ORS 431.138 Community partnership development; rules

For the purpose of establishing the foundational capabilities under ORS 431.131, community partnership development includes, but is not limited to, the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to:

Convene and sustain relationships with traditional and nontraditional governmental partners and stakeholders and traditional and nontraditional nongovernmental partners and stakeholders;

Foster and support community involvement and partnerships in developing, adopting and implementing public health policies;

Engage members of the community in implementing, monitoring, evaluating and modifying state health improvement plans or community health improvement plans; and

Develop, strengthen and expand connections across disciplines, such as education and health care, and with members of the community who work in those disciplines.

For purposes of this section, the Oregon Health Authority may adopt rules differentiating between the knowledge, skills and abilities that are necessary for state governance and that are necessary for local governance.