Initiatives & Performance
Striving for results, communicating progress.
No one organization is solely responsible for the public’s health and well-being. Everyone has a role. Spokane Regional Health District partners with many other organizations and individuals in the community to improve health and well-being. The Initiatives and Performance section of County Health Insights hosts information and data related to key strategic initiatives of SRHD and its partners. The Data Center at SRHD supports these initiatives with data, evaluation and technical assistance. Scroll down to learn more.
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.
Data Highlights
1,757
People homeless during the 2022 Point-in-Time homeless count in Spokane and Spokane Valley
71.1
% of homeless who use a shelter that had no COVID vaccination
9
% of Camp Hope homeless that would go to a shelter depending on the operator
State of Women & Children
Women Helping Women Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering women and children to create health families and vibrant communities. The WHWF has been working to identify critical areas that impact disadvantaged women and children in the greater Spokane area. The goal is to raise awareness and ignite action to improve key issues affecting the well-being of women and children in this community.
Data Highlights
1 in 5
youth seriously considered attempting suicide in 2021
15%
children lived in poverty in Spokane County in 2020
1 in 5
children and youth lived with a single mom in 2020
Photo source: DEA.gov
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.
Data Highlights
102
Fentanyl overdose deaths in 2021 in Spokane County
209
Opioid overdose deaths in 2019-2021 in Spokane County
124
Opioid overdose hospitalizations in 2020 in Spokane County
Community Violence Dashboard
Domestic violence hurts thousands of women, children, and men in Spokane County every year, and often goes unseen and unheard. The End The Violence Coalition (ETVC), a partnership among many people and multiple organizations in Spokane, is working on a plan to End the Violence in our communities and to advocate for the voice and needs of DV victims and survivors.
Data Highlights
1 in 3
Youth reported experiencing verbal abuse at home in 2021
12,699
DV-related calls to law enforcement in 2021
$12 Million
in hospital charges realted to DV events in Spokane County in 2021
YWCA is the oldest and largest women’s organization in the world. YWCA Spokane has served as a source of strength for women and children in the Spokane community for 117 years. On average, we provide services to 15 to 20 thousand women and children annually. Our programs help women escape from domestic violence, get access to legal support, provide a safe place for healing and growth, and grant opportunities for women to learn new skills, increase employment options, and provide access to resources for their children’s education and well-being.
Data Highlights
823
Children served by ECEAP in 2020
567
adults receiving advocacy-based counseling services in 2020
5,012
helpline calls received in 2020