Homelessness Dashboard

Shelter is one of the basic human needs. Many factors can influence homelessness. Prime among them is the availability of adequate housing. Additionally, behavioral, social, and infrastructure factors impact homelessness.

This dashboard shows various data related to homelessness in Spokane and Spokane Valley.

Counts, demographics, housing and shelter availability, public health outreach activities,  COVID vaccination status, and assessment findings of needs and attitudes among the homeless.

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Opioid Dashboard

Opioid overdose deaths have increased dramatically over the last two decades, leading federal authorities to declare an epidemic. Though the opioid death rate in Spokane county has decreased since 2006, non-fatal opioid events continue to increase. Opioid overdose hospitalizations have increased 2.5-fold since 2004.  Opioids are highly addictive substances and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality due to widespread misuse. In the past 10 years, more than 500 people have died from opioid-related deaths in Spokane County–about 4 people per month.

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Communicable Disease

Surveillance Dashboard

Public health officials use notifiable condition reporting to help protect the public’s health by tracking communicable diseases and other conditions. Based on these reports, they take protective steps, such as:

• verifying treatment of persons already ill;
• securing preventive therapies for individuals who were exposed to infectious agents;
• investigating and halting outbreaks; and
• removing harmful health exposures.

Public health also uses investigation data to assess broader patterns, such as historical trends and geographic clustering. By analyzing the broader picture, appropriate actions are taken, including outbreak investigations, program activity redirection, emergency preparedness planning, and policy development.

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