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• Governor Gregoire provides emergency funds to prepare Washington for what could be a busy flu season - June 30, 2009
• Summer’s here! Fire up the grill and eat outdoors — and handle food safely - June 30, 2009
  Surprisingly, most people don’t know how to properly cook meat
• Cookie dough-linked illnesses prompt recall, warning from state health officials - June 19, 2009
  Nestlé® TOLL HOUSE® products linked to five E. coli patients in Western Washington

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• Safe food tips for summer
  Summer’s a great time to barbecue or have a picnic. Knowing some simple food safety tips like keeping hot foods hot and cold foods cold can prevent your fun in the sun from making you sick.
   

• West Nile virus season is here
  Learn how to protect yourself and your family from illness. We have a new online dead bird reporting tool so people can let us know when they find a dead bird.
   
• Summer Safety Tips
  Hot weather has arrived in Washington. Remember to drink plenty of liquids, avoid sunburn, take breaks in the shade and learn other ways to be safe on our Hot Weather Safety page.
   
• Swine Flu
  State, local and federal health officials are investigating several cases of a new strain of swine flu, H1N1. For more information, visit the Washington State Department of Health swine flu page.
   

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  The department is overseeing stimulus funds received by the state for several areas including drinking water system construction projects and WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) nutrition programs. Learn more about these efforts.

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