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Working together to uphold Vital Conditions
It has been almost one year since a “greater than” 100-year flood impacted Whatcom, Skagit, and other counties around the...
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Collaborative Action Network: Aspirations and Actions
I am often asked the rationale behind the common agreements that we have asked all partners to commit to. For...
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‘Listens’ team helps community recover
When a natural disaster or other extreme event hits a community, there is often an immediate response – neighbors and...
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North Sound Accountable of Health invierte en la formación de intérpretes médicos
El año pasado, North Sound Accountable Community of Health (North Sound ACH) desarrolló una encuesta sobre el acceso lingüístico para...
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North Sound Accountable Community of Health invests in training medical interpreters
Last year, North Sound Accountable Community of Health (North Sound ACH) developed a Language Access Survey (LAS) to collect data...
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Monkeypox (MPV) public health response, stigma resources
As of September 1, 2022, there are 450 total cases of monkeypox virus (MPV) in Washington state. In our region,...
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Intersections
When I became an adult, I could not get a credit card unless my father or (if I had) a...
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We’re hiring!
North Sound ACH is currently seeking a Funding Development Coordinator: a grant writer and researcher, and someone who excels at...
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Why Do We Focus on Equity?
Since 2018, when we first started contracting with clinical and community providers, we have asked for twice-yearly updates reporting on...
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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...
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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...
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Find and strive for our ‘universal goal’
Liz's Note, May 2022 newsletter Such tumultuous emotions this week … I happen to live one block uphill from an...
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Gratitude and reciprocity this Spring
April 22 was Earth Day and it was appropriate to spend part of the day standing with our colleagues and...
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Car safety technicians trained in the North Sound
Becoming a parent is an exciting and very busy time – there are many things to prepare for in order...
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Collaborative Action Network Cohorts – next steps
Creative tension is common when a group is in liminal space. And it is exactly what is needed for co-creating...
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Embracing Liminal Space
What a wild couple of months we’ve had. Another COVID surge, long-lasting impacts from several atmospheric rivers (a new term...
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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...
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We Can Do Better
It has been such an amazing experience to be part of an organization intentionally created to be a disruptive influence....
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New donation form on the website
North Sound ACH supports learning, advocacy, and collaborative action across theregion. Building on our regional partnerships, the network can respond...
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Afghan Families Coming to Region
Washington State has a long history of welcoming refugees to our communities, and with the recent arrival of Afghan individuals...
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