SOGI Data Collection Community of Practice

For Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Human Services staff and leadership

 

Meeting on the 3rd Friday of every month, beginning August 19, 2022
1:05pm - 2:25pm Pacific time

This community of practice will provide a peer-to-peer learning environment to support OHA and ODHS staff and leadership as their agencies develop, implement, and improve their SOGI data collection protocols. Each meeting will feature a check-in discussion about participants’ experiences, success, and concerns; a topic-based discussion led by experts; and a debrief to determine action items and next steps.

Meeting Topics

Subject to change based on the needs of the group.

  • Getting buy-in from stakeholders

  • Who should collect SOGI data and how often

  • Data completeness

  • Pediatric SOGI data collection

  • Asking SOGI questions of non-native English speakers and in questions other than English

  • Cultural considerations when asking SOGI questions

  • Asking SOGI questions of rural Oregonians

  • Asking SOGI questions of older adults

  • Federal vs. state SOGI data collection

  • Creating shared concepts

Community of Practice Hosts

  • Dayna Kirk Morrison, MPH: Oregon AETC

  • Alexis Dinno, ScD, MPH, MEM: OHSU-PSU School of Public Health

  • Rachel Greim, MPH: Oregon AETC

  • Martin Arrigotti, MPH

Subject Matter Experts

Preparing for the Community of Practice

If you would like to learn about SOGI concepts or need a refresher prior to the CoP, please visit our SOGI Resources page. There you can access glossaries, videos, training recordings, and more!

If you have questions about this community of practice, please email Rachel at rachel@oraetc.org.