Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 431.135

(a) Enable the Oregon Health Authority and local public health authorities to serve as a primary and expert resource for using science and evidence-based best practices to inform the development and implementation of public health policies;

(b) Provide guidance and coordinate planning for the purpose of developing, adopting and implementing public health policies;

(c) Develop public health policy options necessary to protect and improve the health of the public and specific adversely impacted populations;

(d) Understand and use the principles of public health law to improve and protect the health of the public;

(e) Analyze and disseminate findings on the intended and unintended impacts of public health policies; and

(f) Implement, monitor, evaluate and modify state health improvement plans or community health improvement plans.