Public Health – Seattle and King County 2024-2029 Strategic Plan
Public Health – Seattle & King County's 2024-2029 Strategic Plan builds on input of community and our staff (2.4 MB). This plan provides a roadmap for the department over the next 5 years. We are at a pivotal moment to define our vision, mission, and values as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic emergency response and focus on the health needs in the communities we serve.
Short URL: kingcounty.gov/health/strategicplan
Download the full report
Public Health – Seattle & King County 2024 - 2029 Strategic Plan (3.2 MB)
Summary Report in multiple languages
- Public Health — Seattle & King County 2024 – 2029 Strategic Plan Summary (854 KB)
- የህዝብ ጤና - የሲያትል እና ኪንግ ካውንቲ 2024-2029 ስልታዊ እቅድ
(939 KB, አማርኛ / Amharic) - 金县和西雅图公共卫生部2024-2029年战略计划概述
(968 KB, 简体中文 / Chinese, Simplified) - 西雅圖和金縣公共衛生 2024-2029年 策略計劃概括
(986 KB, 繁體中文 / Chinese, Traditional) - Pampublikong Kalusugan – Seattle & King County 2024-2029 Buod ng Estratehikong Plano
(873 KB, Filipino/Tagalog) - 시애틀 & 킹카운티 공중보건국 2024-2029년 전략 계획 개요
(865 KB, 한국어 / Korean) - Отдел общественного здравоохранения г. Сиэтла и округа Кинг – краткий обзор Стратегического плана на 2024–2029 гг
(863 KB, Русский / Russian) - Soo Koobida Qorshaha istraatiijiga ah ee Caafimaadka Dadweynaha - Seattle & King County 2024-2029
(909 KB, Af Soomaali / Somali) - Resumen del Plan Estratégico 2024-2029 del Departamento de Salud Pública - Seattle y el condado de King
(926 KB, Español / Spanish) - Резюме стратегічного плану Департаменту охорони громадського здоров’я міста Сіетл і округу Кінг на 2024-2029 рр
(937 KB, Українська / Ukrainian) - Bản Tóm Tắt Kế Hoạch Chiến Lược của Y Tế Công Cộng – Seattle & Quận King năm 2024-2029
(977 KB, Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese)
Vision, Mission, Values
Vision
-
Health, well-being, and racial equity – every day for everyone in King County.
Mission
-
To promote and improve the health and well-being of all people in King County by leading with racial equity and changing systems and structures that impact health.
Values
- Fully incorporating equity, anti-racism, and trauma-informed actions throughout department culture, systems, practices, and behaviors.
- Providing leadership in public health innovations, data, systems change, communications, and policy stances that influence the region.
- Convening and fostering collaboration internally and with organizations across King County to address public health issues.
- Restoring, building, and maintaining community partnerships to collaboratively identify issues and co-create solutions.
- Holding ourselves accountable to rigorous, high standards and communicating transparently about what we do and how we do it.
- Working upstream to address social determinants of health and root causes of health inequities.
Our strategic plan describes how we will address threats to community health, including racism, gun violence, and overdoses. It also describes how we will change the way we work to support staff and strengthen partnerships. Equity and anti-racism will continue to be the foundation for everything we do.
Climate & Health
- Goal: Create the necessary conditions to prepare for, adapt to, and influence the impact of climate change on health, in partnership with other King County departments, communities, and additional partners.
Emerging Threats to Community Health and Well-being
Health of People Experiencing Homelessness
-
Goal: Health issues including preventable injury, illness, and death are no longer a consequence of homelessness in King County.
Gun Violence Prevention
-
Goal: Prevent and reduce gun violence in King County.
Overdose Prevention and Well-being for People Who Use Drugs
-
Goal: Make evidence-based, culturally appropriate services accessible for every individual who uses drugs while reducing stigma around substance use disorders and reducing overdose deaths.
Community Well-being and Youth Behavioral Health
-
Goal: Apply public health approaches to advance programs, policies and systems to promote emotional well-being and improve the overall health, sense of connection and belonging of children, young people, and their communities.
Information, Impact & Innovation
- Goal: Serve as a bold leader in policy development and change.
- Goal: Lead in data and informatics by using data that is timely, relevant, and meaningful to communities.
- Goal: Lead with accurate, effective, and collaborative health communications that center communities.
Partnerships
- Goal: Build, strengthen, and sustain responsive community partnerships, with a focus on Black, Indigenous and people of color partners.
- Goal: Lead in internal and external cross-sector partnerships to advance community health and well-being and undo racist health impacts.
Workforce & Infrastructure
- Goal: Support a racially just workforce and learning culture workplace that is reflective of the communities we serve and centers racial justice, equity, and well-being.
- Goal: Strengthen Public Health's internal collaboration and infrastructure so programs and internal processes work collaboratively and seamlessly.
- Goal: Public Health can provide necessary services, resources, and information to promote the health of the most impacted communities during emergencies.
As we implement our strategic plan, we are committed to holding ourselves accountable. We will be reporting on our progress. Please come back to this website in coming months to learn more about our work.
Our public health challenges are complex. We must work across different sectors to address these challenges. Importantly, the plan emphasizes that we need to continue and deepen our work with community and partners. We are excited to work together with you to advance our vision of health, well-being and racial equity every day for everyone in King County.
Supplemental information
November 2023
Strategic Planning Engagement Report (2.4 MB): We thank all the individuals, organizations, and partners for their input to inform Public Health’s Strategic Plan. This report summarizes what we heard in the Summer of 2023 from Public Health staff, community based organizations and community partners. This information serves as a foundational piece to the development of Public Health’s new Strategic Plan.
June 2023
Our first step was to examine the current work of Public Health. The Current State Report (945 KB) builds on over 160 existing documents shared by every division across the department, and identifies seven key points that describe Public Health's activities and challenges.
Learn more
- What is the national public health strategy? Read the 2022-2027 CDC Strategic Plan,
- Check out the Washington State Department of Health’s Transformational Plan (2022-2024)
- Where can I learn more about public health in the United States? The 10 Essential Public Health Services
- How does the State of Washington define foundational public health services? Definitions and more Information
- Overview of Public Health - Seattle & King County