Previous Community Investment Initiatives

Building Community Capacity for Equitable COVID-19 Recovery

Period: February - August 2024

The Building Community Capacity for Equitable COVID-19 Recovery is a funding opportunity administered by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). Under the program, DOH will distribute $1.5 million to organizations serving communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.

Organizations may receive up to $40,000 for projects that help improve equitable access, distribution, and administration of COVID-19 vaccines, health information, and prevention resources. Additional projects could focus on community capacity building and mobilization to advance health equity by addressing the structural and social determinants of health amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To learn more about the funded partners and their successes, read the summary report for the Building Community Capacity for Equitable COVID-19 Recovery inititaive.

Community Media Outreach Program

Period: October 2020 - January 2023

The COVID-19 Community Media Outreach (CMO) Program reached communities across Washington who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with Desautel Hege (DH), engaged over 200 community-based organizations and community media outlets to increase access to COVID-19 resources and vaccines in their community. With the launch of DOH’s Community Driven Outreach Initiative in November 2022, the CMO Program concluded in January 2023.

For insight into the impact of the CMO program, explore the report DOH Engaging Communities Leading COVID-19 Efforts.

The two documents below provide a summary of the efforts that the CMO program completed between October 2020 through September 2022.

CMO Community Partners by Washington Counties

Benton County

Islamic Center of the Tri Cities

La Voz Hispanic Newspaper

Northwest Slavic Media Group - Benton County | Franklin County | Grant County

Tu Decides/You Decide

WOW Tri-Cities / Women Of Wisdom TriCities WA - Benton County | Franklin County

Chelan County

La Nueva 103.3 FM and 92.1 FM – Alpha Media USA

La Pera

Orquesta Northwest

Our Valley Our Future/Nuestro Valle Nuestro Futuro

The Community for the Advancement of Family Education

Clallam County

Clallam Mosaic

Clark County

Afisha Russian Advertising Agency

Cascade AIDS Project

Clark County Latino Youth Conference

IRCO – Slavic and Eastern European Center (SEEC)

Konev Consulting, LLC.

NAACP Vancouver

Washington Advocates of Deaf & Hard of Hearing

Washington State School for the Blind

Cowlitz County

Comunicativo - Cowlitz County | Lewis County | Mason County | Thurston County

Youth and Family Link / Southwest Washington Equity Coalition (SWEC) / LULAC

Franklin County

Downtown Pasco Development Authority

Northwest Slavic Media Group - Benton County | Franklin County | Grant County

Tri-Cities Community Health

Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

WOW Tri-Cities / Women Of Wisdom TriCities WA - Benton County | Franklin County

Grant County

Northwest Slavic Media Group - Benton County | Franklin County | Grant County

Grays Harbor

Bustos Media

The Arc of Grays Harbor

King County

820AM THE WORD SEATTLE and AM1590 THE ANSWER (Inspiration Media)

Act Theatre

Actitud Latina

Afghan American Community of Washington

Afghan American Cultural Association

Afghan Health Initiative

African Americans Reach & Teach Health Ministry

African Leaders Health Board (ALHB)

AHANA

Alefba Group

Alliance of People with disAbilities

Alzagil Media (Muslim Ethnic Media)

Bothell Hindu Temple

Bridging Cultural Gaps

Building Changes

Catholic Community Services of Western Washington

Center for MultiCultural Health (CMCH)

Cham Refugees Community

Chief Seattle Club

Chinese Radio Seattle – KKNW 1150 AM

CID Mutual Aid

Communities of Rooted Brilliance (CRB) (formerly Coalition for Refugees from Burma)

Continent Media / KXPA

Crossings TV

Dreamdriver Works Seattle

Dunia Health Clinic

El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races)

El Siete Dias

Entre Hermanos

Eritrean Debes

Eritrean Health Board

Ethiopian Community in Seattle (ECS)

Faith Action Network

Filipino Community of Seattle (FCS)

Gay City

Gender Justice League

Hawaii Radio Connection – 1540 KXPA

Hearing, Speech & Deaf Center

Hmong Association of Washington

India America Community Services / India Association of Western Washington

Integrated Wellness (Integrity Nurse Consultants)

Ireta P’urhepecha

Islamic Center of Washington (ICW)/Idris Mosque

Jewish Family Service of Seattle

JLT Enterprises and Pacific Mien Language Services

Joy Seattle

Jungle City

KARI 550 Seattle Chinese Radio (Mandarin)

KD Hall Foundation

Khmer Community Seattle King County

Khmer Health Board

Kin On Health Care Center

King County Equity Now

KKMO 1360 AM – Radio El Rey

KNTS 1680 AM – Radio Luz, La Patrona (Inspiration Media)

Kris Bennet Broadcasting / Z Twins Radio

KUNS-TV Univision-Seattle

KVRU 105.7 FM

La Super Deportiva - King County | Snohomish County

Lao Community Service Center

Latino Northwest Communications

Latinx Unidos del South Sound (LUSS)

Lived Experience Coalition

Malcontent News

Mohammed Akmoosh

Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle (MAS)

Muslim Association of Puget Sound (MAPS) Muslim Community Resource Center (MCRC) Community Health Clinic

Muslim Community Network Association

NA Post, Soy Source (North American Post Publishing Inc.)

Nashi Immigrants Health Board - King County | Statewide

National Urban Indian Family Coalition

Native Action Network

Neighborhood House

Nepal Seattle Society

Người Việt Ngày Nay / Vietnamese Today Weekly News

North American Post Publishing, Inc.

