The Public Health Challenge

1. The science of studying disease in populations
7. The Tri-Cities include Kennewick, Pasco, and _____
9. Washington's "all-___" emergency management approach
11. Public health decisions should be based on this--not opinion
14. The process of turning data into useful information
15. Every public health leader wishes there was more of this
16. Coordinated action taken during an emergency
18. The phase that follows emergency response
21. Staff time, expertise, and resources available to accomplish the work
24. Public health's greatest achievement is often something that never happens
25. Safe drinking water is one of the greatest public health accomplishments in history
26. One of the most valuable assets during an emergency is public ____
27. The nutrition program serving Women, Infants, and Children
28. A river that connects Benton and Franklin Counties

2. Preparing before an emergency occurs
3. A fair and just chance to achieve optimal health
4. Wildfire ____ smoke can reduce air quality throughout Benton and Franklin Counties
5. Disease spread through contaminated food is considered ___ illness
6. Everyone deserves a fair opportunity to achieve their best health
7. The ability of a community to recover and adapt after hardship
8. Air Quality Index
10. Continuous monitoring used to detect disease trends and outbreaks
12. One of the most effective disease prevention tools
13. Protection against disease, whether natural or vaccine-induced
17. A mosquito can act as this by spreading disease
19. Abbreviation for Foundational Public Health Services
20. Actions taken to lessen the impacts of future disasters
22. A disease carried by mosquitoes that occasionally appears in Washington
23. The center of every public health effort
24. Before opening a restaurant, one of these is often required