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Community Advisory Council

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What We Do

The Community Advisory Council (CAC) recommends ways to improve health and health care. We have people from these groups on the council:

  • Oregon Health Plan (OHP) members
  • Community
  • Tribal
  • County government

Our meetings are open to the public. We invite OHP members and guardians to apply to be on the council.

 

Community Advisory Council Charter

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a conduit for residents of each geographic area in the region to ask questions and raise concerns
  • Identify opportunities to improve population health in the Central Oregon
  • Advocate for preventive care practices
  • Provide advice to help COHC link the community’s medical and non-medical services to overcome barriers to health
  • Provide a link back to community constituents to aid in achieving the COHC Vision and Guiding Principles

Click here to see a list of the CAC’s Successes

Members

  • Brad Porterfield, Chair

    Consumer Representative, Executive Director, Latino Community Association

  • Larry Kogovsek, Vice Chair

    Community Member

  • Elizabeth Batterson

    Consumer Representative

  • Jennifer Little

    Director, Klamath County Public Health

  • Lauren Kustudick

    Consumer Representative

  • Mayra Benitez

    Consumer Representative

  • Theresa Olander

    Consumer Representative

  • Tre Madden

    Consumer Representative

  • Jolene Greene

    Consumer Representative

  • Vicki Ryan

    Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Crook County

  • Thomas Kuhn

    Deschutes County Health Services

  • Michael Baker, PhD, MsPH, CEHS/RS

    Health Services Director, Jefferson County Public Health

  • Ken Wilhelm

    Executive Director, United Way of Deschutes County

  • Elaine Knobbs-Seasholtz, MPH

    Director of Strategy and Development, Mosaic Medical

  • Elizabeth Schmitt, MS

    Consumer Representative

  • Cris Woodard

    Community Representative

  • Linda Johnson, RN, MHA

    Community Representative

Membership

Members of the CAC are recruited to represent the diversity of the Central Oregon community and may include race/ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, and geographic location as criteria for selection. CAC members possess a collaborative working style, and provide expertise and insight in the areas of social services, public safety, and community resources. Individuals with a broad community perspective on health matters are preferred.

 

Contact the CAC Chair here

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