Creating a Healthier Klamath County by Improving Maternal and Infant Health
The Nutrition Oregon Campaign is a statewide network of connected communities and like-minded organizations working to end chronic disease.
The work of the Nutrition Oregon Campaign is grounded in the science of Developmental Origins of Health & Disease, or DOHaD. This field of research shows how the conditions we experience during pregnancy and in the first years of life impact lifelong chronic disease risk. Klamath County has one of the highest rates of low birthweight in Oregon. Low birthweight is considered a marker for later life chronic disease risk because it indicates how a baby grew and developed before birth.
The OHSU Moore Institute for Nutrition & Wellness initiated the Nutrition Oregon Campaign in 2016 and continues to serve as the backbone organization. Klamath County joined as a hub in 2019 with a focus on improving maternal and infant health in order to decrease the number of low birth weight babies born in the county.