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Governor’s Task Force on Traumatic Brain Injury

Creation of an Advisory Board

This is intended to focus discussion on the task which is set forth in the Governor’s Executive Order 01-02 as follows:

“Review and make recommendations regarding the establishment of a Brain Injury Advisory Council in order to advise the Governor and the Legislative Assembly on the needs of persons with brain injuries, and the coordination of the delivery of services to persons with brain injuries and their families.”

A State Advisory Board or Council is an important component in the development of a strong, viable system to serve persons with brain injuries. An Advisory Council can assist in developing a comprehensive approach toward building Oregon’s public systems to better serve persons with brain injuries. The roles that the Advisory Council can play vary, but some of the goals and functions could be to: advocate for publicly funded services within state government;, help in accessing the needs of the brain injury community within the state; help in coordinating interagency collaboration and linkages between government and non-government entities; assist in planning and advocating for the development of a service system; advocating for increased dollars to serve persons with brain injuries; help in developing effective public policy strategies;

providing advice to governmental and legislative bodies about the needs of the brain injury community; and providing education, training and outreach services.

Discussion Issues:

§ Questions to consider when creating Advisory Board/Council

§ Issues to be addressed in formulating an Advisory Council proposal