Embracing an Ecosystem of Complexity
North Sound ACH staff created this poster for the Othering & Belonging Conference, held in Oakland, CA from April 11-13, 2024. The poster visualizes a commu...
Featured Resources
Video: Mount Vernon school district sees Mariachi music investment pay off
This is a video of a King 5 Seattle news article highlighting the investments of Skagit County in their high school music programs, showcasing MV Mariachi and i...
Video: Adaptive mariachi at Mount Vernon High School aids self-expression in special education
This video is a King 5 Seattle article about Mount Vernon Highschool’s Mariachi and their mariachi program with a special showcase on their adaptive Maria...
MV Mariachi
This program celebrates the cultural heritage and musical traditions of Mariachi, offering education and performance opportunities.
NPR | ‘Artivist’ Nikkolas Smith Combines Art And Activism Into A Singular Superpower
This profile features Nikkolas Smith, an artist who uses his work to advocate for social justice and inspire activism.
Smithsonian American Art Museum | Judith Scott
This profile details the life and work of Judith Scott, an artist known for her intricate fiber sculptures and her contributions to the field of contemporary ar...
Washington State Department of Health: Washington Tracking Network
This resource is a searchable database from the Washington State Department of Health for environmental public health data. Some measures: social vulnerability ...
Green Schoolyards America
This is an organization with a mission to increase tree canopy on K-12 school grounds, manage schoolyard forests, and promote outdoor education.
May Network Learning Session (Recording): Health & The Outdoors
This is a recording of the May 2024 network learning session, Health & The Outdoors. During our time together wee deepened our understanding of how our well...
Fridie Outdoors | Website
“Fridie Outdoors is a Portland-based startup that educates and helps to get people comfortable with hiking and camping.” In this resource you will f...
Funding Rural (Podcast): Understanding Access
In this episode of the Funding Rural podcast episode, “Zavier ‘Zavi’ Borja discusses his upbringing in rural Central Oregon as the son of a Mexican im...
Young and Indigenous Podcast Series: PLANTS
The Children of the Setting Sun Productions (CSSP) organization is always looking for ways to engage younger generations in their work. They began with a youth ...
Beyond Integration: Recovery Coaching & Lived Experience | Recording | January 2024 Partner Convening: The HeART of Transformation
In this session, we have a conversation about why this work is important, how each one of us has innate skills and access to resources that can impact this wor...
Catalyzing Change: Well-Being Measures and Indigenous Indicators Panel | Recording | January 2024 Partner Convening: The HeART of Transformation
This is a recording of the panel portion of the Catalyzing Change: Well-Being Measures and Indigenous Indicators Session which took place at the January 2024 Pa...
Partner Highlight: The Omni Center – NWYS | Recording | January 2024 Partner Convening: The HeART of Transformation
This is a recording of the Northwest Youth Services’s partner highlight, featuring the Omni Center presented by Remy Styrk which occurred during our Jan...
Day 1 Closing | Recording | January 2024 Partner Convening: The HeART of Transformation
This is a recording of Day 1’s Closing session which occurred during our January 2024 Partner Convening: The HeART of Transformation.
Partner Highlight: School Sealants Project | Recording | January 2024 Partner Convening: The HeART of Transformation
This is a recording of the School Sealants Project, featuring the Community Health Center of Snohomish County and San Juan County Health & Community Service...
March Network Learning Session (Slides): Birth Equity – Beyond The Doctor’s Office
These are the slides for our March Network Learning Session. We learned about Birth Equity and what we can do beyond beyond the doctor’s office as communi...
March Network Learning Session (Recording): Birth Equity – Beyond the Doctor’s Office
This is a recording of the March network learning session. This March, we learned about birth equity. We learned about our current state of in the North Sound r...
Open Arms Perinatal Services
Open Arms Perinatal Services is an organization that provides community-based support during pregnancy, birth, and early parenting, including doula care, childb...
Project Girl Mentoring Program
“Project Girl Mentoring Program is a non profit organization providing mentoring, educational and social activities to young women throughout Snohomish Co...
Shades of Divinity
Shades of Divinity, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to “promote reproductive justice and equity in Washington state by uplifting BIPOC families. ...
Black Coalition For Safe Motherhood
The Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood (BCFSM™) is an organization focused on healthcare advocacy education in the Black community. BCFSM™ empowers Black b...
Global Perinatal Services
Global Perinatal is a an organization working to provide support for perinatal and postpartum birthers, their partners. They provide education and connect famil...
