Community Conversation on the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant
Dear community partner,
Your feedback is important to us!
The Department of Health (DOH) gets funding each year from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including a grant 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 invite you to join us for a community conversation to share your feedback on our planned program activities for the next grant cycle.
Meeting details:
The meeting will be on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 12:00 – 1:30 PM (PDT) via Zoom.
Please RSVP to Emma Wolf at emma.wolf@doh.wa.gov or 564.999.3217. Once your spot is confirmed, Emma will e-mail you the Zoom meeting link and call-in information.
Language interpretation is available! Please contact Emma Wolf with your access needs at least 10 business days before the meeting date: emma.wolf@doh.wa.gov, or 564.999.3217. We may not be able to honor requests that we receive with less than 72 hours’ notice before the event.
Compensation is available! Attendees will receive a $30 gift card in appreciation of your time and expertise. (Note: please check with your agency as some may not allow employees to accept this.)
What will DOH do with your feedback?
DOH will use your feedback to help guide the programs that we fund with this block grant.
Can’t make it to a meeting? No worries, you can still provide feedback!
Copies of the draft grant application are available from the Department of Health by phone: 564-999-3217, or email: emma.wolf@doh.wa.gov. We will accept written comments until 5:00 p.m. on May 29, 2024. If you prefer, we can also arrange time for you to provide feedback over the phone.
More about the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant:
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: American Indian and Alaska Native, Black and African American, and Pacific Islander communities. The birth equity project invests in community-rooted services and expertise. Currently the project funds six local birth equity programs across the state.
- Health Literacy: It is the responsibility of the organization delivering the health services to provide information that is easy to understand and accessible. The goal of this program is to improve the health literacy of the population. Program activities are focused on developing the skills and abilities of the public health workforce, 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 a social marketing campaign that has been implemented in 35 schools in 20 counties to date.