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Quarterly Newsletter of the Oregon Public Health Association
Public health director eager to share (your) vision
BY TERRY HAMMOND
N ew Public Health Director Susan
Allan is happily getting her feet wet
in Oregon. From her corner office with a
beautiful, rainswept view of the city
beyond the bridges of the Willamette
River, Allan is barely moved in, and
appears more intent on garnering informa-
tion from her visitor than in propounding
her own grand vision.
Yet, her vision is the key, fundamen-
tally the reason she exists in the newly
created position as chief and spokes-
person for public health in the state. Last
year, between sessions, legislators raised
the issue whether Oregon needs a
centralized public health authority with
its own voice, independent of the Depart-
ment of Human Services. Evidently, short
of creating a new department, Allan is
intended to solve the demand for
leadership (cf., The Probe, Spring 2004).
Arriving in mid-March from Arlington,
Virginia, home of the Pentagon, Allan was
recruited, highly credentialed (physician,
lawyer, top schools, experienced admini-
strator), from her position as public health
OPHA Mission
• Protect and promote the health
of all Oregon residents
• Educate and support public
health workers
• Advocate for just and equitable
health policies
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director for Arlington County. She was
working closely with police and fire units
there during the 9/11 crisis.
Allan returns easily to the Pacific
Northwest, having been raised in the Tri-
Cities area in Washington state.
What are the stories you
need to tell?
Now in Oregon, how will this new
health authority move us? Character-
istically, Allan answers right away, with
precision and a soft-spoken intensity,
Director Susan Allan MD JD MPH
fixing on a question in turn.
“What are the stories you need to what we want to achieve, and more to the
tell?” point, how we aim to do it.
Here is the kernel of the director’s By now, probably no one needs to tell
message to public health workers in us the state infrastructure is a mess, but
Oregon. During the next 6 months, Allan hearing a sober assessment of Oregon
will continue visiting county health from a new arrival is a little chilling. In
departments, and continue seeking public health, virtually all funding comes
partners and her bearings in the state from the feds, and Oregon ranks near the
public health apparatus, sharing her bottom among the 50 states in commit-
desire to communicate. Basically, that ment to funding public health.
asks all of us to dust off our visions of (continued on page 2)
INSIDE: Childhood Obesity Summit Food
fight in legislature Review of school soda
contracts OPHA update Housing health
OCHIN medical records more ...
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Money is not the only problem. The
goal of creating a data warehouse to
incorporate health-related records from
various state agencies – viewed as a boon
for epidemiology and health promotion –
faces huge obstacles in cost, administra-
tion, and value, and in Allan’s words, is
not likely to happen anytime soon.
Meanwhile, the public financing of
personal health care in the widely re-
nowned Oregon Health Plan, whatever
sparks of inspiration remain, is simply
dead.
In this environment, with little com-
mand over resources, Allan is relying
upon “intelligent discussion” among
leaders, administrators, researchers, and
field workers to pool ideas on how best
to advance. Thinking out loud, she takes
aim at three points.
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Allies pledge to fight childhood obesity

A FAT Report from the National Governor’s Association
CHILDHOOD OBESITY SUMMIT

ISSUE agreed that the epidemic of childhood

obesity requires multiple strategies at
local and state levels.
The first objective at the local level is
to coordinate health at school. Competi-
BY ROBIN STANTON tive foods and school vending was a
OPHA NUTRITION SECTION primary topic of discussion. Most parti-
cipants seemed to support establishing
a 20-year period, estimated hospital costs
related to childhood obesity more than
tripled: $35 million in 1979-1981, compared
to $127 million in 1997-1999 (in constant
2001 dollars, see reference on p. 6).
Childhood obesity is also a contributing
factor to increased school costs due to
absenteeism and low academic achieve-

I had the pleasure of being invited to

speak at the National Governor’s
Association Childhood Obesity Summit,
June 22-24. Participants included primarily
health and education policy advisors to
state governors, health officers, legisla-
tors, and other invited guests.
Increasing rates of childhood obesity
is an issue facing all states. The incoming
chair of the National Governor’s Associa-
tion is Gov. Mike Huckabee from Arkansas
(who grew up in the same town as former
President Clinton). Huckabee has been
instrumental in creating policies that
promote healthy lifestyles.
Gov. Huckabee will spearhead a
Healthy America Initiative, with three
pillars – one being childhood obesity. He
intends to challenge governors across the
country to tackle childhood obesity.
Gov. Huckabee is joining forces with
the Clinton Foundation, in alliance with
the American Heart Association. The
foundation is making a long-term commit-
ment that focuses on three initiatives.
