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Community
Wellness & Prevention
Administrative Services Unit
The
Administrative Services Unit manages the
financial and administrative operations of the office, providing
technical assistance and quality assurance. Develops and tracks
budgetary interests of the office, all personnel actions, contracts, and
policies/procedures.
Office Director:
Sue Grinnell,
360-236-3687
Administrative Services Manager:
Carla Delducco,
360-236-3619
Quality Improvement, Planning & Policy Unit
The Quality Improvement,
Planning, and Policy Unit provides leadership in strategic planning,
policy development, legislative analysis. The unit develops systems to
support accountability, efficiency and effectiveness of services
provided and to promote healthy communities in Washington State.
Unit Director:
Stephen Boruchowitz,
360-236-3680
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Cancer Prevention and Control Unit
Acting Unit Director:
Pama Joyner, 360-236-3589
Assessment, Planning and
Implementation Section
Washington Breast and Cervical Health Program
The Washington Breast and
Cervical Health Program provides uninsured and underinsured women ages
40 to 64 with breast and cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic
services.
Program Manager:
Pama Joyner,
360-236-3589
Website: www.doh.wa.gov/wbchp
Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
Comprehensive Cancer Control is
an integrated and coordinated approach to reducing cancer incidence,
morbidity, and mortality through prevention, early detection, treatment,
rehabilitation, and palliation. This approach encourages healthy
lifestyles, promote recommended cancer screening guidelines and tests,
increase access to quality cancer care, and improve the quality of life
for cancer survivors through enhanced survivorship.
The Washington
State Department of Health is working with a statewide partnership to
implement Washington’s Comprehensive Cancer Control State Plan.
Program Manager:
Bethany
Druckenmiller,
360-236-3628
Website: www.doh.wa.gov/ccc
Prostate Cancer Program
Skin Cancer Program
Washington
Comprehensive Cancer Control Partnership
Surveillance Section
Washington
State Cancer Registry
Cancer a
reportable condition in Washington and mandated the Department of Health
to establish a statewide cancer registry program to accurately monitor
the incidence of cancer in the state of Washington for the purposes of
understanding, controlling, and reducing the occurrence of cancer in
this state." This program is designed to standardize data collection and
provide information for cancer prevention and control programs at the
local, state and national levels.
Program Manager:
Kathryn Golub,
360-236-3624
Website:
https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/wscr
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Chronic Disease Prevention Unit
Chronic
diseases – such as asthma, cancer, diabetes and heart disease – are now
the leading cause of illness disability and death. The leading causes of
chronic diseases are smoking and obesity. These programs work with
partners statewide to prevent and control chronic diseases.
Unit Director:
Jan Norman 360-236-3686
Diabetes Prevention and
Control
Program
The Diabetes Prevention and
Control Program provides leadership for diabetes prevention and control
strategies through the state Diabetes Network, regional coalitions and
the Washington State Collaborative to Improve Health.
Program Manager:
Marcelle Thurston 360-236-3842
Websites:
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
National
Diabetes Education Program in Washington
Washington State Diabetes Connection
Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention Program
The goal of the Heart Disease and
Stroke Prevention Program is to build statewide support to help people
with established heart disease or stroke, along with those at risk for
developing diseases.
Program Manager:
Paj Nandi 360-236-3792
Websites:
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program
The Northwest Regional Stroke Network
Nutrition,
Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention Program
The Nutrition Physical Activity
and Obesity Prevention Program works with state leaders, communities,
worksites, schools, and families to ensure that all WA residents have
ready access to healthy foods and physical activity where we live,
learn, work, and play. This CDC-funded program produces and promotes
Washington's Nutrition and Physical Activity State Plan.
Program Manager:
Kyle Unland, 360-236-3757
Website:
www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/NutritionPA/default.htm
Washington State
Collaborative to Improve Health
The Washington State
Collaborative trains health care providers to implement the Chronic Care
Model and deliver population-based care following best practices.
Program
Manager:
Francisco Arias-Reyes 360-236-3738
Website:
www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/WSC/default.htm
Basic Food Nutrition Education
Program
The Basic Food Nutrition
Education Program is a nutrition education program for people who
receive, or are eligible to receive, Basic Food Program benefits. The
program helps people choose healthy foods and active lifestyles.
Program Manager:
Gail Brandt, 360-236-3739
Website:
www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/bfnep/default.htm
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Asthma Program
The Asthma Program works to
control asthma symptoms by helping people with the disease learn how to
manage their asthma, reducing exposure to asthma triggers in the
environment, and improving healthcare for people with asthma. The
program builds local and state infrastructure to support these
objectives.
Program Manager:
Reva Wittenberg, 360-236-3851
Website: www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/asthma/default.htm
Tobacco Prevention and
Control Program
The
Tobacco Prevention and Control Program uses comprehensive, proven, and
cost-effective strategies to reduce tobacco use rates and prevent kids
from starting. Program goals are to:
- Increase
quitting among tobacco users.
- Prevent youth
from beginning to use tobacco.
- Eliminate
exposure to secondhand smoke.
- Identify and
eliminate tobacco-related disparities.
The program
supports statewide activities such as the Washington Tobacco Quit Line
and media campaigns, and services directly provided by county health
departments, community organizations, schools, and tribes. The Tobacco
Program’s comprehensive approach includes:
- Community and
tribal programs
- School
programs
- Cessation
programs
- Public
awareness and education
- Policy and
enforcement
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Assessment and
evaluation
Program Manager:
Terry Reid,
360-236-3665
Websites: Tobacco Prevention and
Control Program
Washington Tobacco Quit Line (cessation)
SmokeFreeWashington
(secondhand smoke)
NoStankYou (youth)
Women, Infants, and
Children (WIC) Nutrition Program
The mission of the Washington
State WIC Nutrition Program is to improve the lifelong health and
nutrition of women, infants, and young children in Washington State.
This program is designed to help pregnant women, new mothers, and young
children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy.
Women, infants, and children who qualify (according to income and
nutrition risk guidelines) are provided nutrition education and
counseling, breastfeeding education and support, nutritious foods, and
assistance with access to health care. WIC promotes healthy habits
early, when they make the most powerful difference in the lifelong
health of a child. Almost 50% of all infants born in Washington are
served by WIC.
Unit Director:
Janet Charles,
360-236-3697
Website:
www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/WIC/default.htm
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