Kelli Hawkins, SRHD | khawkins@srhd.org | 509.324.1539, c 509.994.8968

SPOKANE, Wash. – This week the Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) is mailing out its biannual survey to ask Spokane’s adult residents about their quality of life. This is an important tool used to inform and guide public health efforts in our community.

The survey is sent to a random sample of 15,000 households in Spokane County, and includes questions about residents’ well-being, lived experiences in their communities, and questions to help learn how social determinants of health - the physical, social and economic conditions that affect people’s quality of life and health – have had an impact. The goal of the survey is to routinely measure and monitor residents’ health and well-being and to identify disparities in quality of life and other issues needing improvement.

Spokane County residents who are selected for the survey will receive a postcard in the mail with instructions on how to take the survey. No names or other identifying information are collected in the survey. Once surveys have been received and the data has been processed, results are shown on the Spokane County Health Insights website.

“Gathering information from residents about their experiences living in Spokane County is an important first step in identifying local strengths and needs,” said Danielle Wrenn, program manager for the Data Center in Disease Prevention & Response at SRHD. “Community partners will be able to utilize these data to enhance efforts that are working and address issues that need more support.”

Funding partners for this year’s survey are Providence, Health Sciences and Services Authority of Spokane County, Innovia Foundation, and MultiCare. To learn more about the survey and view results from past surveys visit the Quality of Life page on Spokane County Health Insights.