The 2024 State Health Report is now available. Washington law requires the Board to create this report for the Governor every two years. The report outlines public health priorities and suggests policy recommendations for the next legislative cycle.
This year’s report highlights efforts and recommendations for:
- Promoting data equity through data disaggregation,
- Improving the accessibility and availability of culturally appropriate care,
- Increasing access to community-driven and culturally and linguistically relevant services,
- Advancing school environmental health, and
- Strengthening investments in environmental justice efforts in Washington State.
The Board used a new state-wide community engagement process to help identify issues to highlight in the 2024 report. Through this process, we heard a common theme: communities are resilient and innovative. Many are re-envisioning and changing the way organizations work and provide care.
These conversations showed that communities are finding ways to improve health care and other services to better meet people's needs. The report includes examples of some of these community-led and innovative approaches. To improve care in Washington, we must make services fair, accessible in different languages, and culturally sensitive. We must also provide funding support to ensure these community-led programs are successful.
For the first time this year, staff also compiled a summary of community feedback to include in the State Health Report. This summary outlines the key themes we heard and how we integrated community voice into the report.
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