OR: Wes Rivers

PRONOUNS: He/Him/His

REGION: Reg 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA)

EMAIL: wesley.r.rivers@oha.oregon.gov

ROLE: SAHC

TITLE: Youth Health Policy and Partnerships Manager

POSITION FUNDING SOURCE: Title V/Maternal and Child Health block grant, Other Position Funding Source CDC Cooperative Agreement on School Workforce Recovery

LOCATION IN DOH: Other Location Adolescent and School Health Unit

GRANTS MANAGED: Title V/MCH block grant (AH specific components), PREP, Other Grants (write-in) CDC Cooperative Agreement (School Health Workforce), state general fund for school-based community support

NPMs MANAGED: NPM #9: Bullying

EXPERTISE/RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordination of adolescent health data (such as YRBSS), Health equity, Healthy relationships, Mental health, Positive Youth Development, Rape and sexual/dating violence prevention, Risk and protective factors (resilience | strengths | assets), School health, School-based health centers, Sexuality education, Social determinants of health, STIs/HIV/AIDS, Substance use/abuse, Teen parenting, Teen pregnancy prevention, Violence prevention, Youth engagement, Youth leadership/YABs, Youth with special health needs