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Public health outlines LADPC work, cites new $60,000 grant and training milestones
Summary
Sims County Public Health told the Klamath County board it assumed oversight of the local advisory prevention committee in 2022, has awarded about $50,000 to local projects, and received a $60,000 Cascade Health Alliance grant in January 2025 that expands local prevention and recovery work.
Jennifer Little, from Sims County Public Health, briefed the Klamath County Board of Commissioners on the Local Advisory Drug and Alcohol Prevention/Control committee’s recent work and resources.
"Since 2023, when we took over, we've awarded about $50,000 worth of projects to local, regional, statewide entities, but all of the services happen here in Klamath," Little said. She told commissioners the county hosted a trauma summit in February 2024 with more than 300 participants and ran a follow-up event in April.
Little said the committee received a $60,000 grant from Cascade Health Alliance in January 2025, which "has been really exciting and really expanded how much we've been able to do with this committee." She and Catherine Duarte described training and outreach outputs: five community health workers signed up for training, more than 70 peer-support specialists supported through trainings paid for via KBBH, and over 50 people trained in mental-health first aid. The presenters also noted outreach via La Patrona, a Spanish-language radio station.
The county presentation framed the funding and trainings as aligned with state behavioral-health priorities and the community health improvement plan, and emphasized continuing the local grant program to support prevention, treatment and recovery projects.
The board accepted the report and offered thanks to public-health staff; presenters offered to answer follow-up questions from commissioners.
