ORS 431.123 Duties of Oregon Public Health Advisory Board

The Oregon Public Health Advisory Board shall:

Make recommendations to the Oregon Health Policy Board on the development of statewide public health policies and goals;

Make recommendations to the Oregon Health Policy Board on how other statewide priorities, such as the provision of early learning services and the delivery of health care services, affect and are affected by statewide public health policies and goals;

Make recommendations to the Oregon Health Policy Board on the establishment of the foundational capabilities under ORS 431.131, the foundational programs under ORS 431.141 and any other public health program or activity under ORS 431.147;

Make recommendations to the Oregon Health Policy Board on the adoption and updating of the statewide public health modernization assessment under ORS 431.115;

Make recommendations to the Oregon Health Policy Board on the development of and any modification to the statewide public health modernization plan developed under ORS 431.115;

Establish accountability metrics for the purpose of evaluating the progress of the Oregon Health Authority and local public health authorities in achieving statewide public health goals;

Make recommendations to the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Health Policy Board on:

The development of, and any modification to, plans developed under ORS 431.115 for the distribution of funds to local public health authorities under ORS 431.380; and

The total cost to local public health authorities of applying the foundational capabilities established under ORS 431.131 and implementing the foundational programs established under ORS 431.141;

Make recommendations to the Oregon Health Policy Board on the use of accountability metrics by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 431.380 to encourage the effective and equitable provision of public health services by local public health authorities;

Make recommendations to the Oregon Health Policy Board on the incorporation and use of incentives by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 431.380 to encourage the effective and equitable provision of public health services by local public health authorities;

Provide support to local public health authorities in developing local plans to apply the foundational capabilities established under ORS 431.131 and implement the foundational programs established under ORS 431.141 as required by ORS 431.417;

Monitor the progress of local public health authorities in meeting statewide public health goals, including employing the foundational capabilities established under ORS 431.131 and implementing the foundational programs established under ORS 431.141;

Assist the Oregon Health Authority in seeking funding, including in the form of federal grants, for ORS 431.001 to 431.550 and 431.990; and

Assist the Oregon Health Authority in coordinating and collaborating with federal agencies.