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Coping with quarantine

Coping with quarantine

As spend more time in public, some us may get exposed to COVID-19. If exposed, you may be asked to stay home to quarantine for 14 days.
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You are not alone

You are not alone

Isolation is not good for us. It’s important for all us to take care of our mental health.
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Staying home with teenagers

Staying home with teenagers

Our teens are experiencing things we never experienced. Help them notice how they feel and what they have control over.
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Don’t be fooled by COVID-19 misinformation

Don’t be fooled by COVID-19 misinformation

Not only do we have a pandemic of COVID-19, but we also have an infodemic going on. Help us bust these myths by spreading the facts.
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Moving to the next phase

Moving to the next phase

Through the Washington Safe Start plan, businesses and activities are reopening slowly and cautiously in phases.
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Support your mental health by taking control of your social media

Support your mental health by taking control of your social media

Sometimes, spending extra time on social media can cause worry, here are some ways to protect your emotional health.
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Keep your hands clean

Keep your hands clean

And don’t touch your face!
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EMS is open for business

EMS is open for business

Still there when you need help.
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Cloth Face Coverings

Cloth Face Coverings

The Dos and Don’ts of wearing them
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Talk like a public health professional

Talk like a public health professional

Commonly-confused terms and phrases
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Keep your germs to yourself!

Keep your germs to yourself!

No one wants to get anyone sick
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The power of resilience

The power of resilience

Finding sweetness in a tough time
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Blame and mistrust hurt people

Blame and mistrust hurt people

Help spread hope and connection
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Telehealth

Telehealth

Physical distancing has taught us how to do so much of our daily lives online!
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Trusted tools in preventing disease

Trusted tools in preventing disease

Case investigations and contact tracing are trusted public health tools for preventing the spread of disease.
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Five COVID-19 facts to wow your friends

Five COVID-19 facts to wow your friends

Help spread the facts on COVID-19
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The pandemic generation

The pandemic generation

COVID-19 and this time of physical distancing is a pivotal event for our kids.
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Women’s Health Week

Women’s Health Week

National Women’s Health Week begins every year on Mother’s Day to remind women and girls to make their own health a priority and take care…
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Helping kids to wear cloth face coverings

Helping kids to wear cloth face coverings

Are your children wearing pants? Do they know where their shoes are?
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Lessons from a past pandemic

Lessons from a past pandemic

Do you know of anyone in your family who had smallpox? It would have been a long time ago.
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Even in a pandemic, kids need their shots. One epidemic at a time, please.

Even in a pandemic, kids need their shots. One epidemic at a time, ...

Slowing or stopping access to immunizations increases the risk that we could see an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease.
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10 Reasons NOT to have a “COVID-19 Party”

10 Reasons NOT to have a “COVID-19 Party”

Purposely exposing yourself or others to COVID-19 is a truly terrible idea.
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When grief becomes more than grieving

When grief becomes more than grieving

Losing someone while your life is turned upside down by a pandemic can intensify your grief, creating more complicated, traumatic grief.
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Washington COVID-19 Safe Start

Washington COVID-19 Safe Start

The quickest way to reopen the economy and schools is to control the spread of COVID-19.
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A phased approach

A phased approach

The quickest way to reopen our economy is to control the spread of COVID-19. We’ll open in four phases, while closely monitoring the virus.
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