Led by state supreme court justice, Gonzaga panel calls for support to public health
To help the most vulnerable in society, public health and criminal justice must be working as one, members of a Gonzaga University panel said Thursday.
Feds cancel $12 billion of grants to state health department, including $130 million to Washington
At least $130 million in federal funding to the Washington Department of Health was canceled this week. The cuts are part of at least $12 billion federal Health and Human Services grants to state ...
Spokane leaders propose $1.5M behavioral health response, hint at county match
Leveraging opioid settlement funds, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown and Council President Betsy Wilkerson announced a proposal ...
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Spokane proposes spending plan for $1.5 million in opioid settlement funds
Having already distributed $1 million of the funds, the new $1.5 million allocation proposed by Mayor Lisa Brown and Council President Betsy Wilkerson would fund the Spokane Regional Health District's ...
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Public health took center stage during the pandemic. Some things haven't changed for the better
For many, public health was a relatively vague concept before the COVID-19 pandemic. Health departments or health districts ...
Spokane leaders propose $1.5 million investment to combat the opioid crisis with settlement funds
One component of the plan is a $500,000 investment to increase the number of sobering beds at Spokane Treatment and Recovery ...
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Spokane leaders propose $1.5M behavioral health response, hint at county match
If approved, the proposal would provide $350,000 “to expand medication-assisted treatment at the Spokane Regional Health District’s clinic,” $500,000 for additional sobering beds at Spokane ...
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Spokane leaders propose $1.5 million investment to combat the opioid crisis with settlement funds
SPOKANE, Wash. — Mayor Lisa Brown and City Council President Betsy Wilkerson unveiled a nearly $1.5 million proposal on Friday aimed at bolstering behavioral health services and treatment ...