What Is ACHIEVE
ACHIEVE (Action Communities for Health, Innovation and Environmental Change) Coalition is a group of multisectoral partners who have a collective vision of ending health inequities in chronic diseases for African-Americans and African immigrants/refugees in Multnomah County.
Their History
Since forming back in 2009, the coalition has advocated for the use of communication, policy, system and environmental (PSE) change strategies to improve health outcomes for the Black population of Multnomah County. They have worked to increase access to healthy foods, improve community design by connecting safe and accessible places for physical activity, offering tobacco cessation programming and breastfeeding support in the places people live, work, worship and study. ACHIEVE coalition accomplishments over the years include:
- Community policy and environmental assessments in over 60 community settings across jurisdictions
- Policies and space changes implemented in over 20 faith settings
- Co-development of the Multnomah County Healthy Retail Initiative
- Tobacco retail licensure with an extensive community engagement process
- Successful REACH grant application
The ACHIEVE Partners
- African Family Holistic Health Organization (AFHHO)
- Albina Vision
- Beyond Black
- Black Parent Initiative (BPI)
- Cascadia Behavioral Health
- City of Gresham (COG)
- City of Portland (COP)
- DCHS: SUN Food Pantry Youth & Family Services Division
- Ecotrust
- Ethiopian & Eritrea Community Resource Center (EECRC)
- Highland Haven
- International Refugee & Immigrant Community Organization (IRCO)
- Mudbone Grown LLC.
- Multnomah County Environmental Health
- Multnomah County: Healthy Birth Initiatives (HBI)
- Multnomah County: ICS Northeast Health Center (NEHC)
- Multnomah County: Women, Infant, Children (WIC)
- Muslim Community Center of Portland
- North by Northeast Community Health Center
- Oregon Walks
- Portland African-American Leadership Forum (PAALF)
- Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)
- Play, Grow, Learn
- Urban League of Portland
- Yasuke Pharms
Meeting Agendas
2024: January 2024 (no meeting) | February 2024 (no meeting) | March 2024
2023: January 2023 | February 2023 | March 2023 | April 2023 | May 2023 | June 2023 | July 2023 (no meeting) | August 2023 | September 2023 | October 2023 | November 2023 | December 2023
2022: January 2022 I February 2022 I March 2022 I April 2022 I May 2022 | June 2022 | July 2022 (no meeting) | August 2022 | September 2022 | October 2022 | November 2022 | December 2022
2021: January 2021 I February 2021 I March 2021 I April 2021 I May 2021 I June 2021 I July 2021 (no meeting) I August 2021 I September 2021 I October 2021 I November 2021 | December 2021
2020: January 2020 I February 2020 I March 2020 I April 2020 I May 2020 I June 2020 I July 2020 (no meeting) I August 2020 I September 2020 I October 2020I November 2020 (no meeting) I December 2020
Meeting Minutes
2024: January 2023 (no meeting) | February 2024 (no meeting) | March 2024
2023: January (no notes) | February 2023 | March 2023 | April 2023 | May 2023 | June 2023 (in person) | July 2023 (no meeting) | August 2023 (no notes) | September 2023 | October 2023 | November 2023 (no meeting) | December 2023 |
2022: January 2022 I February 2022 I March 2022 I April 2022 I May 2022 | June 2022 | July 2022 (no meeting) | August 2022 | September 2022 | October 2022 | November 2022 | December 2022 (no notes)
2021: January 2021 I February 2021 I March 2021 I April 2021 I May 2021 I June 2021 I July 2021 (no meeting) I August 2021 I September 2021 I October 2021 I November 2021 I December 2021
2020: January 2020 I February 2020 I March 2020 I April 2020 I May 2020 I June 2020 I July 2020 (no meeting) I August 2020 I September 2020 I October 2020I November 2020 (no meeting) I December 2020
Get Involved
All ACHIEVE Coalition meetings are open for the public to attend. If you would like to receive event information for a future ACHIEVE meeting or just hear more about what the group is doing, feel free to contact either of the ACHIEVE co-facilitators:
- Haoua Dogo, Upstream Public Health, Organizing Director, haoua.dogo@upstreampublichealth.org
- Charlene McGee, 971.334.4381 (okay to text), charlene.a.mcgee@multco.us
If you would like to join the ACHIEVE Coalition or have suggestions for discussion topics at future meetings, submit an entry through our ACHIEVE Coalition email and meeting sign-up form.
Agenda Requests
You can fill out our ACHIEVE Coalition agenda request form in order to reserve a presentation slot at upcoming ACHIEVE meetings or to make a suggestion for discussion topics. We ask that you complete your form submission no later than the 3rd Wednesday of the month prior to the meeting you would like to present at.