The Public Health Challenge

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Across
  1. 1. The science of studying disease in populations
  2. 7. The Tri-Cities include Kennewick, Pasco, and _____
  3. 9. Washington's "all-___" emergency management approach
  4. 11. Public health decisions should be based on this--not opinion
  5. 14. The process of turning data into useful information
  6. 15. Every public health leader wishes there was more of this
  7. 16. Coordinated action taken during an emergency
  8. 18. The phase that follows emergency response
  9. 21. Staff time, expertise, and resources available to accomplish the work
  10. 24. Public health's greatest achievement is often something that never happens
  11. 25. Safe drinking water is one of the greatest public health accomplishments in history
  12. 26. One of the most valuable assets during an emergency is public ____
  13. 27. The nutrition program serving Women, Infants, and Children
  14. 28. A river that connects Benton and Franklin Counties
Down
  1. 2. Preparing before an emergency occurs
  2. 3. A fair and just chance to achieve optimal health
  3. 4. Wildfire ____ smoke can reduce air quality throughout Benton and Franklin Counties
  4. 5. Disease spread through contaminated food is considered ___ illness
  5. 6. Everyone deserves a fair opportunity to achieve their best health
  6. 7. The ability of a community to recover and adapt after hardship
  7. 8. Air Quality Index
  8. 10. Continuous monitoring used to detect disease trends and outbreaks
  9. 12. One of the most effective disease prevention tools
  10. 13. Protection against disease, whether natural or vaccine-induced
  11. 17. A mosquito can act as this by spreading disease
  12. 19. Abbreviation for Foundational Public Health Services
  13. 20. Actions taken to lessen the impacts of future disasters
  14. 22. A disease carried by mosquitoes that occasionally appears in Washington
  15. 23. The center of every public health effort
  16. 24. Before opening a restaurant, one of these is often required