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Following the CDC recommendation that adults ages 65 years and older receive an additional updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine dose, DOH continues to update COVID-19 vaccine webpages and materials. Below are the most recently updated items.
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APartnership surveyed close to 3,500 individuals on sources of health information and information gaps in the Asian community. Learn more about the survey and what they found.
Comagine Health administered an online Community Health Concerns survey to nearly 5,000 individuals. Learn more and view the interactive report.
A collaborative of 10 hospitals and health systems and Public Health – Seattle & King County joined forces to identify the greatest needs and assets of the communities they serve and develop plans to address them. Read the Community Needs Assessment Report.
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The Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council is addressing the pressing issue of individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) residing in jails, prisons, and hospitals. They are seeking proposals that analyze the existing challenges and provide actionable recommendations to decrease the number of individuals with I/DD in these restrictive environments.
Application due date April 29, 2024
To help address critical needs of hunger relief organizations across Washington, WSDA FA is offering the Resiliency Grants Program with at least $5.3 million in pass-through state funding to eligible hunger relief organizations, including those not currently participating in FA core programs.
Application due date April 30, 2024
A program overview is available in the following languages:
English, Español, русский, Tiếng Việt, українець, Af-soomaali, 한국인, 中国人, and Tagalog.
If other languages are needed, please contact foodassistancegrants@agr.wa.gov.
Application information and links
This program focuses on enhancing community-led decision-making to advance environmental justice (EJ) and build climate resilience. It provides resources to collaborate with state agencies on environmental health decisions for communities most impacted by environmental hazards, including but not limited to Native Nations, Black communities, rural communities, youth, low income, unhoused, disabled, LGBTQ+.
Application due date May 5, 2024
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WA DOH Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment Discovery Survey
As part of a larger Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment, we are asking families and community members across the state to take a short Discovery Survey about what families need to live their fullest lives and their unmet needs, especially families of children and youth with special health care needs.
Click to access this survey by April 30, 2024, in:
English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Punjabi, Khmer, Somali, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, or Tagalog
Immunization Champion Award Nominations
In partnership with Within Reach Washington, DOH is seeking nominations for the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) Immunization Champion Award. The Immunization Champion Award recognizes local immunization efforts, and we are looking for nominees that do an exemplary job of promoting immunizations in their communities. If you are interested in nominating someone, complete the nomination form and waiver on the AIM web page by May 10, 2024.
Rural Representation Is Needed on the Behavioral Health Advisory Groups
Join the Children & Youth Behavioral Health Work Group’s efforts to improve mental health and substance use/alcohol treatment services and supports for children, young people through age 25, and their families. There are opportunities for children, youth, and parents to participate. Nominate yourself or send an email to cybhwg@hca.wa.gov.
The Department of Health (DOH) invites input on our planned program activities for the next grant cycles in the areas of birth equity, health literacy, and sexual violence prevention.
The meeting will be on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. (PDT) via Zoom.
Learn more, including opportunities for compensation.
Moving Beyond Individual-Level Determinants Of Mental Health To Address Mental Health Disparities
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has issued a request for information (RFI) to:
- Identify determinants of mental health disparities beyond the individual level
- Develop culturally responsive, multilevel interventions to address mental health disparities
Responses due May 30, 2024 at 11:59 ET
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This free two-day event will be held on April 24-25, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Seattle Airport Hotel in Sea-Tac, WA. This year’s Summit will include topics such as Leading Inclusive Meetings & Events and Accessible Transportation with regional transit partners.
View the full Agenda or Register
Join us for a webinar where we will uncover how to tailor COVID-19 care plans to best serve underserved, immigrant, and migrant populations. Acompáñenos en nuestro seminario virtual, donde mostraremos cómo adaptar los planes de tratamiento para atender mejor a las poblaciones desatendidas inmigrantes y migrantes.
Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 9 a.m. PT—English and Spanish
Register
Region 10 Immunization Partner Meeting
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Region 10 states, immunization coalitions, and the American Indian Health Commission are hosting a regional immunization meeting to discuss equity, vaccine access, and immunization data.
April 30, 2024, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. PT
Zoom Meeting Link: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1611638241
The annual Washington State Public Health Association Conference will be October 9-11, 2024, in Yakima Washington. There are a number of ways to be part of this exciting event.
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NOTE: We are working to find balance in the benefits and costs associated with translation. If you would like to share this or any part of this newsletter in another language, please email Community.Collaborative@doh.wa.gov and we will work with you to translate into the language(s) needed.
Estamos trabajando para encontrar un equilibrio entre los beneficios y costos asociados con la traducción. Si desea compartir esto o alguna parte de estos materiales en Español, por favor envíe un correo electrónico a Community.Collaborative@doh.wa.gov y trabajaremos con juntos con usted para traducir.
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