Health Sciences & Services Authority (HSSA)

Even more good news for GLYCIOME, LLC, and Glixin; recipients of Grant Writing Assistance Micro Awards from HSSA! The success rate for companies applying for federal funds is quite low, and Spokane Companies have an advantage when they receive grant writing consulting help through these micro awards. #AdvantageSpokane #HSSAimpact #economicdevelopment Joanna Ellington G. Dennis Clifton Peter Stroot, PhD #grantwritingassistance #innovationeconomy

We have good news to deliver- Congrats to our newest matching grant recipients BOVI.AG & Gestalt! You are making Spokane a healthier and more prosperous place to live, and we look forward to following your progress. #HSSAimpact #economicdevelopment #innovationeconomy #matchinggrant #matchingbiosciencegrant #bioscience #lifescience #AdvantageSpokane

Racism and Discrimination were some of the top needs identified in Spokane County’s #CommunityHealthNeedsAssessment. Register and join YWCA SPOKANE at the Hive at 5:00 today to learn how to make a change. We’ll see you there. #healthequity #accesstocare #EquityForAll #maternalhealthcare #calltoaction

April is #ChildAbusePreventionMonth and #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth. Take a moment to check out the Women Helping Women Fund's "Our Girls" report to get the facts on the impact of violence in Spokane, #AccessToCare, Opportunities and more. #publichealth https://lnkd.in/gs7wbuKY

Culturally Responsive Care is a priority in Spokane's most recent Community Health Assessment. Community members and partners interested in concerns related to access to culturally responsive care are invited to join the Access to Culturally Responsive Care Task Force’s CHIP Community Engagement Information Session. Addressing access to culturally responsive care is one component of Spokane County’s three-part CHIP. Attendees will have an opportunity to engage with the task force and learn how their contributions can help shape the CHIP process for Spokane County. This virtual event will be hosted on Zoom. https://lnkd.in/g2ienmtw #CulturallyResponsiveCare #accesstocare Spokane Regional Health District #CommunityHealthNeedsAssessment #PublicHealth #CommunityHealth

Yesterday we joined an auditorium full of concerned health and human services providers, researchers, and concerned citizens at the #HealthServicesResearchRoundtable to discuss Opioids, perspectives on Fentanyl and our community and research response. Thank you to Nicole Rodin (Perea), Traci Couture Richmond, Sarah Spier, Vanessa Waldref (pictured left to right) and Anne Raven for sharing their expertise and insights from research, personal experiences and professional experiences. #AccessToCare #PublicHealth #CommunityResponse #CollaborativeResponse #Opioids #Fentanyl

Our next information meeting will be virtual only. Email us to register and find out if an HSSA grant is a good fit for you. #HSSAimpact #matchinggrants #healthscience #lifescience #bioscience #economicdevelopment #advantagespokane #publichealth #accesstocare #grantwritingassistance #innovationeconomy #spokane

We kicked off our #Expo74 50th Anniversary celebrations with the Gonzaga University School of Law and Climate Institute for a full day of discussion about our region's work to improve our environment since the environmentally themed world's fair. @U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington Washington State Office of the Attorney General #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateScience #AdvantageSpokane #bioscience #lifescience #healthscience

We visited one of grant recipient The Shades of Motherhood Network’s #BlackMaternalHealthWeek events yesterday. We hope you’ll take some time this week to learn and share about the danger black women have experienced on their journey to motherhood, the powerful work underway to change this pattern of harm, and the beautiful families that work fosters.