Birth Doulas FAQ – Washington State Department of Health
In this resource, you will find frequently asked question about birth doula work, certification and education requirements and how to get started on that vocati...
Report: 2021 March of Dimes Report Card
This resource discusses the March of Dimes Report Card, providing insights into the current state of maternal and infant health across the U.S., including state...
Article: Black, Native infants in King County die at higher rate than white babies – Seattle Times
This resource delves into the challenges surrounding infant mortality in King County, highlighting significant disparities and the urgent need for comprehensive...
Report: Washington State Maternal Mortality Review Panel: Maternal Deaths 2017–2020
In this resource, you will find policy and funding recommendations from the Maternal Mortality Review Panel (MMRP) established by the Washington State Legislatu...
Webinar: State Medicaid Opportunities to Support Mental Health of Mothers and Babies During the 12-Month Postpartum Period
This resource recommends concrete steps state Medicaid agencies can take to address mental health among mothers and infants in the postpartum year to advance he...
Public Workshops | DIANE GOODMAN CONSULTING
“Educator, consultant, facilitator, speaker, author, and activist, Diane Goodman (she/her) has been addressing issues of diversity and social justice for ...
The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA)
“The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance that centers Black mamas and birthing people to advocate, drive resea...
Article: Treat me like a person—not an anomaly
“Intersex people are often left out of the equation in talking about making health care available and competent for all. This story is a great example of ...
Video: Roots of Empathy | Impacts Around the World
For more information or to sign up to participate, please contact Sara Airoldi, Whatcom Roots of Empathy Program Manager at sairoldi@rootsofempathy.org“
Website: Roots of Empathy
An inclusive community building that supports children’s well being and breaks intergenerational cycles of violence and neglect. Roots of Empathy can be b...
Partner Highlight | San Juan School Based Sealant Program | January 2024 Partner Convening: the HeART of Transformation
Slides from CHC Snohomishs’ partner highlight about their San Juan School Based Sealant Program
Slide Deck | Catalyzing Change: Well-Being Measurement and Indigenous Indicators | January 2024 Partner Convening
Slides from the session, Catalyzing Change: Well-Being Measurement and Indigenous Indicators at our January 2024 Partner Convening
September Network Learning Session (Slides): Incarcerated and Justice Involved Equitable Solutions
Slides – Network Learning Session – Incarcerated and Justice Involved Equitable Solutions
Best Practices for Engaging the Reentry Population in Health Care | Transition Clinic
“The Transitions Clinic Network (TCN) is a national organization committed to reversing the harms of mass incarceration by eliminating racial health and e...
Grace Program – Whatcom County
“The Whatcom Ground-Level Response and Coordinated Engagement (GRACE) program is a community-based effort to find solutions for individuals who are high u...
Evaluation of the Allegheny County Jail Collaborative Reentry Programs
In 2010 and 2011, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, launched local reentry programs under the auspices of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act Adult...
Designing for Social Systems | Lummi Tribal Health Center
“On Washington State’s northernmost coast resides the Lummi People, a sovereign indigenous nation of approximately 6,600 people. For the past several ye...
Suicide in Local Jails and State and Federal Prisons, 2000–2019 – Statistical Tables
These statistical tables present data from the Mortality in Correctional Institutions collection, through which the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) obtained ...
County evaluates jail medical care (Article)
This article from GoSkagit, talks about how providing adequate medical care in a jail has proven to be a challenge for counties throughout the country. Two year...
Ear Hustle (Podcast)
“Ear Hustle launched in 2017 as the first podcast created and produced in prison, featuring stories of the daily realities of life inside California’s S...
Website – Whatcom Perinatal Mental Health Task Force
Connecting with parents, caregivers, and professionals to raise community awareness about the tender time of becoming a new parent, what perinatal mood and anxi...
2023 August Partner Convening: Network Open Space Options
During our August 2023 Partner Convening, the attendees got to sit at different tables that facilitated discussions about different topics that the Network has ...
Web Page: North Sound Race and Health Equity Alliance
During our open space, the North Sound Race and Health Equity Alliance facilitated a table where attendees could learn more about the current initiative of the ...
WIN (Well-Being in the Nation Measures) Network Website
WIN (Well-Being in the Nation Measures) Network on website. This website was mentioned during the presentation of Somava Saha, MD, MS. during our August 2023 Pa...
