The
board heard a presentation from Steven Blakesley, Health Promotion
Specialist, Janet Evans, Juvenile Department Director and Jill
Quackenbush, Prevention Supervisor on
the Clatsop County Community Assessment, a comprehensive look at health
and wellness indicators for the county. The assessment gathers
information from multiple reports and surveys on various areas including
drug and alcohol use, chronic disease, access to
healthcare, education and crime.
The
data will help guide the county’s participation in the state’s
transition from the Commissions on Children and Families to the new
Early Childhood Councils designed to
better coordinate services. The assessment will also be useful for
health department accreditation and the state’s Coordinated Care
Organization inititative.
Other Business
In other business the board:
-Approved
a contract with the Oregon Health Authority for outreach to those
eligible for the Cover Oregon health insurance program. The county
Public Health Department received
a $76,436 grant to fund the outreach program. An agreement with the
outreach provider, Judi Mahoney, is scheduled for action at the board’s
Sept. 25 meeting.
-Approved findings of fact for its Aug. 28 ruling granting a lot-of-record property determination for Jack Newton.
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