Committees & Coalitions
The Health Alliance is no longer in operation. Here is helpful contact information for those interested in advancing community health.
Behavioral Health Committee
Chair – Courtney Armstrong
The Behavioral Health Committee passionately promotes acceptance, fosters resiliency, and encourages compassion to support recovery and the mental well-being of our community.
Meetings
The Mental/Behavioral Health Committee meetings are held virtually via MS Teams at 3PM on the second Wednesday of each month.
For Information
Courtney Armstrong
Health Equity and Access Team (HEAT)
Chair – Mark Brault
Mission
The Health Access Team exists to position our community to access health care now and in the future.
Meetings
The Health Access Team meetings held virtually on Zoom the first Friday of each month at 8:30 AM.
For Information
Mark Brault
Oral Health Coalition
Chair – Lauren Spilles RDH, BA
Mission
The Oral Health Coalition (OHC) is committed to educating medical and dental professionals on the importance of integrating dental and physical health care.
For Information
Lauren Spilles
The Patient Safety Coalition is facilitated by Garill Coles, a nuclear safety engineer from PNNL. It focuses on patient safety issues and concerns shared by several local health care facilities.
For Information
Garill Coles
Visit Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition Page
Chair – Cameron Fordmeir
Mission
To promote awareness and understanding that suicide is a preventable public health problem in the Benton and Franklin counties and to encourage our community to talk about it.
Meetings
Coalition meetings are held at 9:30am the first Wednesday of every month via Zoom.
Download the Events Calendar here.
Members
Members represent diverse sectors of our community and have a common passion to see an end to youth suicides.
Current focus
The Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition wants to help our community learn that suicide is a preventable public health problem. Talking about suicide is the best way to prevent it from happening.
For Information
Cameron Fordmeir
cameronf@gcbh.org
Meets at 3:30 PM on the first Tuesday of each month via Teams.
Contact Annie Goodwin
annieg@bfhd.wa.gov
Meets at 8AM on the first Wednesday of each month via Zoom.
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Kathie Kasper
Meets at 12:30 PM on the third Monday of each month. Meetings are held in person and via Teams.
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Honor Crawford
Meets at noon on the third Wednesday of each month via Teams.
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Daphne Gallagos
Meets at 3 PM on the fourth Monday of each month via Teams.
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Kelly Lewis