Appendix A Resource Guide



Population Data and Resources …………………………………………….2

Economic Data and Resources …………………………………………….….4

Tobacco Data and Resources ………………………………………………….5

Nutrition Data and Resources……………………………………………….6

Built Environment Data and Resources .….……………………………8

School Data and Resources…………………………………………………….9

Worksite Data and Resources ….…………………………………………10

Health System Data and Resources………………………………………12

Chronic Disease Self-Management Resources………………………13

Media Data and Resources .……………………………………………………15

|Population Data and Resources |

|Keeping Oregonians Healthy: Preventing Chronic Diseases by Reducing Tobacco Use, | |Selected Chronic Diseases and Risk Conditions: |

|Improving Diet, and Promoting Physical Activity and Preventive Screenings | |Overview |

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|Keeping Oregonians Healthy (KOH) is a statewide report that summarizes data and | |Modifiable Risk Factors: Overview |

|presents information for preventing and managing chronic diseases, including cancer, | | |

|heart disease, stroke, lung disease, diabetes and arthritis. | |Selected Populations: Overview |

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|* County level data available | |Community Conditions that Support Health |

|Oregon Center for Health Statistics: Perinatal Trends, Live Births and Infant | |Live Births by County |

|Mortality of Oregon Residents | Births |

| |ds.shtml |Births to Teen Mothers |

|Oregon Center for Health Statistics is responsible for registering, certifying, | |First Trimester Prenatal Care |

|amending, and issuing Oregon vital records. Statewide data is available that | |Inadequate Prenatal Care |

|summarizes birth and infant mortality data, including maternal tobacco use. | |Low and Very Low Birth weight |

| | |Maternal Tobacco Use |

|* County level data available | |Infant Mortality by County |

|The Oregon Population Update: Special Topics in Social Demography: Poverty in Oregon, | |Characteristics of poverty in Oregon |

|2007 | |

| |pdate_campus.pdf |Geography of poverty in Oregon |

|This Population Update was developed by Oregon State University Extension Family & | | |

|Community Development faculty to explore social demography and provide data on the | |Causes of poverty |

|characteristics of poverty in Oregon. | | |

| | |Poverty mapping by county |

|* County level data available | | |

|Population Research Center (Portland State University) | |2007 Oregon Population Report |

| | |Population growth |

|The Population Research Center (PRC) prepares annual population estimates for cities | |Population estimates |

|and counties in Oregon. The PRC also serves as the lead agency in the state for | |Population change |

|relationships with the US Census Bureau. | |List of cities and incorporated areas |

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|* County level data available | | |

|Population Data and Resources continued |

|American Community Profiles (U.S. Census Bureau) | |Education levels |

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|The American Community Survey lets communities see how they are changing - filling in | |Families below poverty level |

|the gaps between each 10-year census. The ACS is sent to a small percentage of our |Click on American FactFinder | |

|population on a rotating basis and helps determine how more than $300 billion per year|(left hand toolbar) |Owner/Renter information |

|is distributed. The ACS also informs decisions on policies, programs, and services | | |

|for communities | |Gender |

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|*County level data available | |Age |

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| | |Race/Ethnicity |

|U.S. Census 2000 Demographic Profiles | |Education levelsFamilies below poverty level |

| | |Owner/Renter information |

|The Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Office of Economic Analysis provides| |Gender |

|county, city, metropolitan area, American Indian reservation and tribal trust land and| |Age |

|congressional district level summaries from the U.S. Census Bureau 2000 census. | |Rage/Ethnicity |

| | |Income |

|*County level data available | |Disability Status |

|Economic Data and Resources |

|Oregon Economic and Community Development Department’s Community Profiles | |Incorporated cities |

| | |Recreational areas |

|These community profiles are the first step in creating an accurate “picture” or | |Population |

|Oregon’s incorporated communities. | |Population by age |

| | |Owner/Renter information |

|* County level data available | |Unemployment rates |

| | |Largest employers |

| | |School districts |

|Profile of Oregon’s Uninsured, 2006 | and percent uninsured |

| |e.pdf | |

|Data created by the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research on Oregon’s uninsured| | |

|population. | | |

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|* Regional level data available | | |

|Regional Economic Accounts (Bureau of Economic Analysis) | |Population |

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|BEA Regional Facts – BEARFACTS – consist of computer-generated narratives for states, | |Per capita income |

|counties, metropolitan statistical areas, and BEA Economic Areas. | | |

| | | |

|*County level data available | | |

|U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Local Area Unemployment Statistics | |Labor force |

