| About Us | |
| Vision | |
| The Oregon Asthma Program’s (OAP) vision is to improve the quality of life for Oregonians with asthma so that all people in Oregon live, work, play, and learn in communities that support health and optimal quality of life. | |
| Mission Statement | |
| Our mission is to advance policies, environments, and systems that promote health and prevent and manage asthma and other chronic diseases. | |
| Organization | |
| Annual Performance Measures The OAP is federally funded and we do not provide State of Oregon performance measures. The OAP's performance measures are based on the goals and objectives found in The Oregon Asthma Leadership Plan. | |
| Programs | |
| The OAP is a program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since 2000 and is a recognized leader in the development of a public health approach to asthma. The OAP is extremely successful in bringing diverse partners together to raise awareness about asthma, share data, and develop interventions to reduce the burden of the disease on Oregonians. Our efforts to date have been successful, with both the asthma hospitalization and mortality rates dropping since the start of the program. Oregon was ranked second best in the nation by the Commonwealth Fund for reducing avoidable asthma hospitalizations among children. Other OAP achievements include:
The OAP continues its commitment to the people of Oregon and the nation of improving the quality of life of people with asthma. This commitment includes continuing its efforts to provide information on the burden of asthma, mobilize community members, providing educational materials, develop policies and plans to help community and statewide health efforts, and implement and communicate policies, laws, and regulations that protect health and assure the safety of Oregonians with asthma. | |
