The Gathering Collaborative – $25 Million Grants to Address Racism Is A Public Health Crisis

Crossposted from King County Executive, Dow Constantine King County declared racism as a public health crisis in 2020, recognizing that governments need to acknowledge and respond by undoing the centuries of harms of systemic racism in our society and equitably invest in dismantling racism and protecting the health and well-being of Black, Indigenous and People of Color so that all communities thrive.  Envisioned jointly by community members and King County in August 2021…

Invitation to participate in behavioral health inequities listening session

Crossposted from the King County Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD) program With the Health Care Authority, the University of Washington Behavioral Health Institute is hosting provider listening sessions to gather information and opinions regarding inequities in behavioral health care. The information gathered from the listening sessions will help inform state-level policy recommendations that address…

Funding Opportunity: Health Equity Capacity Building

Public Health–Seattle & King County has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund Health Equity Capacity Building.  Due date: No later than January 27, 2023 by 11:59 pm Contact: Saba Al Harazi, cpres-ODIR@kingcounty.gov Submit application to: cpres-ODIR@kingcounty.gov Link/share this page at www.kingcounty.gov/rfp/health-equity Summary This Health Equity Capacity Building grant RFP will fund activities that enable organizations to continue their efforts…

Webinars June 2 & 9, 2022: School climate as prevention: supporting student health, safety, and well-being through a positive and racially equitable school culture

Crossposted from the Washington School-Based Health Alliance. The Washington School-Based Health Alliance and Public Health–Seattle & King County are pleased to welcome back Dr. Kenneth V. Hardy, Ph.D., to lead a two-part webinar series in June for the school-based health field in Washington: School climate as prevention:  supporting student health, safety, and well-being through a positive…

HUMANIZING THE DATA CONVERSATION: AN EQUITY SPRING LEARNING SERIES

Crossedpost from Puget Sound Educational Service District You’re invite to PSESD upcoming series, Humanizing the Data Conversation: An Equity Spring Learning Series. PSESD will be hosting conversations and deeper learning opportunities for educators working in community-based organizations and P-20 public education systems. Starting on April 17, each online event has been designed to grow our…

Webinar: PSESD + BSK School Partnerships Evaluation

Please join us for a webinar on Thursday, June 11th from 10:30am-12pm PT, as the Strategy, Evaluation, and Learning Team from Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) shares results from the Best Starts for Kids (BSK) School Partnership Evaluation.  This evaluation, conducted by PSESD, explores how equitable partnerships are developing between schools, districts, and community-based…