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Res. Supporting 4410 Joint Select Committee on public health financing
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Resolution supporting the findings and recommendations of the 4410 Joint Select Committee on public health financing
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1/9/2007: Council met as Board of Health
Council Amended and Approved
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PROPOSED BY: HEALTH
INTRODUCTION DATE: 119107
RESOLUTION NO. 2007 -001
SUPPORTING THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 4410
JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH FINANCING
WHEREAS, in 2005, the State Legislature created the 4410 Joint Select Committee on
Public Health Financing to study and recommend alternative funding strategies for the
public health system; and
WHEREAS, Washington State does not have a dedicated funding source for public
health, state funding has not increased since 1999 despite inflation and other rising costs,
and Washington is 44th in the nation for per capita spending on public health; and
WHEREAS, the 4410 Joint Select Committee evaluated Washington's public health
system and found that the system is under- funded by more than $600 million each
biennium; and
WHEREAS, the 4410 Joint Select Committee concluded that public health services are
essential to Washington's residents and that additional flexible funding for services is
needed; and
WHEREAS, the 4410 Joint Select Committee recommends that certain core public
health functions should be consistently available throughout the state, including: stopping
communicable disease, promoting health, investing in healthy families, protecting against
environmental health risks, and helping people access care; and
WHEREAS, the 4410 Joint Select Committee recommends that the state establish a
stable, dedicated funding source for the public health system, and provide an additional
$100 mil lion in funding during the `07 -`09 biennium, as an initial investment; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2007, the Whatcom County Board of Health received a
briefing on findings and recommendations of the 4410 Joint Select Committee;
Now, therefore let it be resolved that the Whatcom County Board of Health
1. Supports the findings and recommendations of the 4410 Joint Select Committee on
Public Health Financing; and
2. Urges the Washington Legislature to provide an initial investment of $100 million
($50 million annually) to public health during the `07 -`09 biennium, as
recommended by the 4410 Joint Select Committee, and to allocate additional
funds according to a fair distribution formula, based on public health needs; and
3. Urges the Washington Legislature to identify and establish a stable, dedicated
funding source for.the public health system which meets the need for $300
million annually, as identified by the 4410 Joint Select Committee; and
4. Urges the Washington Legislature to allow flexible use of funding, to address
critical gaps in local public health services.
ADOPTED this 9
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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Council aurie Caskey- Schreiber, Health Board Chair
Civil Deputy Prosecutor Pete Kremen, County Executive
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