Today, we begin with a quick summary of HSD investments in public health—behavioral and physical health and health planning:Accountable Communities of Health —The City partners with King County to improve health care delivery through HealthierHere , the Accountable Community of Health for King County, working to transform the way health care is delivered and build an integrative system for medical, social, behavioral, and community health. —The City partners with King County to improve health care delivery through , the Accountable Community of Health for King County, working to transform the way health care is delivered and build an integrative system for medical, social, behavioral, and community health. Mobile Integrated Health Partnership —HSD and the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) launched a mobile health response as a 911 alternative. The state legislature created the option for counties to support behavioral health services locally by increasing the local sales tax by 0.1 percent to augment state funding for behavioral health services and therapeutic courts. The state legislature created the option for counties to support behavioral health services locally by increasing the local sales tax by 0.1 percent to augment state funding for behavioral health services and therapeutic courts.

Source: Washington Post September 06, 2022 22:06 UTC