FPHS funding allowed the Kalispel Tribe to hire a chronic care nurse, increasing their ability to provide public health services to elders and homebound patients.
The Kalispel Tribe hired a Chronic Care Nurse, who works with their most health-challenged patients who suffer from multiple health issues. She does home visits with elders and homebound patients to coordinate their medical equipment and medication needs. She also supports their Diabetes Coordinator with planning, budgeting, and activities.
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Families who have a child with an elevated blood lead level tell us how grateful they are for the education and assistance the Lead Prevention program provides. Overwhelmed staff at medical clinics also express gratitude for our lead prevention program and the support we provide to families. Lead poisoning is preventable, and with FPHS dollars, we are making a difference for families in Pierce County.
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Thanks to FPHS funding and partnership with WA DOH, Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services added portable blood lead level testing. Before this, families had to travel out of the county for testing, and many children weren’t screened at all. Now, local clinics can test on-site with immediate results.
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Through the Language Access Collaborative led by Public Health-Seattle King County, our agency now has access to translation and interpretation services in over 50 languages. With nearly 40% of Grant County residents speaking a language other than English at home, this service has become essential.
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Having a Community Health Assessment (CHA) allowed the department to evaluate health equity, identify critical service gaps, and understand the nuanced barriers that impact rural well-being—from healthcare access and behavioral health to food security, transportation, and childcare. These insights have served as the foundation for every subsequent decision, program, and partnership GCPH has launched.
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In 2024, the Washington State Public Health Lab provided significant testing support for a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza event. Many of the staff supporting this outbreak response were funded by FPHS funds. Without the FPHS funding our response would have been less robust. We would have needed to limit throughput and likely reduce operating hours.
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People who move to eastern Washington are often unaware of the unique set of environmental hazards, extreme weather events, and potential disasters that may occur in the region. Some newcomers to the area primarily speak and read languages other than English. To serve the whole community’s emergency preparedness needs, public health agencies provide accessible information that helps residents prepare for local threats and hazards. Importantly, FPHS funds supported (or in coordination with local nonprofit organizations, SRHD leveraged FPHS funds to support) the translation and targeted dissemination of plain-language public health emergency preparedness materials covering extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and general household preparedness topics to disproportionately impacted communities in Spokane County.
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