CDC: Promotores de Salud/Community Health Workers
The CDC’s resources for and about Promotores de Salud/Community Health Workers. Included are definitions, initiatives and available trainings.
Slide Deck: Community Health Workers – Promoting Health and Strengthening Communities
Here is the slide deck that was shared during the Community Health Workers – Promoting Health and Strengthening Communities learning session.
MDPI: Promotoras de Salud in a Father-Focused Nutrition and Physical Activity Program for Border Communities: Approaches and Lessons Learned from Collaboration
This manuscript’s purpose is to describe how to engage and collaborate with promotoras in a father-focused, family-centered program for Latino families living...
CDC: Policy Evidence Assessment Report
The Policy Evidence Assessment Reports summarize the evidence bases for components of chronic disease policy. In these reports 14 CHW policy components to ass...
CHW Networks in the North Sound Region
Whatcom Community Health Worker’s Network page, with resources on meetings and opportunities to connect with fellow CHWs.
Before Maslow’s Hierarchy: The Whitewashing of Indigenous Knowledge
Maslow’s renowned model—a story of systemic racism, Western epistemology (or ways of knowing), and the forced invisibility of Indigenous knowledge.
Targeted Universalism
This video introduces the targeted universalism framework, a way to make transformational changes in society. It explains the difference between targeted univer...
Enjoying Nature During the Shutdown is Easy – But Only if You’re Rich
This article explores how accessing green space and nature is a privilege reserved largely for the rich and White, focusing specifically on Los Angeles.
Partner Learning Session: Targeted Universalism as a Strategy for Transformative Change
This July 2020 learning session focuses on Targeted Universalism as a strategy for transformative change.
Creating Safe & Welcoming Spaces for LGBTQ+ Clients
Creating Safe & Welcoming Spaces for LGBTQ+ Clients webinar recorded on 7/31/19
Coronavirus and Latino Health Equity
This website contains a curated collection by Salud America! of culturally relevant stories, infographics, webinars, and other resources on the COVID-19 pandemi...
10 Priorities for Advancing Racial Equity Through the American Rescue Plan: A Guide for City and County Policymakers
This guide suggests municipal strategies for deploying American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds equitably, efficiently, and strategically. It also lays out a framework ...
Our Progression to a Future of Belonging: Identity, Targeted Universalism, and Building the Bridges to Tomorrow
In this keynote address, john a. powell, Director of the Othering & Belonging Institute and UC Berkeley Professor of Law, African American & Ethnic Stud...
Targeted Universalism: Belonging in Praxis
This 60-minute “training for trainers” supports organizers and advocates in understanding and adapting core concepts of targeted universalism into their own...
Targeted Universalism: Dialogues of Belonging
This discussion/workshop tool to be used along with the Targeted Universalism video explains core concepts of targeted universalism in order to strengthen ...
Implementing Targeted Universalism Case Study: King County, WA
This case study examines how King County, Washington implemented Targeted Universalism as part of their County Strategic Plan.
Podcast: Targeted Universalism, with john a. powell
This episode of the Who Belongs? podcast features john a. powell discussing Targeted Universalism.
Achieving Equitable Outcomes for All
This article provides an explanation, with examples and additional resources, about what is Targeted Universalism. Targeted Universalism sets universal goals fo...
Disparities in Health and Health Care: Five Key Questions and Answers
This issue brief provides an introductory overview of health and health care disparities, including what disparities are and why they matter, the status of disp...
Targeted Universalism: Policy & Practice
This primer explains the framework of targeted universalism, discusses its advantages, and provides a process and step-by-step framework for deriving targeted u...
Equity of Care: A Toolkit for Eliminating Health Care Disparities
This toolkit is a compendium of tools, guides, and resources that help users improve health care quality and equity in their communities. It offers a framework ...
Why Race Matters in Planning Public Parks
A major overhaul of a huge Houston park reveals disparities in what white, black, and Latino residents want—and need. This article discusses the implications ...
Systemic Racism Starts and Ends with Housing
Along with standing up against police violence and systemic racism, we must also fight to end housing systems that devalue Black people.
Targeted Universalism
Targeted policies and universal policies have been used to develop responses to resolve problems in our society. However, both of these approaches have limitati...
How to Generate Consensus for Targeted Universalism
This issue brief describes three keys to build consensus around Targeted Universalism. These insights were identified through work with a long-term community in...
National Equity Atlas
This tool provides data to track, measure, and make the case for racial equity and inclusive prosperity in America’s regions, and states, and nationwide. ...
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