FPHS funding made possible the launch of the local Chelan-Douglas Medical Reserve Corps (CDMRC) — a network of trained volunteers, both medical and nonmedical, background checked, trained and standing by to assist when our community needs them most. The CDMRC enhances our emergency surge capacity, strengthens community trust, and ensures we can respond swiftly and effectively in any public health emergency.
FPHS funding made possible the launch of the local Chelan-Douglas Medical Reserve Corps (CDMRC) — a network of trained volunteers, both medical and nonmedical, background checked, trained and standing by to assist when our community needs them most. The CDMRC enhances our emergency surge capacity, strengthens community trust, and ensures we can respond swiftly and effectively in any public health emergency. The impact of this work extends far beyond our agency walls. It means local families will receive timely alerts, life-saving guidance, and a coordinated response during crises. It means our health workers are trained, supported, and ready to mobilize. It means our entire region is becoming more resilient – not just for today’s challenges, but the emergencies we haven’t yet imagined.
The impact of this work extends far beyond our agency walls. It means local families will receive timely alerts, life-saving guidance, and a coordinated response during crises. It means our health workers are trained, supported, and ready to mobilize. It means our entire region is becoming more resilient – not just for today’s challenges, but the emergencies we haven’t yet imagined
FPHS exists everywhere in Washington in order to serve everyone in Washington. Check out some of these other FPHS stories to learn about some of the other places or paths for FPHS delivery.
Skagit County Public Health has been able to provide STI testing, treatment, and outreach to communities living in remote areas, experiencing homeless, or facing other barriers to accessing care.
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Thanks to FPHS Immunization Outreach and FPHS Reinforcing Capacity funds, Spokane’s Immunization Assessment & Promotion (IAP) team was able to implement two successful vaccine campaigns, create community-specific resources, provide educational opportunities for vaccine advocates, develop and maintain partnerships, and provide access to vaccines for uninsured adults.
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A careful and detailed approach is needed to address benthic algae in Clark County, something we are now able to do because of FPHS funding. In response to a dog’s death from encountering benthic algae, CCPH created and printed a number of signs and outreach materials, gave interviews to local news outlets, presented findings to the County Board of Health, coordinated with local stakeholders, and joined a Columbia River Coordination Group to monitor and address the emerging threat of benthic algae in the Columbia.
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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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