OHA release -Agency provides $25 million to support adolescent health, communicable disease prevention, seven other program areas - PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has awarded $25 million in public health equity grants to 125 nonprofit organizations to support work on community-led and culturally and linguistically responsive programs.  The funding through OHA’s Partnerships for Community Health Program covers nine program areas and supports the work of community-based organizations between Jan. 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027.  “The response to this grant was remarkable — more than 800 applications from community-based organizations committed to supporting public health in Oregon, reviewed through a collaborative effort between state and local public health,” said OHA Public Health Director Naomi Adeline-Biggs.  The Partnerships for Community Health Program will work with CBOs and programs within the Public Health Division to engage communities on long-term public health efforts in the following areas:  Adolescent and School Health; Communicable Disease Prevention: Immunizations; Communicable Disease Prevention: Prevention of HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Tuberculosis; Commercial Tobacco Prevention; Community Resilience: Community Connection & Empowerment; Community Resilience: Emergency Preparedness and Response; Environmental Public Health; Overdose Prevention; Preventing Environmental Exposures for Children’s Health (PEECH).  Receiving Funds in Coos Co.:  Coos Elderly Services, Inc., Bay Area First Step, & Bay Area Enterprises.