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Clatsop County health promotion team outlines prevention push for schools and community
Summary
The county health promotion supervisor (Lisa) briefed commissioners on new prevention programming, staff hires and outreach: tobacco, alcohol, problem‑gambling prevention, My Future My Choice curriculum, retail‑license inspections, overdose prevention and WIC. The division reported reaching more than 1,500 people across 33 events and will seek alignment with opioid settlement priorities.
Lisa, the county's health promotion supervisor, presented the health promotion division's work over the past year and plans for the upcoming school year.
She described staffing increases (Stephanie, a registered dietitian hired April 2025; Juliana, a master of public health hired January 2026; and Darby, a part‑time program assistant hired November 2024) and said the division has focused on building partnerships, responding to partner requests, conducting assessments and learning prevention science. The division's prevention portfolio includes tobacco prevention education, alcohol prevention education, problem‑gambling prevention, the My Future My Choice comprehensive health education curriculum for middle and high schools, and work on tobacco retail licensing. The division also partners on overdose prevention, risk reduction programs and WIC services.
Lisa told the board the team reached more than 1,500 people through 33 outreach events, conducted retail inspections and plans to opt into the state's tobacco retail licensing program next year. She said the division has been presenting to school boards and superintendents to increase awareness and expand partnerships, with middle and high schools currently most receptive. Staff are finalizing a strategic plan, aligning activities with partner priorities, and discussing whether opioid settlement funds could support program activities.
Commissioners praised the work and encouraged continued outreach to districts and partners. Commissioner Thompson offered unsolicited praise for the presenter: “working with Lisa is always a pleasure because she combines this lovely level of professionalism with a flexibility and a capacity to listen to every stakeholder,” he said. Lisa said she would return next month to present the division's overdose prevention root cause analysis.
