Well-Being & Occupational Health

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City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget City Operations > Bureau of Human Resources > Well-Being & Occupational Health Well-Being & Occupational Health Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $197,168 $411,903 $225,521 $234,285 Grants Fund $0 $180,922 $0 $0 Health Insurance $197,168 $230,981 $225,521 $234,285 Operating Fund Internal Revenues $371,675 $379,743 $469,573 $830,277 General Fund $0 $0 $0 $239,985 Health Insurance $371,675 $379,743 $469,573 $590,292 Operating Fund Grand Total $568,844 $791,646 $695,094 $1,064,562 Program Expenses by Major Object Program expenses only include personnel, internal materials and services, external materials and services, and capital. 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Materials and $127,176 $387,934 $126,108 $222,625 Services Internal Materials and $24,434 $8,661 $47,774 $50,621 Services Personnel $383,491 $504,940 $521,212 $791,316 Grand Total $535,101 $901,535 $695,094 $1,064,562 Program Description and Goals CityStrong Well-being (CityStrong) provides evidence-based expertise and person-centered workplace wellness opportunities, resources, and support to all City of Portland employees. The Nurse Practitioner led Occupational Health program offers safety programs, incident response, OSHA compliance services, vaccines, education, advocacy, and consultation to all employees. The main goal of these programs is to increase employee engagement with their health and well-being, resulting in a safer, healthier, and more productive workforce. Additional objectives include promoting proactive use of healthcare services, including Employee 456

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Assistance Programs (EAP), and encouraging the utilization of on-site health and wellness opportunities to ensure positive workplace wellness experiences for employees. Destigmatizing mental health challenges and equipping staff with the skills to recognize and respond to impacted individuals with appropriate support and resources remain a key focus of the programs. CityStrong also endeavors to help the City adopt a trauma- informed and person-centered approach to designing work, engaging with staff and the public, and developing inclusive policies and procedures. https://www.portland.gov/bhr/benefit-offerings/citystrong ↗ Services Medical oversight of OSHA mandated programs; Vaccination and testing clinics; Coordination of the pre-hire testing process; CityStrong well-being; Mental Health program Equity Impacts By centralizing and standardizing workplace well-being and health engagement activities, the program improves equity by addressing current opportunity disparities based on bureau, job classification, work demands, and a manager's level of awareness and commitment to supporting those with mental or physical health challenges. CityStrong ensures that all workers across the City have access to well-being support, events, and information, even if they don't have easy access to a gym or an onsite wellness champion. Additionally, the team reviews policies, procedures, and practices to ensure City work is trauma-informed and person- centered while providing a variety of ways to receive individualized support based on staff needs. Occupational health offers accessible and convenient medical and safety services that can be delivered onsite in any bureau or work location, through virtual consultations, or by scheduling an appointment in the Portland Building treatment room. This tailored approach to providing service delivery improves equity by removing logistical and cultural barriers that might otherwise limit staff's ability or comfort level to participate in the program resulting in better health and safety outcomes for more people. Changes to Program Recognizing the importance and impact of mental health on the workplace, CityStrong welcomed the City's Mental Health Program Specialist, previously in the People and Culture program within BHR to the team last year. Including a mental health expert allows the program to address specific work-related challenges from a systems and process perspective to design work that minimizes the impacts and promotes recovery from challenging and traumatic events including political uncertainty, violence, enterprise restructuring and layoffs. CityStrong added more cross-trained Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) facilitators this year that continue to train staff from all bureaus to use MHFA to prevent, recognize, and proactively address mental health challenges among employees. CityStrong also created a volunteer (unpaid) internship opportunity for a well-being practitioner and is welcoming a Master of Science in nutrition candidate this spring. The Occupational Health program launched new Occupational Health Software (UL Pure OHS) in 2025 which allows centralized and streamlined tracking and compliance with OSHA mandated health and safety programs. The software improves access to healthcare services and medical records while elevating the privacy protection, overall efficiency, reach, and impact of the program. 457

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