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Washington State Legislation for Health Disparities

Washington State Legislation for Health Disparities. May 3, 2007 Vickie Ybarra, RN, MPH vickie@ybarra.com. WA Health Disparities Legislation 2006. SB 6193: Biennial surveys of licensed professionals to determine characteristics, including race and ethnicity

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Washington State Legislation for Health Disparities

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  1. Washington State Legislation for Health Disparities May 3, 2007 Vickie Ybarra, RN, MPH vickie@ybarra.com

  2. WA Health Disparities Legislation 2006 • SB 6193: Biennial surveys of licensed professionals to determine characteristics, including race and ethnicity • SB 6194: Multi-cultural training in health professional curricula and continuing education for health professionals • SB 6196: Tribal government representative on SBOH • SB 6197: Create Governor’s Interagency Coordinating Council on Health Disparities to plan for the elimination of health disparities; establish health impact reviews (formerly SB 6195)

  3. Health Disparities Council Charge • Promote communication among state agencies and with communities of color, and public and private sectors • Conduct inquiries and studies, and gather information • Establish advisory committees • Assess the availability of culturally and linguistically appropriate health literature and interpretive services • Collaborate with SBOH to conduct health impact reviews • Develop a state action plan for eliminating disparities

  4. Health Impact Reviews • Reviews of proposals for legislative or budgetary changes • Determine whether the proposal would exacerbate or ameliorate health disparities • Completed by the SBOH in collaboration with the Council • Requested by Governor or legislator • 10-day turnaround during legislative session • Board may limit response and agencies can decline to support if resources are insufficient

  5. State Action Plan • Plan must address disparities incrementally • Plan must be limited to actions on five priority diseases, conditions or indicators in the first version • Progress reports to Legislature due in 2008 and 2010 • First version of the plan due in 2012 • Plan must be updated every two years • Five more priorities can be added each time the plan is updated or revised

  6. SB 6194: Multicultural Education for Health Care Professionals • Creates an ongoing multicultural education and awareness program for healthcare professionals • Goal: Increase knowledge and understanding of the relationship between culture and health. • Multicultural education training as a continuing education component • Requires all schools that train licensed health professionals to offer multicultural health education by July 1, 2008

  7. Washington State Legislation for Health Disparities May 3, 2007 Vickie Ybarra, RN, MPH vickie@ybarra.com

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