About Us
We serve Wasco and Sherman Counties, both located in the Columbia Gorge region.
North Central Public Health District is the Only Two-County Local Health Department in Oregon.
Our Vision
We lead and inspire our community in the creation of an equitable, safe, and healthy environment.
Our Mission
Prevent, Promote, and Protect for a thriving community.
Our Values
As NCPHD staff we commit to guiding our decisions, behaviors, and relationships by these values:
H – Healthy people and communities / Holistic approach
E – Equity and social justice / Evidenced based
A – Accountability and quality / Advocate, inform, educate
L – Leadership and innovation / Leading the way in public health initiatives
T – Trust and transparency / Trust through interactions with one another
H – Humility and respect / Health and well-being of all people
We recently completed our five-year strategic plan, which lays out our goals through 2028. It implements statewide public health modernization goals, with an eye to ensuring everyone has access to public health services to keep them healthy, reduce costly medical care, and ensure kids are ready to learn in school.
You can find our strategic plan here.
Board Of Health
The Board serves as the public health authority for public health services in Wasco and Sherman Counties. The Board will approve an estimate of the cost of maintaining the Health District for the ensuing fiscal year. The Board also advises the Director and requests information from the Director as the Board deems necessary, adopts resolutions and rules, not inconsistent with or less strict than any public health law or rule of the Oregon Health Authority, for the protection and preservation of public health and keeps minutes of all meetings of the Board.
Chair: Joan Bird, Sherman County Commissioner
Phil Brady Wasco County Commissioner
Bill Lennox (Wasco County)
Judy Starr (Wasco County)
Roger J. Whitley (Sherman County)
Shawn Payne (Sherman County)
NCPHD Budget
NCPHD 2022/2023 NCPHD Proposed 2022-2023 Budget Committee Packet
NCPHD 2021/2022 NCPHD 2021-2022 Proposed Budget Packet
NCPHD 2019/2020 Adopted Expenditures – 2020 Expenditures
NCPHD 2019/2020 Adopted Revenue – 2020 Revenue
NCPHD 2019 Audit – North Central Public Health District 2019 Financial Report
NCPHD 2018 Audit – North Central Public Health District 2018 Financial Report
Annual Report 2015-2016: NCPHD Annual Report 2015-16
Annual Report 2016-2017: NCPHD Annual Report 2016-2017
Click below to view a full list of Board packets and meeting minutes
Public Records Requests
NCPHD is committed to providing public records in response to requests made pursuant to Oregon Public Records Law (ORS 192.410-192.505). Public records requests shall be made available on request for inspection or copying, without unreasonable delay.
Public Records Requests Documents:
NCPHD Records Request Form Appendix A- Download Here
NCPHD Records Request Fee Schedule Appendix C- Download Here
Please follow the following steps:
1. Please complete the Records Request Form Appendix A in full.
2. Please return the request form to:
Director, North Central Public Health District
419 East 7th Street, The Dalles, OR 97058
Form via Mail or Email to publichealth@ncphd.org
3. Once received, the request will be reviewed and you will receive an NCPHD Records Request Acknowledgement or Denial Form Appendix B explaining the next steps in the process.
4. You will also be notified of all applicable fees based on the NCPHD Public Records Fee Schedule (see above).
5. Please do not send any money prior to receiving notification of applicable fees and the exact amount due.
6. You will receive a copy of the NPCHD Public Records Request Policy with the notification of the applicable fees amount due.
