2025 CLHO Legislative Priorities
2025 Legislative Session
During the 2025 legislative session, CLHO is asking for $65.2 million to ensure that local public health has the staff and tools it needs to prevent disease and to equitably serve all Oregonians.
Federal money from the pandemic has dried up and public health is once again underfunded and understaffed– with surveys predicting that half of public health staff will retire or leave their jobs by the end of 2025. That means that employees who stay have higher caseloads and often do more than one job.
Our four funding priorities will expand staffing, improve diversity in the workforce and pay for evidence-based programs that have already shown a good return on investment.