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In early March 2020, coronavirus cases within Washington state grew along with the rest of the country. Washington State Department of Health officials requested, from the federal government's Strategic National Stockpile (the U.S. government's repository of drugs, vaccines and equipment to be used in major public health emergencies), 233,000 respirators and 200,000 surgical masks.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced the launch of a new 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline website in a news release on May 14.. 988 was established as the universal telephone ...
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is Washington's social services department. The agency has its headquarters in Office Building Two (OB-2) in Olympia , the state capital. [ 1 ] Annually, 2.2 million children, families, vulnerable adults and seniors come to the department for protection, comfort, food assistance, financial aid ...
Sponsored by Health Care & Wellness Chair Rep. Dan Bronoske, D-Lakewood, House Bill 1531 would add new language to state law stating that “it is the policy of the state that public health ...
Health Care Authority, Washington State (HCA) Health Care Facilities Authority (WHCFA) Health, Washington State Board of (SBOH) Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) Higher Education Facilities Authority (WHEFA) Hispanic Affairs, Washington State Commission on (CHA) Historical Society, Eastern Washington State (WSHSEAST) History Museum ...
Yakima Health District is a one-county health district. It was created in 1911 and was one of the first health districts in the United States. [2] [3] Health districts were enabled by the Washington State Legislature in 1945, codified in chapter 70.46 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW). [4]
Western State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located at 9601 Steilacoom Boulevard SW in Lakewood, Washington.Administered by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), it is a large facility with 806 beds, and Washington's second-oldest state-owned enterprise (after the University of Washington).
The Washington State Department of Health Marijuana Prevention and Education Program creates the announcements and they are played on the radio, television and with movie trailers played in Washington. The Department of Health describes its activities as "Media-based education campaigns across television, internet, radio, print, and out-of-home ...