Seattle-King County Health Department Leads in Transformation
Aug 03, 2016
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Alyson Jordan
This blog draws from NACCHO’s 2015 site visit to Seattle-King County Health Department as well as Janna Wilson’s article featured in NACCHO’s Winter Exchange issue.
Local public health systems and practices are often adapting and transforming in response to the forces of change within their communities. While this change can sometimes be challenging, it also presents local health departments with the opportunity to strategize and re-think how they approach their work. After the ACA passed, Seattle-King County Health Department emerged as a leader in transformation. Since 2010, they have contributed to Washington State’s SIM grant-supported Accountable Communities of Health (ACH) collaborative, constructed a community-wide transformation plan, and re-organized the leadership structure of their organization to better serve both agency and community priorities. In doing so, Seattle-King County Health Department has positioned itself to better serve both agency and community priorities.
