REALD & SOGI - Public Resources

What to Expect at an Appointment

When you go to a health care appointment, your provider will ask questions about your REALD and SOGI demographic information. They might ask you these questions verbally, or give you a form like this to complete.

Why We Ask

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) wants to make sure that by 2030, everyone in Oregon can get the healthcare they need. We use information about race, ethnicity, language, disability (REALD), and sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) to help us know what communities need. We use this information to decide how to use resources in the best way possible to help everyone. Getting this information helps us meet the needs of communities who have been ignored or treated unfairly in the past.

Your provider must ask you all of the REALD & SOGI questions, but you do not have to answer all of them.

Every question includes answer options such as "Don't know" and "Don't want to answer".

For more information about the questions, please see our REALD and SOGI Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

How OHA Protects Your Privacy

We want everyone to feel safe answering REALD and SOGI questions. Your information is strictly confidential and will be treated as a confidential public health record. This means your personal information, like your name or date of birth, will not be shared with other agencies.

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