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|The principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of | |Employment rates |

|labor economics and statistics. | | |

| | |Unemployment rates |

|* County level data available | | |

|Tobacco Data and Resources |

|Oregon County Tobacco Fact Sheets | |Tobacco use among youth |

| |countyfacts.shtml |Adult and pregnant women smoking rates |

|Published annually by the state Tobacco Prevention and Control Program. | |Tobacco exposure for 8th and 11th graders |

| | |Attitudes about and exposure to secondhand smoke |

|* County level data available | | |

|Oregon Tobacco Facts | consumption |

| | |Tobacco-related deaths and economic costs |

|A reference for the most recent Oregon data on tobacco. This report from the state | |Adult quit patterns |

|Tobacco Prevention and Control Program includes summaries of policy changes. | |Youth cigarette use |

| | |Youth access to tobacco |

|* County level data available | | |

|Step Up! | of all smoke free hospitals |

| |erview.php | |

|Step Up! Is a statewide partnership to improve health by supporting hospitals to make | |Tobacco Free Hospitals ToolKit |

|hospital campuses tobacco-free; provide effective stop-smoking benefits for all | | |

|employees; ask, advise, and assist all patients to quit tobacco; and lead other local | |Steps to Success Checklist |

|businesses to curb tobacco use. | | |

|Nutrition Data and Resources |

|Oregon Department of Education | |Students eligible for free and reduced price meals |

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|Information on districts, staff, students, financing, achievement and much more. | | |

| |Click on Reports (left hand toolbar) and browse for | |

|* District and individual school level data available |the link to “Students Eligible for Free or Reduced | |

| |Lunch” | |

|The Community Food Security Assessment Toolkit | |Profiling general community characteristics and food |

| | |resources |

|Developed by the USDA, this toolkit includes a general guide to community assessment | |Household food security |

|and materials to examine six basic components of community food security. | |Food resource accessibility |

| | |Food availability and affordability |

| | |Community food production |

|The Community Food Security Coalition | |Farm worker surveys |

| | |Grocery store surveys |

|A clearinghouse for food assessment-related tools and resources, including reports and| |Consumer surveys |

|information from numerous past and current assessments. | |School surveys |

|Local Harvest | |Farmers’ markets |

| | |Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs) |

|National website lists farmers’ markets, family farms, food co-ops, and CSAs. Focuses| |Farms |

|on organic and sustainably grown food. Searchable by state, city, or zip code. | | |

|Oregon Farmers’ Markets Association |directory.html |Directory of farmers’ markets in Oregon |

| | |How to create a farmers’ market |

|The Oregon Farmers’ Markets Association (OFMA) seeks to promote, support, and develop | |Oregon harvest schedule |

|the partnership between city residents and farmers for the benefit of Oregon farmers | |Resource library |

|and Oregon communities. | | |

|USDA National Agriculture Library – Community Supported Agriculture Resources | | |

| | |State and regional farm directories |

|The Alternate Farming Systems Information Center publications – including | |History of CSA |

|bibliographies, resource guides, directories, and databases – provide an orientation | |CSA resources |

|to sustainable agriculture. | |CSA organizations |

|Oregon Overweight, Obesity, Physical Activity, and Nutrition Facts | |BMI |

| | activity and nutrition data |

|This state reference guide presents the most recent data on physical activity, |_06.pdf |Modifiable risk factors for adults |

|nutrition, overweight, and obesity in Oregon. | | |

|* County level data available | | |

|Built Environment Data and Resources |

|Oregon Overweight, Obesity, Physical Activity, and Nutrition Facts | |BMI |

| | activity and nutrition levels |

|This state reference guide presents the most recent data on physical activity, |_06.pdf |Modifiable risk factors for adults |

