The Columbia Gorge Health Council will be making more than one million dollars in one-time investments in health promotion and local healthcare services in Hood River and Wasco Counties in the first half of this year.  The Columbia Gorge Coordinated Care Organization earned 100-percent return on the Oregon Health Authority’s 2013 and 2014 performance metrics, which led to the health council receiving the money to benefit local healthcare providers and patients.  About sixty percent of the funds will be directed towards mental health providers who serve the region’s Oregon Health Plan members and towards primary care clinics to advance Oregon’s Patient-Centered Primary Care Home strategy.  The Hood River County Health Department and North Central Public Health District will each receive a one-time payment of $90,000, and funds will be invested in management of chronic pain and opiate prescribing and an integrated approach to tobacco use prevention and cessation for all ages.