The Columbia Gorge Health Council is excited to be launching our Learning Collaborative with our first Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification Training starting in April 2025. In partnership with Northeastern Oregon Network (NEON) and Healthy Rural Oregon (HRO), the Columbia Gorge Health Council is now a training HUB for the CHW state certification training.

The Columbia Gorge Health Council (CGHC) and the Community Advisory Council (CAC) are proud to announce that the 2024 Community Health Assessment (CHA)is complete. The information gathered for the CHA will inform community-wide strategies to address the region's highest-priority needs.

Please take a moment to fill out our survey, you may take the survey in English or Spanish, and the estimated time to complete is about 10 minutes. Your answers will be kept anonymous. There is an optional chance to win a $100 Visa gift card if you leave your contact information at the end of the survey. The survey will close on July 15th, 2024.

The Columbia Gorge Health Council’s Community Advisory Council (CAC) is pleased to announce that the 2023 Social Determinants of Health Grant Cycle is now open.

Columbia Gorge Health Council's standing committee, the Clinical Advisory Panel, is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for projects or proposals that improve the access, quality, and equitability of the local healthcare system in Hood River and Wasco Counties.

The Columbia Gorge Health Council (CGHC) is offering a funding opportunity to address Social Determinants of Health and Equity (SDOH-E).

The Columbia Gorge Health Council finalizes it’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan. The Plan is available in English

El Consejo de Salud de Columbia Gorge finalizó su Plan Estratégico 2021-2025. El plan está disponible en español

Lissette Rivera grew up in Hood River and started interpreting from English to Spanish for her parents when she was six years old. She often went to medical appointments with her family members to help them understand the doctors. As Community Health Worker (CHW) with Bridges to Health, Lissette is able to relate to her clients because her family experienced similar challenges.

When Manuela Rodriguez’s husband Juan tested positive for Covid-19 in January of this year, she knew the family needed some extra support. Araceli supported Manuela and her family throughout Juan’s illness, checking in and bringing the family essentials like groceries, shampoo, and conditioner.

Josh has been working at MCHA since then, and in 2018, he became a Community Health Worker (CHW) with the Bridges to Health program. As a CHW, he supports clients struggling to access resources on their own, from health care to food and housing.

When COVID hit in the spring, Bridges to Health began receiving referrals from local health departments for clients in isolation and quarantine who needed additional support to help them stay safely isolated.

The Columbia Gorge Health Council and PacificSource are offering a funding opportunity that will award grants to tax-exempt organizations for projects that address the Priorities defined in the 2020-2023 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP).

Community health workers connect the vulnerable with vital resources in good times and bad

In the Columbia River Gorge, a Local Program Adapts to Serve The Community Through COVID-19

The Columbia Gorge Health Council is seeking an individual who is a self-starter to work with a Community Care Coordination Program- Bridges To Health Pathways.

At Columbia Gorge Health Council, we recognize systemic racism as a far-reaching public health crisis that undermines equity and opportunity – in health, education, economic opportunity, employment, housing, transportation, and criminal justice, to name a few examples.

During the month of April 2020, the Columbia Gorge Health Council Board of Directors approved more than $1.5 Million in funding to support both health and healthcare needs in the Gorge community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CCO 2.0 is the second 5-year contract being awarded by the Oregon Health Authority to Coordinated Care Organizations in Oregon. In an effort to raise awareness about the main requirements and decision-points for CCO 2.0, presentations have been developed to educate the Columbia Gorge Health Council Board and sub-committees on key topics.

Find your own way to ride and enjoy all that public transportation has to offer in the Columbia River Gorge!

The Columbia Gorge Health Council (CGHC) awarded ten local organizations with one-year to three-year grants in support of the Regional Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). The awardees span a range of private, public and non-profit organizations in the Gorge – all with a focus on improving health in the region.