• Engage the food and restaurant
industry to improve and promote health-
ier options.
• Work with schools and community
groups to enhance nutrition and physical
activity, both in school and after school.
• Mobilize communities to create a
healthier environment via a media cam-
paign “For kids, and by kids,” using
youth role models to promote healthy
lifestyles.
The summit addressed school-based
policies, influence of the built envi-
ronment, promotional strategies for
nutrition and physical activity, tools, and
collaboration. There was no question that
schools play a critical role. It was also
minimum nutrition standards for the sale
of competitive foods on campus.
The national Child Nutrition Re-
ment scores.
Childhood obesity is a timely issue,
making the covers of such diverse
authorization Act requires that Local magazines as Newsweek, Fortune, U.S.
Education Agencies establish a local News & World Report, and The State
“It is something we
absolutely have to address”
NGA Chair Gov. Mike Huckabee
wellness policy by the beginning of the
2006-07 school year. The act is expected
to encourage coordinated efforts in
school districts.
Schools are not the only place to
address childhood obesity, but if schools
are not on board we won’t make a dent in
the alarming upward trend. Over 53 million
children and youth attend school every
day. Combining students, faculty, and
staff, well over 20% of the U.S. population
works in a school.
Many states have taken positive steps
Education Standard. Gov. Huckabee
by requiring school health councils,
provides a disquieting view:
increasing the ratio of school nurses to
“We’ve got a nation whose kids are
students, or requiring recess. Three top
truly in an epidemic of obesity. Fifteen
choices were identified as policy strate-
years ago, Arkansas Children’s Hospital
gies in state intitiatives.
had never seen a case of type-2 diabetes
• Coordinate and integrate efforts in a pre-teen. Today, they see eight or ten
across state agencies and with non- of those kids a week, and diagnose them,
governmental organizations. which means that these are kids who by
• Utilize state and local data for their twenties have vision problems, will
decisionmaking and policy. have a heart attack by the time they’re
• Support the development of school thirty, will be on full kidney dialysis before
health councils. they’re forty, and will never live to see a
The most startling information about fiftieth birthday … It is something we
childhood obesity is its economic impact. absolutely have to address.”
Obesity is driving chronic conditions,
which is driving healthcare costs. During Robin.w.Stanton@state.or.us
4 The Probe
Empty Calories for Schools
When you water down a nutrition bill,
is there any nutrition left?
BY KARI MCFARLAN
D uring the 2005 legislative session,
instead of taking action to prevent
childhood obesity, the Oregon senate
passed a bill full of empty calories.
Advocates worked for legislation to
establish statewide nutritional standards
for foods and beverages sold in schools,
but the senate passed a bill that imposes
no changes in foods and beverages, and
directs local schools to establish guide-
lines on their own.
Just like the sodas and high-fat, high-
sugar snacks widely available in schools,
the legislation may look appealing on the
surface, but has no real substance.
The Oregon Nutrition Policy Alliance
(ONPA) believes legislators missed an
opportunity to take an important step in
addressing the childhood obesity epi-
demic. ONPA is a network of health,
nutrition, education, and policy profes-
sionals working together to promote
policy to increase healthy nutrition and
physical activity among Oregonians.
“We came to the legislature asking
them to help make the healthy choice the
easy choice for all of Oregon’s school
children. As an alliance of diverse
members, we worked hard to develop
reasonable nutritional standards for
foods. Now the senate is telling local
districts they must reinvent the wheel,”
said Noelle Dobson, founding member of
Upstream Public Health, a public health
advocacy organization based in Portland
and member of ONPA.
ONPA rallied behind SB560. The bill
established statewide nutrition standards
for all foods sold in schools outside the
federal meal programs, and the elimination
of foods of minimal nutritional value
(FMNV) such as soda pop, candy, and
fried pastries.
Key components of statewide nutri-
tion standards that would protect all
Oregon students include the following.
• Replace the sale of soda, candy and state senate 18 to 12, while Republicans
fried pastry with more nutritious held the house 33 to 27. Like so many
beverages and snack foods.
• Limit the serving size and the fat and
bills under these conditions, SB 860 died
in committee in the opposite chamber.
Concerns about forced standards are
sugar content of snack foods.
understandable, admitted Nancy Becker
• Remove advertisements for candy and RD, a registered dieti-
soda from the surfaces of vending cian and ONPA
machines. member
As the political process moved
forward, SB560 was opposed by school
and industry lobbyists, and the votes
could not be mustered to move the bill
out of the Education and Workforce
committee.
