Welcome from all of us at the Malheur County Health Department! Meet our team here and learn about our programs and services here.

Local health departments like ours protect and improve community well-being by preventing disease, illness and injury and impacting social, economic, and environmental factors fundamental to excellent health. The local health department is the foundation of the local public health system. Public health works to track disease outbreaks, prevent injuries and shed light on why some of us are more likely to suffer from poor health than others. The many facets of public health include speaking out for laws that promote smoke-free indoor air and seatbelts, spreading the word about ways to stay healthy and giving science-based solutions to problems.

Watch more of our videos on YouTube here.

Learn more about our mission, vision, health equity lens, and program goals in our 2023-2026 Strategic Plan. Thank you to Stoltz Group for help with our plans, pictures, and videos.

Contact Us

• Call 541-889-7279 to make an appointment or to learn more about our services.
• For after-hours public health reporting, please call Malheur County Dispatch at 541-473-5125.
• For Peer Support, call 541-709-8539.
• For emergencies, call 911.
• Fax: 541-889-8468.

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Interpreter & Other Assistive Services Available

• Please use the Google Translate toolbar in the right sidebar of each page on this website to translate content.
• We have many staff who speak English and Spanish, available to interpret in all programs. If you have difficulty understanding English or Spanish, we offer language assistance and interpreter services through a language line, Passport to Services, at no extra cost to you.
• MCHD provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate with us, including written information in other formats, large print, audio and accessible electronic formats. MCHD provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
  • Qualified interpreters
  • Information written in other languages
  • Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) or a Text Telephone (TTY) if you have hearing or speech loss.

No matter who you are, you are welcome here.

• Find out more about services for LGBTQIA+ here.
• Learn more about how we serve people who use drugs and help them into recovery through PRIME+ here.
• We provide confidential care at low or no cost for a variety of important services that are available to all in our county. Whether it’s testing for sexually transmitted infections, accessing birth control, or getting WIC services, we are here for you. Don’t be afraid. We have a safe space and are grateful for the chance to serve you.

Credit: Thank you to the amazing team at Stoltz Group for all the work on our plans, video, and photography.