systematic reviews of health care topics for federal and state agencies, professional associations, and foundations. These reviews report the evidence from clinical research studies and the quality of that evidence for use by clinicians, employers, policymakers, researchers, and others in making decisions about the provision of health care services and health research. Reports may be used to inform the development of clinical practice guidelines, or to inform reimbursement and coverage policies. The Center is one of 13 EPCs sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Portland State Diversity and Multicultural Student Services
Diversity and Multicultural Student Services mission is to build and strengthen a sustainable, educationally diverse and co-curricular environment where all students have the access and support they need to achieve their educational goals. We will accomplish this mission by providing structured support services to student populations whose access, retention, academic success, and graduation are most challenged by social historical factors and contemporary inequities. We will provide a student-centered inclusive environment that enriches the university experience and engages both families and the community.
Portland State Institute for Sustainable Solutions
The Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS) advances sustainability research, education, and outreach at Portland State, leading the University to be a powerful catalyst and model for a more equitable, ecologically balanced, and economically vibrant future.
Portland State School of Community Health Institute on Aging
The Institute on Aging is on the cutting edge of research focused on our globe's aging population, including best practices in housing and long-term care, planning for age-friendly communities, aging services organizational decision making, and work-life issues and family caregiving. The Institute on Aging faculty is composed of a multidisciplinary group of nationally and internationally recognized scholars. Substantive and theoretical perspectives are represented from such social science disciplines as psychology, sociology, political science, urban studies, economics, social work, speech communication, and public administration.
Portland State School of Social Work Regional Research Institute for Human Services
The Regional Research Institute for Human Services conducts research and evaluation with the goal of improving the lives of under-served children, adults, and families. RRI is nationally recognized for innovative practices related to the inclusion of family members, youth and adult consumers in all levels of planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of human services.
PSU Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services
The Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services integrates research, education, and training to advance the delivery of services to children and families. The Center works with agency and community partners to promote a child serving system that protects children, respects families, and builds community capacity to address emerging needs.
PSU Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Speech and Hearing Sciences contributes, through teaching and research, to the understanding of normal processes and disorders of speech, language and hearing, to prepare professionals to assess and treat communication disorders, and to provide service to people in the community with communication challenges. SPHR serves as a prominent example of the integration of academic, research, and community service. Our curriculum contributes to the liberal education of undergraduate students and provides a graduate program leading to entry into the profession of speech-language pathology. Our curriculum provides students with a strong scientific base that enables them to think critically, assess information accurately, and be adaptable in their work with clients. We connect with the community by providing speech, language, and hearing services on campus and by providing numerous services in the greater Portland area, such as speech and hearing screenings in schools. Our Department contributes to the research mission of the University through faculty and student research in communication sciences and disorders.
Stéphanie Wahab Training Inc.
Stéphanie Wahab Training Inc. is a personal service corporation that provides training and consultation services associated with motivational interviewing (MI). Stéphanie Wahab Ph.D., M.S.W. is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) organization with over a decade of MI practice, training, and research experience. She has been an active member of MINT since she was trained as a trainer in 2000, and has worked with numerous organizations, groups, and individuals locally, regionally, and nationally.
Upstream Public Health
Upstream advances policy solutions designed to change the systemic conditions that contribute to poor health. They conduct research, educate key decision makers, create influential coalitions, and elevate public health issues through public forum and advisory groups across the state and region. The name comes from an analogy used by John McKinlay in an address to the American Heart Association in 1974. Imagine a rapidly flowing river where people are constantly rescuing drowning victims, but they have not looked upstream to see what is causing people to fall into the river. Upstream does exactly that: we work on upstream factors to create a new paradigm for public health.