Advocates then turned to SB860,
which focused on a smaller number of
snacks and beverages. After weeks of
intense opposition from food and
beverage lobbyists, such as the Soft
Drink Association and Grocery
Manufacturers of America, SB860 was
diluted to remove any reference to any
food or beverage prohibitions. The bill,
in its final form, simply mandates each
local school district to establish wellness
polices and guidelines.
In the end, the senate passed a
marshmallow of a bill that makes no
improvements to school food, but leaves
local school districts in the position of
developing solutions on their own. in-
Ironically, these new state wellness volved with
policies are already mandated under the lobbying efforts
federal Child Nutrition Reauthorization for the bills. On the
Act of 2004. By the time the contents of other hand, the alternative of doing
this totally revised bill trickled down to nothing is itself harmful, and the conse-
the senate floor, health and education quences too familiar.
advocates were dry-mouthed. Instead of “Schools with committed staff and
leading a local, collaborative effort to parent volunteers may develop good
improve public health for Oregon’s wellness policies, “Becker said, “but other
children and youth, state senators simply schools will get left behind. All Oregon
adopted federal standards and felt students deserve access to healthy foods
satisfied. in schools.”
Divided government may account for Each of Oregon’s 198 local school
the trepidation. In 2005, the power districts are expected to have a wellness
fiefdoms were stark. Democrats held the (continued on page 6)
Summer 2005
New Oregon report
Soda contracts in schools:
Who really benefits?
BY KARI MCFARLAN
A nalysis of contracts between Oregon
public school districts and soda
companies suggests that Oregonians
may want to take a closer look at the value
of these agreements, according to a report
released in
April by
Community
Health Partner-
ship, a Portland-based
nonprofit organization committed to
improving the health of Oregonians.
At first glance, contracts may appear
lucrative – generating thousands or
millions of dollars in vendor payments
and sales, plus noncash benefits – all
providing a steady stream of funding to
keep important school activities afloat.
The reality appears quite different.
According to CHP’s findings, most of the
money generated for schools comes from
students purchasing beverages; and most
of that pocket money goes directly to soft
drink companies.
Margo Wootan, director of nutrition
policy at the Center for Science in the
Public Interest, based in Washington, DC,
summarized the significant picture
produced by the new study.
“The report clearly demonstrates that
funds from vending machines aren’t
philanthropic donations from soft drink
companies to schools. The money comes
out of children’s and parents’ pockets.”
The report, School Soda Contracts:
A Sample Review of Contracts in Oregon
Public School Districts, 2004, has been
well-presented, well-quoted in the news,
and heavily blogged since its release.
State epidemiologist Mel Kohn has
begun emphasizing its importance in
his recent presentations.
Among key report findings:
• Vendors gain exclusive advertising
rights to promote and increase the sale
of products in schools;
• Contracts are far more lucrative for
vendors than they are for school
districts;
• Contract lengths range from 3 to 15
years (avg 9 years).
Considering the comparatively small
amounts paid to schools by vendors,
Oregon communities may want to rethink
the merits of allowing soda companies to
market and advertise brand products in
schools.
If the fundamental purpose of the
contracts is to generate money for
underfunded school activities, the
question must be asked whether these
agreements are truly contributing to that
goal. The Soda Contract report provides
the numbers to begin judging the matter
explicitly. A favorable alternative, once we
stop and think about it, might be to plainly
fund schools appropriately without
gambling on our children’s health.
5
School Soda Contracts:
A Sample Review of
Contracts in Oregon Public
School Districts, 2004
AUTHOR: NICOLA PINSON JD
CONSULTANT: KATIE GAETJENS JD MSW
Available online (2005):
www.communityhealthpartnership.org/
images/pages/soda_report/
full_report.pdf
Community Health Partnership
522 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97204
503-416-1449
www.communityhealthpartnership.org
“The incidence of childhood obesity
has tripled in the last few decades,” Roger
Cone, director of the Center for the Study
of Weight Regulation and Associated
Disorders at Oregon Health and Science
University, affirmed – giving official
sanction to a fact also emphasized by
Oregon Public Health Director Susan
Allan in presentations with a series of
maps over time in slides, growing steadily
darker with the trend toward obesity in
Oregon and throughout the USA.
“In some populations in the U.S., the
incidence of type-2 diabetes in children
has increased tenfold,” Cone said.
Given these conditions, Dr. Cone is
not shy about his position on nutrition in
schools, whether promulgated in state
guidelines or in locally directed wellness
programs as recently mandated by the
legislature (see story p. 4).
