Josiah Hill III Clinic: Healthy Futures Collaborative

The Healthy Futures COllaborative is a community based paticipatory research project. The Collaborative will support and expand upon existing resources, social structures and processes to improve the health of the Latino and Somali-Bantu communities in Northeast Portland.
Our specific aims and projected outcomes for the project are:
• Engage agencies and community to address identified priorities
• Increase the community’s awareness and knowledge of environmental stressors related to asthma
• Reduce exposure to environmental stressors and triggers that exacerbate asthma
• Strengthen neighborhood protective factors such as social support, civic engagement, and community capacity
• Identify previously undiagnosed asthmatic children
• Develop a resource and referral list for families and providers
• Create a re-usable durable tangible good, such as a video or photo book, which can be used by providers after the projects completion