Board & Commission Profiles

Below you will find detailed information on each state board and commission to which Gov. Inslee has appointment authority. Click below to view the boards -- these profiles will provide you with the detailed information about each board, including board members. You can also view all recently appointed board members.

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Boards and Commissions

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Public Health Advisory Board

Advise and provide feedback to the governmental public health system and provide formal public recommendations on public health; Monitor the performance of the governmental public health system; Develop goals and a direction for public health in Washington and provide recommendations to improve public health performance and to achieve the identified goals and direction; Advise and report to the secretary; Coordinate with the governor's office, department, state board of health, local health jurisdictions, and the secretary; Evaluate public health emergency response and provide recommendations for future response, including coordinating with relevant committees, task forces, and stakeholders to analyze the COVID-19 public health response; and Evaluate the use of foundational public health services funding by the governmental public health system.
Board Websitehttps://waportal.org/partners/home/public-health-advisory-board
Policy AreaHealth
Governor Appointments20
Total Board Positions20
Statutory AuthorityHB 1152
Public Disclosure Required?No
Senate Confirmation Required?No
CompensationSubject to RCW 43.03
Term Length (years)
Statutory Term Limits3 Years
Member Requirements: The governor's office
The director of the state board of health or the director's designee
The secretary of the department or the secretary's designee
The chair of the governor's interagency council on health disparities
representative from the tribal government public health sector selected by the American Indian health commission
representative from the tribal government public health sector selected by the American Indian health commission
One member of the county legislative authority from a eastern Washington county selected by a statewide association representing counties
One member of the county legislative authority from a western Washington county selected by a statewide association representing counties
An organization representing businesses in a region of the state
A statewide association representing community and migrant health centers
A statewide association representing Washington cities
representative from local health jurisdictions selected by a statewide association representing local public health officials, one from a jurisdiction east of the Cascade mountains with a population between 200,000 and 600,000
representative from local health jurisdictions selected by a statewide association representing local public health officials, one from a jurisdiction east of the Cascade mountains with a population under 200,000
representative from local health jurisdictions selected by a statewide association representing local public health officials, one from a jurisdiction west of the Cascade mountains with a population between 200,000 and 600,000
representative from local health jurisdictions selected by a statewide association representing local public health officials, one from a jurisdiction west of the Cascade mountains with a population less than 200,000
A statewide association representing Washington hospitals
A statewide association representing Washington physicians
A statewide association representing Washington nurses
A statewide association representing Washington public health or public health professionals
Consumer nonprofit organization representing marginalized populations