Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant

We need your feedback!

The Department of Health (DOH) gets funds each year from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant.

The purpose of the grant is to address public health needs through innovative and locally-defined programs. We need your input to help guide this work!

We invite you to join us for a public meeting to talk about the following:

  • Our proposed program activities for the next grant cycle

  • The regional impact of our proposed program activities in Washington

  • Our community engagement priorities and processes for the future

What does the grant fund?

The grant currently funds three programs:

  • Birth Equity Project: This project seeks to improve maternal and birth outcomes in communities that have inequalities in these outcomes, especially African American and American Indian/Alaskan Native families. The birth equity project invests in community-rooted services and expertise. Currently the project funds three local birth equity programs across the state.

  • Health Literacy: The objective of this program is to improve the health literacy of the population. Health literacy is "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions." Program activities are focused on agency-wide skill-building opportunities, such as teaching DOH staff to plan, implement, and evaluate health interventions that promote health literacy.

  • Sexual Violence Prevention: The objective of this program is to reduce sexual violence. Primary prevention activities include skill-building and changing social norms to foster environments where sexual violence is unacceptable. This program includes an award-winning social marketing campaign that is implemented in 13 middle schools in six counties.

What will DOH do with your feedback?

  • Use it to help guide the programs that we fund with this block grant

  • Use it to identify how we can better engage with our community for the upcoming program year

Meeting Details:

Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant – Community Meeting

Wed, Jul 8, 2020 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (PDT)

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/267875109

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (646) 749-3122

Access Code: 267-875-109

Interested?

Please RSVP to Morgan at morgan.jade@doh.wa.gov or 360.890.0736 so we know how many community members to expect.

If you prefer, we can also arrange time for you to provide feedback over the phone.

CHA Washington