|nutrition, overweight, and obesity in Oregon. | | |

| | | |

|* County level data available | | |

|Active Living By Design | |Fact sheets |

| | |Resource Guides and toolkits |

|A national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and part of the North | |Listservs and e-newsletters |

|Carolina Institute for Public Health, Active Living By Design establishes innovative | |Case studies |

|approaches to increase physical activity through community design, public policies and| |Recommended strategies |

|communications strategies. | | |

|Active Living Network | |Communication toolkits |

| | |Fact sheets |

|A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program dedicated to halting obesity by finding | |Research reports |

|creative ways to reintegrate physical activity into daily life. The Network focuses | |Slides, videos and other materials |

|on the built environment to promote more active lives. | | |

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|School Data and Resources |

|Oregon Department of Education | |Students eligible for free and reduced price meals |

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|Information on districts, staff, students, financing, achievement and much more. | |District profiles |

| |Click on Reports (left hand toolbar) | |

|* District and individual school level data available | |Facilities reports |

|GreatSchools | |Public, private, and charter school districts and |

| | |individual school listing |

| provides a compilation of school data for ALL schools. Ratings, | |Enrollment |

|anecdotal stories from parents and staff, test scores, and financing are all available| |Free and reduced price meal eligibility |

|for comparison. | |Grade, race/ethnicity, and gender |

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|* District and individual school level data available | | |

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|Worksite Data and Resources |

|A Purchaser’s Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Moving Science Into Coverage | |Summary plan description language statements for |

| | |recommended benefits |

|The Purchaser’s Guide translates clinical guidelines and medical evidence, providing | for recommended benefits |

|large employers with the information they need to select, define, and implement |ics/purchasers/index.cfm |Recommendations and statements of the US Preventive |

|preventive medical benefits such as colorectal cancer screening and tobacco cessation.| |Services Task Force |

|WELCOA | |Free Resources including: |

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|WELCOA, the Wellness Council of America, is one of the most respected resources for | |Return on Investment Information |

|workplace wellness in America. With a membership in excess of 3,200 organizations, | | |

|WELCOA is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all working Americans. | |Survey Examples |

|Healthy Worksite Toolkit and Assessment | comprehensive safety and wellness resources |

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|This website offers users access to valuable local and national worksite wellness | | |

|resources in conjunction with a worksite assessment tool to help guide individuals to | | |

|effective wellness initiatives specific to their worksite. | | |

|CDC Healthier Worksite Initiative | |Comprehensive wellness resources, including: |

| | |Toolkits |

|The Healthier Worksite Initiative (HWI) site addresses workforce health promotion | |Model policies |

|(WHP), a topic that is receiving a lot of attention in workplaces today. | |Wellness committees |

|Well-constructed and well-run programs can reduce costs to the employer and improve | | |

|employee health and morale. | | |

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|This website was designed as a resource for WHP program planners in state and federal | | |

|government. Planners at non-government workplaces may also find this Web site useful | | |

|in generating ideas for WHP in your organization. Here you will find information, | | |

|resources, and step-by-step toolkits to help you improve the health of your employees.| | |

|Health System Data and Resources |

|Oregon Health Plan Managed Care Enrollment Reports | |Data by county |

| | |Data by eligibility |

|Published monthly, these reports provide information on the Medicaid and Children's | by race/ethnicity, gender, and age |

|Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligible and enrolled populations. |ment/main.shtml | |

