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Coping with COVID: It’s not just you

Coping with COVID: It’s not just you

Dealing with COVID-19 has been difficult. The things you’re feeling and experiencing are normal, and there are things you can do to cope.
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The legacy of the Washington State Quitline

The legacy of the Washington State Quitline

Reflections on the Quitline’s 20th Anniversary
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Lifestyle change can help prevent diabetes

Lifestyle change can help prevent diabetes

CDC’s diabetes prevention program helped Olga improve her health and find a sense of belonging
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Difficult conversations

Difficult conversations

This week, we released the latest statewide situation report (PDF) on COVID-19 transmission. COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in WA.
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Taking COVID-19 seriously

Taking COVID-19 seriously

When Susan was diagnosed with COVID-19 in the Spring, she was a healthy woman in her late 30s with no underlying health conditions.
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Washington State Department of Health
Health clinics go the extra mile during the pandemic

Health clinics go the extra mile during the pandemic

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100,000

100,000

Today we are reporting the 100,000th Washingtonian diagnosed with COVID-19. This a sad and sobering milestone.
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Help ensure clean, safe drinking water

Help ensure clean, safe drinking water

What would it be like to face the current global pandemic without clean, safe water?
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COVID-19 Stories from the Field: It takes a village

COVID-19 Stories from the Field: It takes a village

When a client living with HIV and diagnosed with COVID-19 needed shelter, Alejandra and a network of professionals sprang into action.
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Halloween

Halloween

You’re probably excited to hand out cloth face coverings and hand sanitizer (full-size bottles!) to trick-or-treaters this year.
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Wildfire smoke & COVID-19 are a bad mix

Wildfire smoke & COVID-19 are a bad mix

Not only do we need to continue to protect our communities against COVID-19, but now there are life-threatening fires throughout the state.
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Never swim alone

Never swim alone

Have COVID-safe weekend plans? Staying outside in a non-crowded area, cloth face covering readily accessible, with a small group? Great!
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Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day!

It’s Labor Day weekend, and it’s time for a picnic! Online picnics are the safest from a COVID perspective, and they have fewer ants.
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A healthy start to the school year

A healthy start to the school year

Whether your student returns to school online or in-person, one thing’s for sure: something is bound to go wrong at least once.
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“COVID is brutal.”

“COVID is brutal.”

A survivor’s tale
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It’s time for the talk

It’s time for the talk

How to get together safely
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Why am I coughing?

Why am I coughing?

What to do if you have COVID-19 symptoms.
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Tips and tricks for wearing cloth face coverings

Tips and tricks for wearing cloth face coverings

Easy, convenient and safe
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The COVID-19 Farmworker Study

The COVID-19 Farmworker Study

Another step toward evidence-based public health practice in Washington
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Washington State Department of Health
Born resilient

Born resilient

Heal, bend, hope
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Coming of age in a pandemic

Coming of age in a pandemic

Reaching adulthood during the COVID-19 pandemic brings more than just the usual “adulting” challenges.
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Keep your social circle small. Very small.

Keep your social circle small. Very small.

Limiting how many people we see in person — even when we all feel completely normal — reduces our chances of getting COVID-19.
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Cover your face!

Cover your face!

More than 50,000 people in Washington have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Between 30-50% of them caught it from someone who had no symptoms.
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Six feet apart

Six feet apart

The number of people getting COVID-19 every day in Washington is higher now than it has ever been.
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We did it before; we can do it again

We did it before; we can do it again

Remember how we flattened the curve?
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