Advocacy

The Coalition of Local Health Officials (CLHO) advocates on behalf of all 32 local health departments in the state of Oregon. CLHO works with public health system partners to advocate for effective public health policies, programs, and funding to support local public health. Our advocacy efforts range from participating in statewide coalitions, holding town halls, developing communication materials, and working directly with the Oregon State Legislature.

Local Health
Department Spotlight

Healthy Rural Oregon Celebrates One Year!

The Oregon Office of Rural Health (ORH) and CLHO recently concluded the first year of a three-year award from HRSA’s Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network grant. The funded project, called the Healthy Rural Oregon (HRO) program, aims to grow the public health and healthcare workforce in rural Oregon by training, engaging, and supporting the employment of community health workers (CHWs) and community EMT/paramedics (CPs) in both core and supplemental skill sets that meet rural communities’ needs.