Blueprint for a Healthy Clackamas County Community Grant Awards 2018-2021
Clackamas County’s Public Health Division announced 12 awardees for grant funding totaling $363,817 to further the goals of the Blueprint for a Healthy Clackamas County for 2018-2021.
The Blueprint for a Healthy Clackamas County is the county’s Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for helping to coordinate, connect and align priorities for collective partnerships that improve the health and quality of life for area residents. Clackamas County’s Public Health Division developed a CHIP as required by state and federal law for accreditation. The Blueprint Grants provide support for community-led health-based programs to reduce poverty, raise awareness, and develop a long-term strategy to ensure a healthier Clackamas County.
Funding for the Blueprint Grants comes from the county’s general fund. Additionally, the United Way provided $40,000 to Clackamas County to support the work of reducing poverty and improving health outcomes for the county’s children and families. United Way of the Columbia-Willamette’s investment supports a partnership where businesses, individuals, and government come together to increase healthy solutions that are born of the community.
“We are excited to announce this year’s Blueprint Grant awards and look forward to the implementation of the projects that increase equitable access to resources, opportunities and environments that maximize the health of our communities,” said former Clackamas County Public Health Director, Dawn Emerick. “Our partnership with United Way demonstrates the county’s commitment to leveraging Public, Private Partnerships to build stronger public health systems, improvements in health equity and better quality of life.”
Projects will focus on one or more of the following goals:
- Access to Health Care & Human Services
- Culture of Health
- Healthy Behaviors
For more information about the Blueprint Grants, which replaces the county’s previous Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Grants, go to https://clackamas.us/publichealth/blueprint.
For more information, members of the media and public may contact Gari Johnson at gjohnson2@clackamas.us or 503-742-4370.