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State Program: Oregon
Capacity Building
The Oregon Department of Human Services—Health Services began receiving funds from CDC in 2000 to support a state
heart disease and stroke prevention program.
Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke
- Heart disease is the leading cause of
death in Oregon, accounting for 7,262 deaths or approximately 23% of the
state's deaths in 2002. (National Vital Statistics Report 2004;53(5)).
- Stroke is the third leading cause of
death, accounting for 2,645 deaths or approximately 8% of the state's
deaths in 2002. (National Vital Statistics Report 2004;53(5)).
- According to Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey results, adults in Oregon
reported having the following risk factors for heart disease and stroke:
In 2005,
- 23.6% had high blood pressure
- 35.8% of those screened reported having high blood cholesterol
In 2006,
- 6.7% had diabetes
- 18.5% were current smokers
- 60.7% were overweight or obese (Body
Mass Index greater than or equal to 25.0)
- 16.4% reported no exercise in the prior 30 days
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate collaboration among public and private sector partners,
such as managed care organizations, health insurers, federally funded
health centers,
businesses, unions, school systems, priority population organizations,
and emergency response agencies.
- Define the heart disease and stroke
burden and assess existing population–based strategies for primary and
secondary prevention of heart disease and stroke within the state.
- Develop and update a comprehensive
state plan for heart disease and stroke prevention with emphasis on
developing heart–healthy policies, changing physical and social
environments, and eliminating disparities (e.g., based on geography,
gender, race or ethnicity, or socioeconomic status).
- Identify culturally appropriate
approaches to promote cardiovascular health with racial, ethnic, and
other priority populations.
- Use population-based public health strategies to
increase public awareness of the signs and symptoms of heart
diseases and stroke, the urgency of early treatment for
heart disease and stroke,
and the need to call 9–1–1.
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State Highlights
- Oregon is part of the Northwest Regional Stroke Network funded by
CDC. The Network is led by the Washington Department of Public Health
and also includes Alaska, Idaho, and Montana.
- The Oregon heart disease and stroke prevention program (HDSP) in
collaboration with the Diabetes Prevention and Control Programs sponsors
the Heart Disease and Diabetes Rural Collaborative, a pilot project
intended to enhance the quality of care for rural patients with
cardiovascular disease. The project utilizes the Care, Learning, and
Improvement models to enhance the capacity of rural clinics to address
disease management for heart disease and stroke.
- In collaboration with the Coordinating Council for Heart Disease and
Stroke, the Oregon HDSP program developed and disseminated the state
plan Oregon’s Statewide Plan for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and
Care.
- The HDSP program has worked with the Public Employees Benefits Board
(PEBB) and other health department programs, including physical activity
and nutrition, diabetes and tobacco to develop and pilot the Healthy
Worksites Initiative (HWI). The focus of the HWI is to help public and
private employers and employees build skills to develop and implement
worksite policies as well as develop worksite health promotion programs
that will target identification and control of high blood pressure and
high cholesterol, as well as awareness of the signs and symptoms of
heart attack and stroke.
- The program has utilized a train-the-trainer approach to provide
training to partners on the Chronic Disease Self Management Program in
order to empower individuals with chronic disease to become active
participants in managing their conditions.
For more information on heart disease and
stroke prevention in Oregon, visit
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/cvh/index.cfm.*
To view county data, please visit our
interactive website at
http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/library/maps/statemaps.htm.
*Links to non–Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
Page last reviewed: May 7, 2008
Page last modified: May 7, 2008
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
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