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|* County specific data available | | |

|Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Resources |

|Meals Made Easy for Diabetes (MME) | |Program goals |

| | |Class descriptions |

|MME is a meal-planning curriculum for people living with diabetes and their support | script |

|persons. The curriculum incorporates participatory nutrition education, food |html |Power Point presentation slides |

|preparation activities and tasting of foods. MME classes span four weeks and are | |Lesson activities |

|taught by health professionals in conjunction with a certified diabetes educator or | |Evaluation |

|registered dietitian. | |Confidentiality Statement regarding Program Evaluation|

| | |Data |

|Breathe Well, Live Well | | |

| | |Program location |

|Breathe Well, Live Well: An Asthma Management Program for Adults is a program of the | | |

|American Lung Association developed by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Lung |for local information: |Upcoming trainings |

|Health Center. Breathe Well, Live Well aims to reduce illness and disability due to | | |

|asthma by improving asthma knowledge and self-management skills. The program takes |Beverly Stewart |Trained facilitators |

|place in small group settings and is delivered by trained facilitators. The program |Lung Health Manager | |

|shows a decrease in the severity of asthma symptoms, fewer respiratory problems, and |American Lung Association – Oregon | |

|an increase in adherence to prescribed treatments. |Beverly@ | |

| |509-718-6146 | |

|The Arthritis Foundation Exercise and Aquatic Programs | |Research |

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|The Arthritis Foundation Exercise and Aquatic Programs were developed by physical | |Program finder (by zip code) |

|therapists to address the pain, fatigue and decreased strength that often accompany |For local information: | |

|the disease. Classes are taught by an Arthritis Foundation certified instructor and | |Program materials |

|routines and tailored to the fitness levels of the participants. Aquatic programs are|Arthritis Foundation | |

|taught in warm-water pools. The programs demonstrate pain reduction, increased joint |Pacific Northwest Chapter – Oregon | |

|function and muscle strength, increased confidence in participants’ ability to |503-245-5695 | |

|continue activities, and decreases in the number of doctor and emergency visits. | | |

|Chronic Disease Self-Management | |Local workshop listings by county |

| | |Upcoming leader trainings |

|Developed by Stanford University, the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) | |County contact people |

|is a 2 ½ hour group workshop, offered once a week for six weeks for people with | |Statewide data reports |

|various chronic health problems. | | |

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|Oregon offers three Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs: Living Well with Chronic| | |

|Conditions (English language program), Tomando Control de Su Salud (Spanish language, | | |

|culturally appropriate program), and Positive Self-Management for People with HIV/AIDS| | |

|(a seven week program with disease specific information in HIV/AIDS). In Oregon, all | | |

|three programs are referred to as “Living Well.” | | |

|Stanford University’s Patient Education Research Center | |Licensing information |

| | |Organizations offering programs, listing by state and |

|Part of the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Patient Education Research | |country |

|Center develops, tests, and evaluates self-management programs for English and Spanish| education materials |

|speakers with chronic health problems. Programs aim to improve the physical and |tml |Evaluation tools |

|emotional health of participants while reducing health care costs. Programs include | |Training |

|Chronic Disease Self-Management, Tomando Control de Su Salud, Positive Self-Management| | |

|for People with HIV/AIDS, Arthritis Self-Management Program, Diabetes Self-Management | | |

|Program, and online-based programs. | | |

|Media Data and Resources |

|Gail Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (142nd edition) |Contact your State TROCD liaison for copies of |Print media and broadcast media information |

| |relevant pages. | |

|This media directory contains thousands of listings for newspaper, print media, radio | | |

|and television stations. | | |

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|*Oregon specific information on pages 1897-1924 | | |

|State Handbook and Guide | |Description, location, and contact information |

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|The SHG provides a directory of Oregon media resources, including radio stations, | | |

|newspapers, and television stations. | | |

|US Newspaper List (USNPL) | |Description, location, and contact information |

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|The USNPL provides a directory of media resources in Oregon, including newspapers, | | |

|college newspapers, community magazines, and TV and radio stations. | | |

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|*County summaries available | | |

|The Oregon Association of Broadcasters (OAB) | |List of Oregon: |

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|The OAB serves as a clearinghouse to answer all public and member’s questions about |(redirects to Oregon BlueBook media listing) |Newspapers |

|the broadcast industry and is dedicated to building Oregon citizens’ perceptions of | |Periodicals |

|free, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters. | |Radio stations |

| | |Commercial TV stations |

|* County information available | |Public/education radio and TV stations |

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