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SpanishAs of September 1, 2022, there are 450 total cases of monkeypox virus (MPV) in Washington state. In our region, Snohomish has 15, Whatcom has 1, and Island has 1. North Sound ACH staff Heather McGuinness (Public Health Liaison) and Michaela Vendiola (Tribal & Community Liaison) have compiled a list of Tribal, state, county and […]
We’re hiring!
North Sound ACH is currently seeking a Funding Development Coordinator: a grant writer and researcher, and someone who excels at relationship building for leveraging local funds and collaborative action. This position is full-time and remote, with preference for those located in the North Sound. Read more about the position, and download the application materials, at […]
Responding to the Inequities in the Opioid Crisis
Megan Tripp, Project Manager In 2022, North Sound ACH partnered with the Department of Health for a pilot project aimed at getting naloxone into the hands of people in the community. The need for community naloxone distribution is greater now than it ever has been before. Over the past 15 years, opioid overdose deaths in the […]
Sadness and anger on racial violence – we must speak up
Shanon R. Hardie, Board Chair The tragedy in Buffalo still weighs heavy on my mind and heart alongside the shootings in Tulsa, LagunaHills, Uvalde and 14 other sites over the Memorial Day weekend. I know it is not new; acts of violenceand racism are inflicted upon our Black friends, neighbors, co-workers, families, and communities everyday […]
Enter the Year of Radical Imagination
The end of 2021 was something you just can’t prepare for. One hundred year floods and record breaking windstorms, on top of a new COVID variant was not how anyone in the region wanted to slide into 2022. On November 15, disastrous floods and storms hit our region with such force it toppled most emergency […]
