Partnership Activities
| Grantee: | Oregon Department of Human Services |
|---|---|
| Contact: | Karen Girard, MPA |
| Telephone: | (971) 673-1046 |
| E-mail: | karen.e.girard@state.or.us |
| Address: | Oregon Department of Human Services Asthma Program 800 N.E. Oregon St., Suite 730 Portland, OR 97232 |
| Website: | http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/asthma/index.shtml |
| Funded Since: | October 1999 |
Funded Program:
Addressing Asthma from a Public Health Perspective
Program Description:
CDC is funding California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the health department in Puerto Rico to implement some or all of their statewide comprehensive asthma control plans based on resource availability.
State Asthma Control Plan:
http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/asthma/plan/index.shtml
Public Health Research Activities
| Grantee: | Kaiser Foundation Research Institute |
|---|---|
| Contact: | William Vollmer, PhD |
| Telephone: | (503) 335-6755 |
| E-mail: | william.vollmer@kp.org |
| Address: | Kaiser Foundation Research Institute 3800 N. Interstate Ave. Portland, OR 97227 |
| Funded Since: | September 2002 |
Funded Program:
Incidence of Occupational Asthma within the Northwest Division of Kaiser Permanente
Program Description:
CDC is funding Kaiser Permanente of Oregon to conduct a study of HMO members to identify risk factors for onset of adult asthma related to worksite, home, and hobbies.
Tracking Activities
| Grantee: | Kaiser Foundation Research Institute |
|---|---|
| Contact: | William Vollmer, PhD |
| Telephone: | (503) 335-6755 |
| E-mail: | william.vollmer@kp.org |
| Address: | Kaiser Foundation Research Institute 3800 N. Interstate Ave. Portland, OR 97227 |
| Funded Since: | September 2001 |
Funded Program:
Population-Based Models To Establish Surveillance for Asthma Incidence in Defined Geographic Areas
Program Description:
To better estimate asthma rates, CDC is funding the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute (Portland, Oregon) to develop models for identifying new asthma cases.
