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• Prevent flu with these tips
  • Listen to Secretary of Health Mary Selecky, talk about flu prevention.
    • Everyone six months and older should get a flu shot. (Transcript)
    • Don’t spread the flu. (Transcript)
    • The flu is a lot more than a bad cold. (Transcript)
       
• Winter weather is back in the Pacific Northwest
  Stormy weather can bring us a lot of challenges. Stay safe this winter— find information on using a generator safely to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning during power outages, purifying drinking water if contaminated during flooding, frequently asked questions about molds, as well as a list of emergency supplies to have on hand.
  
  

• Whooping cough is hitting babies and kids hard this year.
  Learn more about what’s going on and how you can help prevent this dangerous disease and protect the people around you.

  • Current situation in Washington

  • Protecting our families

  • Facts about whooping cough (pertussis)
     

• Beaches, Shellfish and Fishing: Know before you go!
  Check our shellfish, fish and beach information before making your warm weather plans.
  
  

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Advisories and Alerts:

Recreational shellfish update Fish advisories Beach advisories Food recalls and safety alerts

Featured Topics:

WashYourHandsingTon
Where Everyone Washes their Hands, Covers their Cough, and gets the FLU Vaccine.

• Impact of state budget reductions at the Department of Health
  Overview of impacts of 2011-13 Biennial Budget (PDF,84KB)
  
  
• Medical marijuana is in the news in Washington.
  Frequently asked questions about Washington’s medical marijuana law.
  
  
• Facts about Spice, K2 and “bath salts”
  Find out about these dangerous and illegal substances.
  
  
• Use the WIC Shopping Guide to get the most out of WIC
  This guide makes it easy to shop using the WIC program.
  
  
• Radiation monitoring: No danger in Washington from reactors in Japan
  Find out what March’s devastating earthquake, tsunami and radiation release in Japan mean for Washington. Radiation levels from the incident are so low, the Department of Health no longer reports daily results online.
  
  
• New Resource for Performance Management in Public Health
  The Department of Health launched a new online performance management resource for the public health community. The site has toolkits, templates, training materials, links, contacts for technical assistance, and other resources.
  
  
• Reshaping Public Health in Washington State
  We are in an era of unprecedented change and opportunity. The governmental public health system is undergoing the most substantive transformation in decades. For more information.
  

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• 2010 Healthy Youth Survey
  Every two years, students in Washington public schools take an anonymous survey about their health habits and behaviors. The 2010 Healthy Youth Survey shows most kids are saying no to alcohol, drugs, and other risky behaviors.
   
• Health data and statistics
  Check our health data page for the latest on communicable disease, injuries and current statistics. You can get information on the health of your county with this new survey tool for health behavior risks.

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