By Lindsay Knaus, Project Manager Island Senior Resources presented at this year’s All-In: Data for Community Health National Meeting in Baltimore, MD. This event is intended to bring data sharing pioneers together to share solutions and accelerate progress toward improved health equity. Island Senior Resources’ director Chasity Smith’s presentation was titled, “Screening for Social Determinants: […]
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Community Engagement Training with the Pomegranate Center
Earlier this month members of our team attended a two-day training with the Pomegranate Center, co-facilitated by Communities of Color Coalition. The Pomegranate Method provides tools to build collaborative, inclusive, and decisive projects. Our staff learned a process for community planning and decision-making based on productive discussion to drive successful collaboration. Those who attended are […]
Lummi Ceremony for Tibetian Monks
Members of the North Sound ACH team were honored with an invitation to join a special day with Lummi elders, storytellers and singers, and a group of Tibetan monks who had journeyed to Lummi to join in prayers for the earth. It was an amazing day affirming what binds people together, even when their homelands […]
Substance Use Disorder Information Guide
The Health Care Authority (HCA) has released Sharing Substance Use Disorder Information: A Guide for Washington State. You can find it on the HCA website. This guide supports whole-person health care by supporting exchange of information between a person’s behavioral and physical health providers. It also supports a person’s right to determine who may share and receive […]
C3’s Color Commentary Radio Program
Communities of Color Coalition (C3) is a non-profit, non-partisan group that meets in Snohomish County to discuss, problem-solve, and advocate for social justice, cultural and religious respect, and human rights, especially for people of color and other under-represented groups. Their major areas of concern include but are not limited to: the elimination of personal and […]