CLACKAMAS
As a nonprofit organization, we set aside a certain percentage of our revenue each year to care for underserved community members and address social and environmental factors that create barriers to health. Our carefully selected philanthropic investments, coupled with our high-quality care and service, are an investment in the total health of the communities where we all live, work, and play.
Here are some highlights of our work to improve the health of the Clackamas County area:
• We invested more than $6,211,360 through our Medical
Financial Assistance program in the Clackamas County area, resulting in 84,493 underinsured/noninsured medical visits and
28,712 prescriptions filled from 2010 to 2012.
• We contributed more than $45 million to high-risk insurance pools in Oregon from 2010 through 2012 to support people unable to access health care due to pre-existing conditions.
• As part of our three-year, $1.2 million Clinical Quality
Improvement Initiative (2012 to 2014), the Clackamas County
Health Department is developing a health engagement program to improve diabetes management for Latino patients.
• As part of our three-year, $1.4 million Oral Health Initiative
(2011 to 2013), the Neighborhood Health Center is demonstrating population-based oral health service delivery to
850 individuals, and the North Clackamas School District is expanding services to low-income families, expected to serve
2,000 uninsured/underinsured individuals.
• Kaiser Permanente employees and clinicians participated in 2012
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service activities at the Children’s
Course in Gladstone.
• We entertained and educated more than 15,000 Clackamas
County students and more than 700 educators about healthy food choices, physical activity, and screen-time limits through more than 120 Educational Theatre performances from 2010 to 2012.
• In 2012, we collaborated with the Lake Oswego Review to host a screening of The Weight of the Nation, an innovative documentary series educating community members about the obesity crisis confronting America. More than 50 community residents attended the screening.
“Helping kids have healthy smiles that last a lifetime is a great way to spend my time volunteering. I know I am making a difference.”
— Julie Volpel, Physical Therapist, Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical
Center in Clackamas, and employee volunteer steward for a grant to North
Clackamas Dental Health Solutions Program
• In 2012, our clinicians and staff served on nonprofit boards of organizations such as Oregon Food Bank, Janus Youth Programs,
DePaul Treatment Centers, Oregon Association of Hospitals and
Health Systems, Albertina Kerr Treatment Centers, Big Brothers
Big Sisters, and Central City Concern.
• As part of our $1.2 million Healthy Food Access Initiative (2011 to 2013), the city of Damascus is undertaking a policy assessment to inform a food security plan, and Ecotrust is expanding its farm-to-school program.
“With the support of Kaiser Permanente, we are developing a system of population-based care that empowers children and their families in Clackamas
County with knowledge and resources for an excellent future in oral health.”
— Alynn Vienot, EPDH, MPH, Neighborhood Health Center, Expanded
Practice Dental Hygienist
• In 2012, we awarded $34,000 in health care career scholarships to 13 high school students and 3 college students in
Clackamas County.
• Through KP Gives, which supports our employees’ and clinicians’ volunteer service to community organizations, grants were awarded in 2012 to organizations including Habitat for
Humanity Portland/Metro East ($15,000), Exceed Enterprises,
Inc., ($20,000), and Guide Dogs for the Blind ($20,000).
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• Event sponsorships are one of the many ways we partner with local organizations. Events we sponsored in Clackamas County in
2012 included: American Cancer Society, North Clackamas Relay for Life; North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce, State of the
Cities Forum Luncheon; and North Clackamas Education Foundation, Annual Gala.
• Thriving Schools — A comprehensive, multi-year effort to improve the health of students, staff, and teachers in K-12 schools in communities that Kaiser Permanente serves and beyond. Learn more about tools, resources, and the free Fire Up Your Feet online walking/ activity program. kp.org/thrivingschools
• The Weight of the Nation — As a major partner in this far-reaching public health campaign to fight obesity and excess weight, we are working with community partners to host documentary screenings and informational sessions. theweightofthenation.hbo.com
• Community health needs assessment — We are collaborating with the public health departments of Multnomah, Washington,
Clackamas, and Clark counties to address regional community health needs.
• Health Care Career Scholarship Program — Scholarships are awarded annually to students in our Northwest service area. Applications are accepted each fall for the following school year. Scholarship recipients for 2013 will be announced at an awards ceremony in May. kp.org/communitybenefit/scholarship/nw
• Educational Theatre performances in schools — Year-round, free performances are available to all schools across our region.
Performances focus on a range of wellness issues that affect young people — from eating habits and inactivity to social conflict and intolerance. etpnorthwest.org
• Physical activity in schools — Our partnership with Playworks brings discounted training programs to more than 40 regional schools.
Training helps administrators and other adults facilitate fun, inclusive play at recess and incorporate physical activity into the curriculum. playworks.org/portland
• Kaiser Permanente Community Fund — Our fund, facilitated by the Northwest Health Foundation, makes more than $2 million in grants available each year for projects addressing factors that create or inhibit community partner health and health inequities. Funding opportunities are available each spring. nwhf.org
For more information about these and other upcoming community initiatives, go to kp.org/communitybenefit/nw.
In 2012, we partnered with the following Clackamas County-area organizations through grants, sponsorships, in-kind donations, technical assistance, and employee giving and volunteerism. These investments and relationships are crucial to addressing social and environmental barriers to health and helping improve the communities we serve.
• Albertina Kerr
• American Red Cross
• Cascade AIDS Project
• Children First for Oregon*
• Children’s Institute*
• City of Damascus
• Clackamas County Health Department
• Coalition of Communities of Color*
• Exceed Enterprises, Inc.
• Guide Dogs for the Blind
• Habitat For Humanity Portland/
Metro East
• Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network*
• Momentum Alliance*
• Native American Rehabilitation
Association of the Northwest
• Neighborhood Health Clinic
• North Clackamas School District
• OHSU Dental
• Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc.*
• Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon*
• Partnership for Safety and Justice*
• Playworks
• Project Access NOW
• Project Quest, dba Quest
Integrative Services
• State of Oregon Office of
Multicultural Health
• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc.
• Tucker-Maxon Oral School
• Volunteers of America**
*Programs funded through Kaiser Permanente Community Fund at the Northwest Health Foundation
**Programs funded through Kaiser Permanente Northwest and the Kaiser Permanente Community Fund
(as of January 2013)
• 62,686 health care members
• 42,112 dental members
• 4,136 staff
• 371 physicians and 12 dentists
Learn about our regionwide community initiatives, review facts and figures about our community investments, and watch videos of highlighted stories at kp.org/communitybenefit/nw .
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