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Board signs 9th amendment with Oregon Health Authority to fund STI work
Summary
Public Health presented a $234,947 allocation from a Rural Health Transformation program via a 9th amendment to an OHA intergovernmental agreement; the board voted to sign the agreement (Agreement #185815).
Katie Russell, Public Health director, briefed the board on a 9th amendment to the Oregon Health Authority IGA (Agreement #185815) that would provide $234,947 to support a rural health transformation program focused on sexually transmitted infection work. Russell said the funds would support epidemiology capacity, education campaigns and mobile clinics targeted to remote communities and unique populations such as residents at Deer Ridge prison who have been a notable contributing population for some STI case volumes.
Russell emphasized that the funds are restricted to non‑billable services (education, outreach, supplies) and cannot be used for clinical billing; she also said some outreach could include Deer Ridge but noted coordination challenges when work involves the Department of Corrections. A commissioner moved to sign the 9th amendment and the board voted in favor.
The amendment authorizes the county to receive the grant dollars and to use them for epidemiology efforts and outreach; staff will proceed with program planning and implementation consistent with OHA rules.
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