— from JoEllen Moldoff for COHC —
The Coalition for Orcas Health Care (COHC) has posted a transcript of the Candidates for PHD Commissioners’ statements, and the Q & A from the Town Hall meeting on February 24th on our website https://www.
A hard copy is also available at the Library.
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More info, FYI-
Yesterday, the Department of Health released the Washington State Health Assessment , which identifies and prioritizes issues that affect the health of Washingtonians. See:
https://www.doh.wa.gov/DataandStatisticalReports/StateHealthAssessment
The Healthcare Access portion
https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1000/SHA-HealthcareAccess.pdf
outlines discrepancies in access by county.