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What is Community Wellness and Prevention?

• Community and Family Health  (The larger Division within the Washington State Department of Health that contains CWP)

 

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The Office of Community Wellness and Prevention (CWP) works to increase the health and wellness of the people of Washington state.  CWP works to achieve this goal by:

  • promoting healthier ways of living
  • providing food to eligible pregnant women, babies, children, and new mothers
  • preventing chronic diseases
  • detecting chronic diseases early, when they respond better to treatment
  • gathering cutting-edge information on the causes of chronic diseases
  • reporting on the trends of chronic diseases in Washington

Community Wellness and Prevention Administration

    Office Director:  Sue Grinnell 360.236.3687
   Administrative Services Manager: Carla Delducco 360.236.3619

CWP PROGRAMS

Quality Improvement, Planning & Policy Unit
  
Unit Director: Stephen Boruchowitz 360.236.3680

Steps to a Healthier Washington Program
   Program Manager: Amy Manchester-Harris 360.236.3675
   Website: Steps to a Healthier WA Website

Cancer Prevention and Control Unit
  
Acting Unit Director: Pama Joyner 360.236.3589

Washington State Cancer Registry (WSCR)
   Program Manager: Kathryn Golub 360.236.3624
   Website: WSCR Website

Washington Breast and Cervical Health Program (WBCHP)
   Program Manager: Pama Joyner 360.236.3589
   Website: WBCHP Website

Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (CCCP)
   Program Manager:  Dannielle Kenneweg 360.236.3628
   Website: Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Website

Chronic Disease Prevention Unit
  
Unit Director: Jan Norman 360.236.3686

Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
   Program Manager: Marcelle Thurston, 360.236.3842
   Websites: Diabetes Program Website
  Washington State Collaborative
   National Diabetes Education Program in Washington

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
   Program Manager: Miriam Patanian 360.236.3792
   Websites: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Website
 The Northwest Regional Stroke Network

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Nutrition & Physical Activity Program
   Program Manager: Kyle Unland 360.236.3757
  Website: Nutrition & Physical Activity Website

Basic Food Nutrition Education Program (BFNEP)
   Program Manager: Gail Brandt 360.236.3739
   Website: Basic Food Nutrition Website

Asthma Program
   Program Manager: Reva Wittenberg 360.236.3851
   Website: Asthma Website

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Tobacco Prevention and Control Program (TPC)
   Program Director: Terry Reid 360.236.3665
   Website: TPC Website

WIC Program (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children)
   Unit Director: Janet Charles 360.236.3697
   Website: WIC Website

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Community Wellness and Prevention
Washington State Department of Health
111 Israel Rd, Town Center 2, 3rd Flr
Tumwater, WA 98501

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