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Mission Statement

"Working for Healthy Communities"

Vision

"Operate a well-managed business to provide community based health and services in a responsive manner"

Values

"The Half Dozen Truths of CHD"

Culture

  • Creative, teams are encouraged to adapt to meet the needs of customers
  • Mission, values and customer-driven rather than rigid to policy/procedure-driven
  • Continual learning and changing
  • highly motivated, self-directed staff who are innovative, creative, entrepreneurial
  • Much of the work done by appointment, drop-in and crisis services available

Communication

  • Organic rather than "chain"
  • Weekly team meetings; essential for organizational work
  • No surprises
  • Customer service representative
  • Use of Technology
  • Cross-team innovation and communication

Access

  • Business hours: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM; Monday - Friday
  • 24 hour mental health crises services
  • Weekly programs
  • Location: clinic (La Grande, Elgin), community schools, home-based

Overview

  • Combination of Public Health, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Parenting, Rehabilitation and Veteran's Services
  • Combined by county over the past 16 years
  • Combination of services is unique to Eastern Oregon; only nonprofit of its kind in Oregon
  • Recognized statewide as an innovator
  • National recognition for management systems (presentations at national conferences and consulting operations)
  • Subject of a study by the National Public Health Foundation for privatization of PH

Governance

  • CHD is a nonprofit corporation responsible to a Board of Directors
  • Union County contracts with CHD to be the Public Health Authority and the Community Mental Health Program

Geographic

  • All services offered in Union County
  • Specific services available in Union, Wallowa, Umatilla-Morrow, Baker and Grant counties
  • Consulting services nationwide

Organization

  • Six Administrative staff for approximately 100 employees
  • Organized by teams; Teams are Self-Directed with authority to organize their own work and make decisions at the level of service to the customer
  • Teams are accountable to Administrative Council; Administrative Council

Fiscal

  • Over $5 million operating budget
  • Subcontract approximate $1 million
  • Responsible to over 50 funding sources
  • Three primary types of funding (Managed Care Contracts, Fee for Services, Contracts)

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In order to receive government funding, the Center for Human Development, Inc. (CHD) is required by state and county policies  to charge for services it provides to the public.  However no one will be denied clinical services because of an inability to pay.  CHD does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, family status, age or disability.  For further information on this policy contact Human Relations, 541-962-8811 or TTY 1-800-735-2900 or 711.

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