Katherine Bradley

Katherine Bradley is the Administrator for the Office of Family Health, at the Oregon Public Health Division, Department of Human Services. She is responsible for the state programs of Maternal and Child Health, Oral Health, Adolescent Health, Genetics, Women’s and Reproductive Health, Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program (WIC), and Immunization.  Prior to finding a home in public health, she spent much of her career in nursing leadership roles in health care systems and academic medical centers. She was part of the academic team that developed the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI), and continues to have a strong interest in performance measurement and evaluation. She completed her BSN at Seattle University, a Master’s in Nursing Administration at the University of Washington, and a PHD in Nursing at the University of Kansas. She is on the Association for Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Board of Directors and the editorial boards of Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice and the Maternal and Child Health Journal.