Steps to a Healthier Washington

An Effective Practice

Description

The mission of the Steps to a Healthier Washington program is to integrate existing chronic disease programs to achieve policy and systems changes. A training session was initiated and targeted Washington State Department of Health staff members, grantees, contractors, and other local and state public health partners.

The goal of the training session was to improve capacity to initiate cross-program policy changes that would result in health-promoting environments in communities, schools, workplaces, and health care systems. The training included a combination of interactive and didactic methods to account for different learning styles. Breakout sessions were sorted by risk factor and disease, domain, and geographic region.

Goal / Mission

The mission of the Steps to a Healthier Washington program is to integrate existing chronic disease programs to achieve policy and systems changes.

Results / Accomplishments

There were over 200 attendees at the training. Thirty-nine percent of those individuals had long-term increases in accurate identification of policy and 68% of respondents had increased self-efficacy for identifying common policy change priorities with diverse partners.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Primary Contact
Julia Dilley
Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Department of Human Services
827 SE Oregon Street, Suite 250
Portland, OR 97232
Julia.Dilley@state.or.us
Topics
Health / Prevention & Safety
Organization(s)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date of publication
2009
Date of implementation
2003
Location
Washington
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Target Audience
Adults