PHIP Background
The Public Health Improvement Plan is
required by
RCW 43.70.520 and
43.70.580. A specific PHIP – the “Plan”
– is published every two years, as required by these laws. The Plan is
written through a Partnership among public health leaders in Washington,
so PHIP is frequently referred to as the “Partnership.”
The Public Health Improvement Plan
Partnership works to guide the development of Washington’s public health
system, based on a shared vision of the public health system we would
like to bring about.
What
does PHIP “Do”?
We believe an improved public health
system makes a difference in the health of communities. The PHIP
Partnership helps us set and accomplish goals that none of us could do
alone. By working toward a shared vision, we have the opportunity to
create the type of public health system we want for the future. By doing
the work through committees, we can share the workload and ensure that
many people’s perspectives are incorporated.
In recent years, this Partnership has
produced the
Public Health Improvement Plan (PHIP), the
Report Card for Health, a workforce
survey called
Everybody Counts, white papers on
public health financing, documents on health care access issues, a
toolkit for communicating about public
health, and
Standards for Public Health in Washington State. |