Kalamuna Develops Drupal Platform for Multnomah County Health Department

Kalamuna has published a case study describing the development of a Drupal platform for the Multnomah County Health Department, aimed at improving public access to healthcare information and clinic services. The implementation focuses on multilingual delivery, accessibility compliance, and simplified content management for internal communications teams.

The project replaces a fragmented collection of health centre pages within the county’s broader web infrastructure with a dedicated Drupal platform. According to the case study, the redesign prioritises patients seeking clinic information, provider details, and service locations while also addressing the needs of users with low literacy levels and those speaking one of the county’s primary languages.

Kalamuna developed the platform in collaboration with design agency After Bruce, which handled the discovery and design phase. The Drupal implementation includes front-end editing tools within a custom theme and preview-enabled paragraph fields, allowing non-technical staff to manage and review content without developer intervention.

The platform also integrates mapping functionality for displaying mobile clinic locations and includes a language switcher designed to support mixed-language navigation. The multilingual setup allows users to select their preferred language for menus and interface elements while accessing translated content where available.

According to the published case study, the system was built to exceed WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards. The implementation supports assistive technologies and aims to improve usability for people with disabilities as well as users accessing public health information through mobile devices or multilingual interfaces.

The project reflects a continuing pattern in government Drupal deployments where accessibility, content governance, and long-term maintainability are treated as central infrastructure requirements. It also demonstrates how Drupal is being used in public-sector health services to consolidate information management while supporting multilingual community outreach.