We engage leaders from education, transportation, insurance, hospice, and government to talk about health.
We listen to Medicaid members. We close the gap between patients and health care decision-makers.
We invest in projects that affect the health of Central Oregonians.
We publish data for our community members to use when deciding how best to improve their health.
Juntos Aprendemos (translated: together we learn) is an initiative that connects families to resources and schools to close the gaps in Kindergarten Readiness and 3rd-grade reading outcomes between Latino students and their peers. This project builds upon the already substantial strengths of our Latino community by ensuring that the culture of family support is integrated into school settings.
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The St. Charles Mobile Care Clinic will provide ongoing clinical support to help patients with diabetes increase self-management skills, identify barriers to care, and make lifestyle changes that improve quality of life.
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VeggieRx is a fresh produce prescription program that improves healthy eating habits for individuals experiencing food insecurity and diagnosed with diet-modifiable disease. This program aims to increase the access to and consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits by participants who receive vouchers for produce as well as nutrition education.
Read MoreEvery five years we write a Regional Health Improvement Plan (RHIP). The RHIP is a guide that we and our partners use to promote and advance health. Current topics include mental health, physical health, education, stable housing and more.
The RHIP is written by many of our partners in Central Oregon. Working together helps us to define a vision for the health of our communities. Click below to find current and past Central Oregon RHIP files and related documents.
There are two types of grants at the Central Oregon Health Council: Standard Grants (large grants with specific parameters and application windows) and Mini Grants (small grants of $5,000 or less which can be applied for at anytime).
Standard Grants are intermittently available for the 2020-2024 cycle. These grants are formed and vetted by our volunteer community members and subject-matter experts. Check back regularly to see the latest grant opportunities.
Mini Grants of up to $5,000 are available to support work in Central Oregon that improves equity and builds capacity to address the Future State measures in the Regional Health Improvement Plan. Click below to learn what types of projects we fund and why we fund them.
Funded Initiatives are programs and projects that have received funding in order to make a measurable impact on one or more specific metrics that are outlined in the Regional Health Improvement Plan (RHIP).
This project will focus on assessing current binge drinking behavior among 18- to 34-year-olds in Central Oregon. A needs assessment workgroup will convene to engage the target population and...
Homeless Leadership Coalition will work to increase our continuum of care’s capacity and positively impact transition to long-term housing and retention of that housing across our region....
Creach Consulting Group will work with community partners to develop a way to measure timely access and engagement for patients referred from primary care to specialty behavioral health care....
Through Reach Out and Read, COPA is proud to supply books to all of our patients at their well checks from 6 months of age through 5 years old. This program is nationally renowned and shown to...
Creciendo Girasoles is an after-school program that serves migrant families across Central Oregon. The program provides combined culturally relevant instruction and STEM classes to students in...
Juntos Aprendemos, a culturally and linguistically specific program of the High Desert ESD & Better Together Central Oregon, will be co-creating the implementation of a parent-led early...
This project enables Central Oregon FUSE to end homelessness for our unhoused community members living with disabilities and an extended history of homelessness. FUSE is working with partners to...
This project will focus on improving the early identification of reading difficulties and subsequent support for young children through increased training for faculty and education of students...
The Crook County School District Graduation Equity Improvement Project will seek to collaborate with the Central Oregon Health Council to establish a new model that provides a graduation coach...
Juntos (meaning “together” in Spanish) works to empower families around education by uniting with community partners to provide culturally relevant programming for 8-12th grade students and...
This project is designed to improve graduation rates for our economically disadvantaged youth. Funding will support one graduation coach who will support or direct students to the appropriate...
