Improving the overall health of Oregon’s communities is a goal our company shares with many other organizations across the state. It can have a dramatic impact on the overall health of our citizens. In an effort to support this goal, Cambia Health Foundation announced today it has contributed additional support to Oregon Healthiest State in order to help people lead healthier, happier lives.
The Oregon Healthiest State initiative was developed to help communities throughout Oregon achieve better health outcomes. In fact, Oregon has moved from 31st to 24th in the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index® in the last year and the work of Oregon Healthiest State aims to build on this momentum. Healthy communities also contribute to a healthy economy; as part of today’s announcement, Cambia Health Foundation invites other funders to join this inspiring movement.
The first community to benefit from Oregon Healthiest State is Klamath Falls and the next three are The Dalles, Grants Pass and the Umpqua region, including Roseburg. Since the initiative began in Klamath Falls in 2015 the community has benefitted in many ways, specifically:
- Over 30 organizations have become Blue Zones Project Approved, committing to and implementing strategies to make health and well-being a priority;
- Nearly 3,000 individuals have signed the Blue Zones Project personal pledge, indicating they will make specific, personal changes to live happier, healthier lives; and
- The Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank distributed 205,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables in 2015, raised that amount to 600,000 pounds in 2016, and has a goal of distributing one million pounds in 2017.
To find out more about our Foundation’s support of Oregon Healthiest State, read "Cambia Health Foundation Helps Transform Health of Local Communities with Additional Funding to Oregon Healthiest State Initiative" on the Cambia Health Foundation newsroom.
