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It’s Not Too Late!

It’s Not Too Late!

It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week
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Dec 1
Eat, Drink, but Be Prepared

Eat, Drink, but Be Prepared

Make your holiday meal safe 🦃
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Nov 22
Shining a light on diabetes

Shining a light on diabetes

November is Diabetes Awareness Month
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Nov 14
Nominate a drinking water champ!

Nominate a drinking water champ!

Drinking Water Week May 3–9, 2020
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Nov 1
Protect your brain!

Protect your brain!

You CAN reduce your risk of stroke and disability.
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Oct 23
Mammograms and early detection

Mammograms and early detection

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
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Oct 18
Use your creativity to help us imagine a day without water

Use your creativity to help us imagine a day without water

What do your morning coffee, hospitals, and farming all have in common? Give up? They all need clean, reliable water to work right!
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Oct 4
Breathe easy — avoid vaping illness

Breathe easy — avoid vaping illness

What you should know about the current outbreak of vaping-related illnesses in the United States
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Sep 6
Stopping Overdose, Saving Lives

Stopping Overdose, Saving Lives

10,000+ Overdose Reversal Kits to be Distributed Statewide
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Aug 29
The story behind a map

The story behind a map

Collaborating for environmental justice
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Jul 19
12 Months

12 Months

What we’ve learned about behavioral health
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Jul 5
Power to choose

Power to choose

Fruit and vegetable incentives put healthy food in Washington shoppers’ reach
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Jun 12
Pick up the phone!!

Pick up the phone!!

Five reasons to call 911 at the first sign of stroke
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May 29
Saving time saves lives

Saving time saves lives

An inside look at Washington’s Emergency Cardiac and Stroke System
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May 3
And the winner is…

And the winner is…

Celebrating Drinking Water Week
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Apr 30
We’re PHAB-ulous!

We’re PHAB-ulous!

The Department of Health just became one of the first public health departments in the country to achieve national reaccreditation through…
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Apr 25
Helping families reduce lead exposure in Washington

Helping families reduce lead exposure in Washington

The newly-renovated home was meant to be a safe haven for three at-risk kids. The Grays Harbor family was hoping to provide stability and…
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Apr 22
Public health — working for everyone, everywhere

Public health — working for everyone, everywhere

April 1–7 is Public Health Week
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Apr 1
Public health does that?!

Public health does that?!

Working for patient safety with health care providers.
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Mar 11
Education, more resources key factors in suicide prevention

Education, more resources key factors in suicide prevention

This story originally appeared on Governor Jay Inslee’s blog.
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Mar 6
21st century heart & brain health

21st century heart & brain health

Help make your brain and heart “disease-proof”
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Feb 1
Mistaken kisses

Mistaken kisses

That bug you encounter is not a kissing bug
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Dec 3, 2018
Making progress towards ending AIDS

Making progress towards ending AIDS

December 1 is World AIDS Day
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Nov 30, 2018
Chips and salsa and LEAD?

Chips and salsa and LEAD?

Avoiding lead exposure in unlikely places
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Oct 18, 2018
Hoppin’ John

Hoppin’ John

Secretary of Health Wiesman reports on his busy summer.
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Oct 12, 2018
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