“It is the responsibility of parents,
local school boards, and legislators to
insure that schools don’t exacerbate this
public health epidemic by serving
unhealthy foods and beverages to
children,” Cone said.
The Soda Contract report is spurring
debate, both locally and nationally, about
the merits of school soda contracts. Mary
Lou Hennrich, CHP executive director, and
Nicola Pinson, author of the report,
presented the study findings at the
National Network of Public Health
Institutes annual conference in May.
Plans are underway to present again at
(continued on page 6)
6 The Probe

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(from page 4)
policy in place by September 2006. ONPA
anticipates working with local school
districts to improve food offerings, and
continue to advocate for statewide
standards that guarantee protection for
all of Oregon’s school children.
Community Health Partnership, a
founding organization of ONPA, is
developing resource materials and as-
sembling experienced trainers to work
with parents and advocates throughout
Oregon to educate and empower them to
develop comprehensive wellness policies
and nutrition standards for their children.
Mary Lou Hennrich, executive director of
Community Health Partnership, member
of ONPA, and lifetime member of OPHA,
expressed the enduring commitment felt
by many.
“Community Health Partnership will
work with other advocates to assist local
school districts in creating a wellness
policy. If local districts don’t come up with
policies that promote physical activity
and improve the nutritional environment
at schools, we’ll go back to the Legislature
‘older but wiser’ in 2007!”
Community Health Partnership study
School soda contracts questionable
(from page 5)
the National Association of County and
City Health Officials conference in July.
Locally, CHP will present to the Portland
State University graduate public health
program, in addition to other public
forums to engage Oregonians in dialogue
about the contracts and the broader
school nutrition environment.
From Washington, DC, Julia Graham
Lear, director of the Center for Health &
U.S. Public Health Service (2001). The
surgeon general’s call to action to
prevent and decrease overweight and
obesity. Available online:
www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/
obesity/calltoaction/CalltoAction.pdf
Wang G & Dietz WH (2002). Economic
burden of obesity in youths aged 6 to
17 years: 1979-1999. Pediatrics,
109(5), 81 (6 p.)
Health Care in Schools, called the Soda
Contract report “uniquely insightful” as
it “clearly demonstrates the limited benefit
created by these agreements at the
expense of children’s health.” Like other
readers, Lear concluded: “As com-
munities, we need to develop more
effective ways of raising school funds.
Students should not be asked to fund
their education with soda.”
Summer 2005
President’s message
Activities show OPHA on upward trajectory
BYJAN WALLINDER
OPHA PRESIDENT
T he location and dates for the fall
annual meeting are set. Mark your
calendars: Oct. 6 & 7 at Oregon State
University in Corvallis. Tom Engle and
the planning committee are developing a
terrific agenda. Watch your e-mail for
more information later this summer.
Here is a quick rundown of other news
from the last quarter.
• With the help of Ebony Williams at
Community Health Partnership, we have
a current membership list and soon will
be able to do renewal notices.
• Marjorie McGee continues to update
the OPHA webpage with upcoming
OPHA and community events, and
information from sections and commit-
tees. Check out the new look online:
www.oregonpublichealth.org
• Mitch Haas, affiliate representative to “Public Health in the 21 st Century:
the Governing Council, participated with
other state affiliates in our region
(Washington, Alaska, and Idaho) to
develop a letter of inquiry to the Paul
Allen Grant Foundation, asking for public
health infrastructure support. Although
we were not asked to proceed with a full
application, the process helped us
identify some administrative support
issues, and also recognize common needs
of all four of the state affiliates.
Genius Award nominations
For the fourth consecutive year,
Community Health Partnership is
calling for Genius Award nominations
to honor outstanding Oregonians
working to improve public health.
Awards are presented to individuals to
share with a community health organiza-
tion of their choice.
Nominations due by Aug. 15.
Awards are presented at the annual
Genius Award Breakfast on Oct. 21.
• The board approved a request by • Jan Wallinder represented OPHA at
Marjorie McGee and Willi Horner-
Johnson to create a Disability Section.
Ten members have expressed interest in
participating. The section purposes are
to (a) assess gaps and barriers in health
care for people with disabilities in Oregon,
(b) conduct a networking lecture series
to bring together people with disabilities
and healthcare professionals, and (c)
policy guidance and advocacy.
There have been several opportunities for
OPHA visibility during the last quarter.
• With fellow public health organiza-
tions, OPHA supported a reception for
Susan Allan, new director of Public Health
at the Department of Human Services (see
story p. 1).
• OPHA had a table display in the lobby
of the Portland State Office Building
during Public Health Week.
