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345 6th Street, Suite 300
Bremerton, WA 98337
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Our vision: A safe and healthy Kitsap County for all.
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Priority: Expand accessible, equitable and responsive services and supports to prevent, intervene, and treat mental/behavioral health and substance use disorders that meet people where they are.
Expand care options for mental health and substance use disorders
Community assessments
2023 Kitsap Community Health Assessment
Compiled by Kitsap Public Health, this report tells the story of our community’s health using quantitative data (percentages and rates) and qualitative data (community voices from focus groups and interviews) organized into topic chapters. It highlights trends, disparities and gaps as well as community resources and assets.
You can view the full report or an executive summary or browse topics below.
Additional community assessments
Partner organizations also completed recent community health and needs assessments that have informed our KCHP process.
2024
Healthcare Systems Challenges and Opportunities
John Hopkins University
2023
Community Health Needs Assessment
St. Michael Medical Center
2022
Community Needs Assessment
Kitsap Community Resources
2022
KCR Survey Report
Kitsap Community Resources
Data summit & open houses
We hosted a data summit with community organizations and leaders on Sept. 26, 2023, where key findings of the CHA were reviewed. We also invited the public to data open houses in different parts of the county from October through November 2023.
At both the data summit and community data open houses, participants provided input on key findings and health priorities.
Data summit & open house documents:
Setting priorities for 2024-2028
On Jan. 11, 2024, more than 70 community organization leaders voted on 17 themes to select three priority areas for our community to work on collectively over the next five years.
Participants were asked to consider the following criteria for their voting: Urgency, Impact, Feasibility, and Contribution.
Prioritization Convening documents:
These three, intersecting priority areas were selected based on participant votes:Implementation planning
We hosted more than 60 community partners for a Community Health Priorities Implementation Convening on Feb. 8, 2024. At this convening, participants began to create a five-year, shared implementation plan for collaborative action in three priority areas.
Implementation Convening documents:
Workgroup updates
On September 24, 2024, Kitsap Public Health District, Kitsap County, Kitsap Mental Health Services, and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health hosted the Strengthening Our Connections: Addressing the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation workshop at the Presidents Hall in Bremerton, Washington. The goal of the solutions-focused workshop was for organizations to walk away with tangible ideas for how they can, independently and in collaboration with others, create systems that foster connections and reduce loneliness in our community.
To see a report of the workshop, click here.
To see the November 5th Kitsap Public Health Board presentation about the workshop, click here.
KCHP: Mental & Behavioral Health
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