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July 11, 2012 | New Public Health Post
On July 1, John Wiesman, Director of Clark County Public Health Department in Washington State became president of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), which is having its annual meeting in Los Angeles this week. Ne ...
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A regional health district in Spokane County, Washington transformed its budgeting process using decision analysis, an approach more common in business management settings. The new budget was more strategic and transparent.
April 22, 2013 | New Public Health Post
NewPublicHealth is speaking with directors of health departments who recently were accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board. We spoke with Mary Selecky, director of the Washington State health department, about accreditation.
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study assessed the variability in investigation, prevention, and control of communicable diseases of public health significance among Washington State local health jurisdictions Washington State residents receive different public health advice ...
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Performance management is a relatively new concept for public health compared with other health care systems and even other governmental sectors. This article describes the methods and results of using performance data for quality improvement at the statewide system level, the state health department level and local health department level.
October 18, 2010 | Story
"One of my colleagues said, 'When you become a state health official, figure out what your priority is and get to work on it, because you don't have a lot of time to make a difference."
January 7, 2007 | News Release
The Multistate Learning Collaborative is expected to identify tools that can be used by health departments in preparation for accreditation.