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Partners
WA Portal partners use the Healthier Washington Collaboration Portal to support a variety of public health initiatives. WA Portal partners are having tremendous success connecting with public health professionals, organizations, and communities in ways that move our state forward in improving health outcomes for Washington State residents. Visit these partner pages to learn more.
Not sure where to go?
See our site index for a list of health topics available on this website. Each health topic will provide specific subtopics with links to pages with relevant information.
Read about current projects and find child and family data sources in this work connected to local health jurisdictions, state agencies, community-based organizations, and others that are strengthening state and local systems to improve the health and safety of children and their families.
The Community Collaborative supports partners so they can connect with each other, share efforts, leverage resources, and facilitate opportunities to collaborate. Follow their updates and meetings on this site.
Explore an interactive map of program partners, access program resources, and read the quarterly newsletter. The project seeks to ensure that Washington communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 have access to critical health and safety information and resources.
Available in English and Spanish, read announcements and learn about meetings held by the Environmental Justice Council’s work to bring forward the voices of disproportionately impacted communities and inform the state’s environmental justice efforts.
Available in English and Spanish, see updates on the work involving community-driven leaders to establish geographically-based health equity zones and the projects they will undertake to identify and address pressing health concerns in that zone.
DOH gathers information on the health and wellness of women and mothers, children, youth, and families to inform the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant. The site offers data briefs and identifies priority needs for these populations.
Community-based birth worker organizations are striving to improve birth outcomes by addressing and reducing the racism faced by birth workers and families. See birth equity data and read about current and former project grantees.
Organizations seeking to improve access to primary health care for underserved populations can connect with the National Health Service Corps and Health Professional Shortage Area program on this site.
See the latest meeting agendas and learn the focus and purpose of this governor-appointed body convened to advise and provide feedback on the public health system, with a focus on governmental public health services.
Learn about four community-rooted Urban Indian organizations that have partnered with the state Department of Health on projects aimed at reducing COVID-19-related health disparities.
Rural health systems and communities will find a range of resources here to help them integrate palliative care in multiple settings, such as emergency department, inpatient, skilled rehabilitation, home health, hospice, primary care, and long-term care.
Led by the Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes Prevention Program at the state Department of Health, this site helps health professionals and community-based partners reduce the impact of cardiovascular diseases in our communities.
This multiorganization collaborative provides strategic direction and federal funding guidance for information technology projects that have cross-organizational or state enterprise impact. See which agencies are involved and look at the latest action plan.