About
The Assessment Section is committed to understanding and improving the overall health of Island County residents. We work to develop a comprehensive understanding of health in our community and to translate data into action by:
- Utilizing data from many sources including public health, social services, healthcare, and the community.
- Monitoring data on leading causes of diseases and deaths, health behaviors, and social factors influencing health.
- Identifying trends, disparities, and emerging health issues, including supporting emergency response.
- Developing community partnerships to disseminate community health information and address priority health issues.
- Guiding program and policy development, implementation, and evaluation.
- Providing technical assistance to community partners on data collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination.