About the Partnership for Community Health
The Partnership for Community Health of Linn, Benton & Lincoln Counties (PCH) is a multiagency collaborative of local public health authorities, health systems, and key partners committed to improving community health in the region. The PCH was established in 2021 to promote a shared vision for community health and positive change.
Our Partnerships
Our Purpose
The PCH supports and enhances health improvement processes using a collective impact framework. Collective impact is a collaborative approach where organizations and community members work together to solve complex social and systemic problems by focusing on a shared vision of positive change.
The 10 Essential Public Health Services provide a framework for public health to protect and promote the health of all people in all communities. Learn more from the American Public Health Association.
Guiding Principles
1. Accountability
Accepting responsibility for one’s actions, as well as the impact—both intended and unintended—of health policy and decisions that are made at the organizational level
2. Authentic
Being honest with oneself and with others, and not speaking for others unless it is a reflective experience
3. Collective impact
Working together as community members, organizations, and institutions to advance equity by adopting a common vision and aligning actions to achieve population- and systems-level change
4. Community-centered vision
Hearing and honoring what the people who live, work, and play say about what they want their community to be like in the future
5. Courage
Possessing a quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty
6. Data equity and justice
Using data equity principles to guide decision-making, strategic planning, and program implementation and employing data justice to challenge systems that contribute to health inequity
7. Direct communication
Expressing thoughts and feelings in clear, straightforward statements while actively listening to others to engage in a free-flowing sharing of ideas
8. Diversity
Including people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds, different genders, sexual orientations, etc., in all policy considerations
9. Equity
Recognizing that we do not all start from the same place and acknowledging historical inequities to improve the health of under-resourced populations
10. Inclusion
Providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized
11. Strategic
Advancing the organization’s mission and goals using data and best practices to improve long-term health outcomes
12. Transparency
Being open and honest with intentions and values
How to Get Involved
To learn more about the Partnership for Community Health or our work on community health improvement, contact:
Amy Young, MPH – Partnership for Community Health Project Manager