Multnomah County

 

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program collaborates, with the ACHIEVE Coalition and its multisectoral partners work collaboratively to implement its three primary strategies (Nutrition, Community Clinical Linkage, Physical Activity/Build Environment) and two cross-cutting strategies (Communications, Economic Development); to identify, design and implement communications, policy, systems, and environmental (CPSE) improvements, to redress chronic disease burden and disparities, among Black/African immigrant and refugees infants, youth, adults, and elders (from the cradle to the cane).

REACH specifically uplifts and preserve Black culture and health, and build organizational capacity to lead long term systems change to increase access to safety net and community health programs and nutritious foods, increase economic development opportunities, and improve community design to connect safe and accessible places for physical activity and to thrive, worship, shop, play and work.