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Health system transformation is the vision of Governor John Kitzhaber and the Oregon Legislature and will transform the health system for community members served by the Oregon Health Plan. Transformation efforts are moving quickly in Oregon and will impact Multnomah County, the largest safety net provider in Oregon for primary care and dental care.

The county is also the public health authority and mental health authority leading many prevention efforts and operating the crisis system of care. [Read more]  [Launch page]

News and Announcements

Sex Buyer Accountability and Diversion program marks first year

2/2/12 - 4:21 pm

A “John school”  that provides diversion education for sex buyers who have pleaded guilty for soliciting prostitutes in Multnomah County has had a positive impact in its first year. The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners learned during an update about the program at its meeting on Feb. 2 that about 60 people have taken part in the Sex Buyer Accountability and Diversion program since the school opened in January 2011.

Share your thoughts on Multnomah County roads

2/1/12 - 5:07 pm

Chip seal project on rural road. Multnomah County wants to know what you think about county roads. Results from a short online survey will be used to plan the county’s road services in the next fiscal year.

Annual Multnomah County event honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy provides perspectives past and present

1/11/12 - 2:57 pm

Multnomah County Managers of Color’s annual event to honor Martin Luther King Jr. this year featured a moving presentation from Max Pavesic, a Portland resident who risked his life 50 years ago as a Freedom Rider in the civil rights movement.

Free Multnomah County program supports family caregivers living with loved ones who have Alzheimer's disease

1/10/12 - 12:00 pm

STAR-C caregivers A Multnomah County program that provides support to caregivers looking after loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia has been featured in local news stories in The Oregonian and on KOIN Local 6.

Board unanimously approves resolution to put Multnomah County Library funding on ballot

1/3/12 - 5:08 pm

The Multnomah County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Thursday that will ask voters to renew the current library tax levy in May. The decision at the Thursday, Jan. 5 meeting is part of the two-step plan to create permanent, stable funding for the Multnomah County Library system. Contingent on county voters approving the levy in May, the county then will place a library tax district measure later this year on the November ballot.

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About Multnomah County

Population: More than 735,000 residents (the most populous of Oregon's 36 counties)

Geography: 470 square miles (the smallest of Oregon's counties)

Cities: Fairview, Gresham, Maywood Park, Portland, Troutdale, Wood Village

County Employees: About 4,500 people.

Functions: Services for seniors and disabled people, animal services, assessment and taxation, bridges, community justice, courts, elections, health, jails, libraries, marriage licenses and passports, school and community partnerships.

Elected officials: Four commissioners elected to the board by district. Elected countywide are a board chair, sheriff, district attorney and auditor.

Weekly board meetings: At 9:30 am Thursdays, first-floor board room, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd. 

County History: Created on Dec. 22, 1854 and named after native people in the region.