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Public Health:
Everybody Counts!
Secretary
of Health
Mary Selecky
Everybody Counts! is a report about the Public Health workforce in
Washington state. These are the people who are always working to
improve the health of people who live in our state. They make an
enormous contribution to our quality of life.
This report describes the results of a survey conducted in November
and December 2003 by people who work at the Washington State
Department of Health and in 35 local health departments and districts
throughout the state. More than 3500 people completed the survey among
a total workforce of about 5400.
This is the first effort of its kind. We used an on-line survey to
gather information and we encouraged response from everyone who works
in a governmental public health agency in our state. We plan to use
the results to gain a better understanding of the educational
background of our workers, the different jobs they do, the amount of
experience they bring to their work, and how long they plan to stay in
the field.
In the future, we hope to expand our survey effort to include many
people who are partners in protecting and improving the health of the
public-- including people who work in various community-based
agencies, health clinics, and hospitals.
I am very excited to share this first step with you and hope you enjoy
learning about who we are and what we do.
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