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Olympia – When children are exposed to flame or fires, their curiosity might be peeked. Children may find fire fascinating because it engages all five senses; sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. They may not understand that fires used for cooking, heating, or other reasons are controlled and...
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is announcing its free at-home testing program Say Yes! COVID Test (SYCT) is ending May 11. Since its launch in Jan. 2022, the program has:
• Processed more than 3 million individual orders for at-home test kits.
• Distributed more than 15...
Olympia – Daylight Savings Time began March 12. The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office wants to remind everyone that when changing your clocks, remember to test your smoke alarm at the same time. Working smoke alarms are a critical element of home fire safety by giving you and your family an...
Northwest Region residents advance legacy of Clara Barton, one of most honored women in US history.
Help can’t wait when emergencies strike-whether it’s for the family huddled on the street after a home fire, the patient needing a blood transfusion, or the military member deployed during a family...
OLYMPIA -- Effective April 3, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will end the Secretary of Health Mask Order, which currently requires universal masking in healthcare, long-term care, and adult correctional facilities for people age 5 and older.
In Washington, COVID-19, RSV, and...
Confluence Health today announced an update to its employment vaccination policy. Starting March 1, 2023, Confluence Health will begin allowing staff who were unable to work onsite due to not having received the initial COVID-19 vaccination series to again work onsite at Confluence Health...
OLYMPIA – With Western Washington wildfire impacts still top of mind after the Bolt Creek Fire belched smoke across the Puget lowlands this past October, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz testified in favor of House Bill 1578 before the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources...
The American Red Cross Home Fire Campaign with the support of community partners has achieved its goal of installing 2.5 million free smoke alarms and making 1 million households safer across the country.
Since launching in October 2014, the campaign has saved at least 1,583 lives nationwide —...
Medical experts say that controlling your blood pressure is possible and it starts with having the right information. PHOTO SOURCE: (c) nortonrsx / iStock via Getty Images Plus
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, affects nearly half of adults in the United States, and only about 1 in 4 with this condition have it under control, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hypertension can be dangerous and, in many cases, fatal. In 2020,...
As the aging population enters long-term care facilities, fall prevention will become an increasingly important public health priority. PHOTO SOURCE: (c) monkeybusinessimages / iStock via Getty Images Plus
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death in U.S. adults aged 65 or older, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The economic impact of falls is immense, with fatal falls estimated to cost $754 million and nonfatal falls $50 billion annually. As the aging population...
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