BEND, OR -- The Central Oregon health Council has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Cambia Health Foundation.  The funds will be used to create a regional health improvement plan and to purchase an on-line tool to measure progress on specific community health initiatives.  Crook County Health Department will monitor the grant and oversee the project on behalf of the council.
 
According to the Robert Wood Johnson foundation’s county health rankings, there are significant health disparities between the Central Oregon counties.  Deschutes County ranks 5^th out of all Oregon counties for heath outcomes, 2^nd for health behaviors and 5^th for clinical care.  Crook County ranked 12^th for health outcomes, 25^th for health behaviors and 14^th for clinical care.  And Jefferson County ranked 33^rd (last) for health outcomes, 30^th for health behaviors and 25^th for clinical care.

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