Northwest Justice Project

Open Doors for Multicultural Families

Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington (PICA-WA)

Pacific Islander Health Board of WA (PIHBWA)

S-Media PR

Salem Media Group / Radio Luz / KNTS

Salon Ethiopia

Seattle Chinese Post / Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Chinese Times

Seattle Gay News

Seattle Indian Health Board

Seattle Pride

Somali Community Services of Seattle

Somali Health Board

South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency (SPIPA)

Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (Tesfa Program)

Sudana - King County | Snohomish County | Statewide

Tasveer

Tesfa Program

Thai Association of Washington

The Arc of King County

The Christ Spirit Church

The Facts

The Hearing, Speech & Deaf Center

The Maternal Coalition

The Seattle Medium / Rhythm and News Radio

The Tubman Center for Health and Freedom

Titre Avval / Persian Media, Inc.

Ukrainian Community Center of Washington

Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle

UTOPIA WASHINGTON

UTSAV - King County | Snohomish County

Vietnam Health Clinic

Vietnamese Health Board - King County | Snohomish County

Walker Chapel A.M.E. Church

Washington Autism Alliance

Washington Hindu Education and Seva Foundation - King County | Snohomish County

Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network King

Washington State Coalition of African Community Leaders

Waterversity

West African Community Council

Western Wa. National Association of Hispanic Nurses (WW-NAHN)

White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA)

World Relief Seattle

Kitsap County

Coffee Osasis - Kitsap County | Pierce County

NAACP Bremerton

Kittitas County

Central Washington Disability Resources (CWDR)

Lewis County

Comunicativo - Cowlitz County | Lewis County | Mason County | Thurston County

Mason County

Comunicativo - Cowlitz County | Lewis County | Mason County | Thurston County

Multnomah County

Accent Network

Northwest Disability Support

The Skanner

Pacific County

Pacific County Immigrant Support (PCIS)

Pierce County

Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC)

Black Arts Love

Center for Independence (CFI)

Coffee Osasis Kitsap County| Pierce County

Foundation for Multicultural Solutions

KQWZ / Voice Tacoma

Lutheran Community Services Northwest – Tacoma/Puget Sound

Out of the Ashes Development Council

Pierce County AIDS Foundation (PCAF) – Latinos Unidos del South Sound (LUSS)

Power 2 The Poetry

Power Of Two

RAIN Incubator

REACH Tacoma (Tacoma Community House), REACH Center

Tacoma Ministerial Alliance and Vicky Currie

Tacoma Pierce County Coalition to End Homelessness

Tacoma Urban League

Tahoma Indian Center

VT Radio Universal / Voice Tacoma Creative Media LLC

Skagit County

Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County

Familias Unidas Por La Justicia

Snohomish County

Community Health Worker Coalition for Migrants & Refugees

Gambian Talents Promotion

Heartspark Press and TRACTION

Kanon Magazine

La Super Deportiva - King County | Snohomish County

Latino Educational Training Institute (LETI)

North Counties’ Family Services

Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest

Snohomish Health District Child Care Health Outreach Program

Sudana - King County | Snohomish County | Statewide

TRACTION (TRans Community ACTION) & Heartspark Press)

UTSAV - King County | Snohomish County

UW Accessible Design and Innovative Inclusion (ADII) and CCER: Center for Continuing Education in Rehabilitation

Vietnamese Health Board - King County | Snohomish County

Washington Hindu Education and Seva Foundation - King County | Snohomish County

Spokane County

American Indian Community Center

American Indian Health Commission

Asians for Collective Liberation in Spokane (formerly Apic Spokane)

Black Lens/Square Peg Multimedia

Hispanic Business/Professional Association and Foundation (HBPA)

Latinos en Spokane

Lifelong AIDS Alliance

Manzanita House

Martin Luther King Family Outreach Center

Native Project

Odyssey Youth Movement

Raiz of Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho

Spectrum Center

Spokane Pride

Spokane Slavic Association

Spokane Tribal Network

The Fig Tree

The Way to Justice

United Indians of All Tribes Foundation

Urban Native Youth Organization

World Relief Spokane

Statewide

Iraqi/Arab Health Board

Nashi Immigrants Health Board - King County | Statewide

Russian Spokane Newspaper

Sudana - King County | Snohomish County | Statewide

Washington State Imams Association

Thurston County

APIC South Puget Sound

CIELO

Comunicativo - Cowlitz County| Lewis County| Mason County| Thurston County

Equity Institute

FMS Global Strategies

Multicultural Service Center of South Sound (MSCSS)

The Arc of Washington State

Whatcom County

Community 2 Community

Institute for Washington’s Future

Yakima County

KDNA FM 91.9

La Oficina (formerly Centro De Servicios Comunitarios (CSC))

Telemundo Yakima

Yakima Children’s Village

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services (YNHS)

Mpox Virus (MPV) Response Workgroup

Period: August 2022 - February 2023

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with Desautel Hege (DH), established the Mpox Virus (MPV) Response Workgroup in August 2022 to address the mpox outbreak in Washington State. The MPV Response Workgroup engaged community partners by elevating resources, vaccine access information and messaging surrounding this important public health priority. DH and DOH are grateful to community partners who are participated in this effort, which concluded in February 2023.

Resources

Explore the MPV Dashboard from the Washington State Department of Health to find data and informational resources to aid in your community outreach and communications.

Explore the Digital Resource Library to find FAQs, social media examples, social media graphics, and other resources to help you craft messages for audiences.

Access the archive of the MPV Workgroup Bi-Monthly Newsletters to see past updates and news.

For updated information on mpox, visit the Washington State Department of Health website at www.doh.wa.gov/mpox.