The Community Belonging Measurement (CBM) project aims to measure belonging and resilience in Central Oregon (Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Northern Klamath Counties, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) to provide information that is useful for the creation of public health programs throughout the region. A community-engaged and equity-focused approach was used to collected survey and focus group data from Central Oregionians. Findings are currently being co-interpretted with community partners. Stay tuned!

The Central Oregon Health Council (COHC) contracted with Oregon State University-Cascades’ researchers and Oregon Health & Science University Community Research Hub to facilitate this project. The COHC will use the findings from this effort to inform investments in new public health initiatives.