Clatsop Community Action: Community Referral Desks

Clatsop Community Action (CCA) will bridge the gap in systemic inequities and serve as a vital conduit for rural populations in need to have increased access to social services promoting overall health and well-being in Clatsop County, Oregon. CCA will facilitate our Community Referral Desks onsite at Providence Seaside Hospital and Columbia Memorial Hospital. CCA’s Community Referral Desks serve as an extension of our organization’s “one-stop” operational model as we provide welcoming and personal interactions with clients who call or walk-in with various crises and we link them to the appropriate resource(s).

Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center: Meeting the Needs of an Aging Population through Chronic Care Management

Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center, located in Bandon, Oregon, is launching a Chronic Care Management (CCM) program based in its Primary Care Health Center. The incorporation of a care coordination program into clinic practices has been shown to move forward the value-based care model and achieving the triple aim: better health for the population, better care for individuals, and lower costs through improvements.

Wallowa Memorial Hospital: Wallowa Memorial Outdoor Fitness Trail Phase Two

Wallowa Memorial Hospital is working on an outdoor fitness trail for the community, with special equipment for older adults. The outdoor fitness trail, upon completion, will cater to all ages and fitness levels with a variety of equipment accessible to anyone at no charge.  This project is the first of its kind in Eastern Oregon.  The vision of utilizing our campus as a place for community members to come and engage in safe, accessible physical activity began with installing a half-mile walking path in 2019.  Today, the community heavily uses the trail 12 months out of the year.  It is the only flat, paved walking path of its kind in our community.  The successful utilization of the path was the catalyst for planning additional ways to utilize our grounds to address several identified needs in our community. 

Good Shepherd Health Care System: Parent Support and Education in Umatilla and Morrow County

The Parent Support and Education in Umatilla and Morrow County project aims to bring the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) to Good Shepherd Health Care System. In Umatilla and Morrow Counties there are little to no resources for parents on parenting education and support. This grant will fund five Triple P parenting workshops and one Triple P 8-week parenting series to help support local families. All sessions will be offered at no cost to participants and in both English and Spanish. Triple P originated in Australia in 2001 and is one of the most effective evidence-based parenting programs in the world. Triple P gives parents simple and practical strategies to help them build strong, healthy relationships, confidently manage their children’s behavior and prevent problems developing. This program will help parents gain effective parenting skills, and provide parents with the skills, tools, and resources for positive parenting. This need has been identified by Good Shepherd providers and a number of families within the community. 

Columbia Memorial Hospital will address the primary care shortage in Clatsop County and the subsequent prolonged pharmacy wait times by initiating clinical pharmacy services at the CMH-OHSU Primary Clinics in Seaside, Warrenton, and Astoria. The Rural Population Health grant will assist with start-up costs to allow the pharmacists to provide medication therapy management to patients in rural Clatsop County.

Curry Health Network aims to address the 3.2% pre-diabetic rate in Curry County by offering a Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) to Curry residents. This is an evidence-based lifestyle change program that features trained lifestyle coaches, a research-based curriculum, and group support. The Rural Population Health grant will assist with funding the pilot year with the intention of becoming certified by the CDC and eligible for insurance coverage in subsequent years.

Lake Health District plans on preventing moderate risk EOCCO members from becoming high risk by connecting them with a traditional health worker who will conduct social determinants of health screenings and connect the members with primary care providers and other resources.

Lower Umpqua Hospital Foundation will implement a program to monitor elevations in heart rate, blood pressure and increase in weight for patients with Congestive Heart Failure. The Rural Population Health Grant will allow LUHF to purchase monitoring equipment for patients who would not otherwise afford it with the goal of decreasing mortality related to heart failure.

St. Charles Redmond and Prineville are partnering with local EMS agencies to create a Basic Life Support Obstetrics (BLSO) course to improve the quality of emergency obstetrics and maternal health in Central Oregon. The Rural Population Health grant will help fund the first year of the pilot program.