The Top 10 Public Health Issues in Healthcare 1. Non-emergent patients using the emergency department as a clinic visit. 2. Mental health patients who are unable to be treated. 3. Constantly treating the same diseases on the same patients because they are unwilling to change their lifestyles. 4. Homeless patients being treated with wounds or serious illness turned back into … [Read more...]
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Sexual Health For Providers
Talking about sex may not be a regular part of the doctor-patient relationship, but it should be. This can be especially true for adolescents and young adults who are disproportionately impacted by sexually transmitted infections(STIs). Half of all new STI cases are in young people between the ages of 15 and 24. Below are tools and educational materials to help providers meet … [Read more...]
Coalition for Health Improvement
The North Central Accountable Community of Health (NCACH) Coalitions for Health Improvement (CHI) are located within each local health jurisdiction (Chelan-Douglas, Grant, and Okanogan), and are composed of a broad-base of local stakeholders. The CHIs are intended to engage a wide variety of partners in the mission and work of the NCACH. Each Coalition provides input to the … [Read more...]
Community Health Assessment & Improvement Plan
The fundamental purpose of public health is defined by three core functions: assessment, policy development and assurance. Community health assessments (CHAs) and improvement plans (CHIPs)provide information for problem and asset identification and policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Community Health Assessment (CHA) Grant County Health District … [Read more...]
Letter from Health Officer
Dear fellow citizens, Grant County Health District (GCHD) staff is here to protect and improve health and wellbeing of all people who live and work in our county. As your public health officer I work with our staff on making our restaurants safe places to eat and our drinking water and lakes free of toxic substances or dangerous bacteria. We respond to outbreaks of infectious … [Read more...]