• OPHA co-sponsored a symposium,
Promoting an Understanding of the
Importance of Genomics in Public Health
Practice,” with the Oregon MPH and
Oregon Genetics programs. The symposi-
um offered MPH students an opportunity
to present posters, and network with
organizations and community agencies.
OPHA was represented with a table
display and raffled a basket of goodies
donated by the Adolescent Risky
Behavior section.
• Top prize, the Genius Award, $3,000
• Exceptional Achievement, $1,000
• Meritorious Service, $500
Nominees demonstrate innovation
and responsiveness, risk-taking and
boldness in forging collaborative
solutions to public health programs.
Find detailed nomination criteria at
www.communityhealthpartnership.org
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the Affiliate President Elect meeting at
APHA in early June, where we heard plans
for a major grant proposal to support
affiliates, and lobbying in Congress. Jan
visited the offices of Sen. Smith and Rep.
Hooley to request they support full
funding of CDC and HRSA, and Kids First
legislation for children’s health care, and
public health preparedness workforce
training.
The board has continued to focus on
operations the past 3 months. Following
are a couple items for general attention.
• In addition to educational sessions,
the upcoming annual meeting will include
OPHA awards and board elections. The
Nominations Committee is seeking candi-
dates for president elect and board
positions. Interested persons, contact
exdirector@oregonpublichealth.org
• The Community Health Education/
Health Promotion section has not been
active for the past year. The board and
recent section chair Rosa Martinez are
seeking interested OPHA members to
help reactivate the section. We will survey
former section members this summer to
evaluate strategies for the future. A
section organizing meeting for CHE/HP
will be included at the fall conference in
October. Interested persons, contact
exdirector@oregonpublichealth.org
DISABILITY
A new OPHA section focusing on
disability was approved on Apr. 15 by the
board of directors. Ten charter members
with and without disabilities, founded the
new section, including public health
professionals, community members, and
students.
The first Disability section meeting
will be held in late July. Interested OPHA
members, please contact Marjorie McGee
(mcgeem@ohsu.edu) or Willi Horner-
Johnson (hornerjo@ohsu.edu).
8 The Probe

OCHIN gets $1 million boost for medical records

T hanks to a $1 million grant from the
Kaiser Permanente Community Fund
at Northwest Health Foundation, the
Oregon Community Health Information
Network is undertaking an ambitious
project to develop a state-of-the-art
system of electronic medical records at
community health clinics in the Portland
metropolitan area.
Founded in 2000, OCHIN is a collabo-
rative project of stakeholders, safety net
health care providers, and CareOregon,
charged first to design and implement a
statewide data infrastructure that offers
practice management software to safety
net community clinic partners. Electronic
capacity allows safety-net partners to
achieve greater efficiency in appointment
scheduling, resource utilization, and
financial functions.
To date, OCHIN has installed a
common integrated practice management
system in 14 clinics, covering 85 sites from
Seattle to Santa Cruz.
The second charge, addressed by the
present grant, is to develop capacity for
electronic medical records to improve the
quality of care. OCHIN expects to activate
its first EMR site this fall at Multnomah
County’s North Portland Health Clinic.
“OCHIN is improving access to
quality health services for medically
underserved Oregonians,” said Thomas
Aschenbrener, Northwest Health Foun-
dation president. “This is an exciting
partnership – a chance to leverage Kaiser
Permanente’s experience with EMR and
practice management technology where
it’s needed most.”
The Northwest division of Kaiser
Permanente is an ideal partner in this
endeavor, having pioneered the use of
information technology and electronic
medical records now being implemented
throughout the Kaiser system.
“Our providers are very interested in
sharing what they’ve learned about
Evaluators conference calls for proposals
For more information, contact Kari Greene (971-673-0599; kari.greene@state.or.us)
The Oregon Program Evaluators
Network is calling for presentations for
its annual fall conference. Submissions
are encouraged in a variety of disciplines
and professional settings, including
social service agencies, academia,
independent consultants, government
and private industry. Diversity topics are
featured at the conference as part of
OPEN’s Diversity Initiative.
Deadline for submissions:
EMRs and organizing care in a different
and better way,” said Nancy Stevens,
director of Community Benefit Initiatives
at Kaiser Permanente Northwest. “Kaiser
Permanente’s unique contribution to this
effort is our experience with the identical
software platform that OCHIN has
selected.
For more information:
OCHIN
www.community-health.org.
Northwest Health Foundation
www.nwhf.org.
Kaiser Permanente Community Fund
www.nwhf.org/opportunities/kaiser.php.
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