For immediate release: June 6, 2024 (24-064) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – State health officials suspended the license of Pierce County massage therapist Lukela Los Banos (MA60756509) pending further legal action. Charges state that during the …
For immediate release: June 5, 2024 (24-063) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is closely monitoring high levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) found in shellfish along Washington’s Pacific Coast. …
For immediate release: May 31, 2024 (24-062) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Dental Quality Assurance Commission suspended the dentist (DE60339865) and moderate sedation with parenteral agents permit (CS60495559) licenses of Ellis B. Jardine of …
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) congratulates the winners of the third annual Washington Tracking Network (WTN) Youth Science Contest. The contest is an opportunity for high school students to develop their science and …
For immediate release: May 22, 2024 (24-056) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – State health officials suspended the credential of Yakima County substance use disorder professional trainee Brittany Roy (CO61169359) pending further legal action. …
For immediate release: May 15, 2024 (24-054) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – With warmer days underway, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) wants to remind everyone that water safety is critical, especially this time of year, which is …
For immediate release: May 15, 2024 (24-053) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH) Office of Family and Community Health Improvement released a new, interactive Perinatal Dashboard that provides insights …
For immediate release: May 14, 2024 (24-051) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) launched a new 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline website that is specifically designed for people living in …
Release Date: May 07, 2024 Contact: DSHS Office of Communications Jessica Nelson jessica.nelson1@dshs.wa.gov 360-628-1043 OLYMPIA – This Older Americans Month, we are happy to announce that Washington is now a part of AARP’s Network of Age-Friendly States …
For immediate release: April 30, 2024 (24-047) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advise people to …
For immediate release: April 25, 2024 (24-045) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – Fifteen of Washington’s 115 commercial shellfish growing areas may face harvest restrictions because of increased fecal bacteria levels in the water. Every year, the …
For immediate release: April 18, 2024 (24-044) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health suspended the license of Lewis County certified nursing assistant David Floyd Potter (NC60794315) pending further legal action. …
For immediate release: April 15, 2024 (24-042) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) congratulates the winners of the 2024 Northwest Radon Poster Contest. The contest is an opportunity for nine to 14-year- …
For immediate release: April 10, 2024 (24-040) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – After more than a year of review and study, today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new nationwide maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for per- and …
For immediate release: April 3, 2024 (24-039) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Washington State Board of Nursing suspended the licenses of Pierce County registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner David Benjamin Coots (RN00168077 …
For immediate release: March 28, 2024 (24-035) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – State health officials suspended the credential of Clark County agency affiliated counselor Alicia Kaye Stowe (CG61090405) pending further legal action. Charges state …
For immediate release: March 18, 2024 (24-031) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to announce submissions are now open to select the state’s Tribal or Urban Native community for the Health …
For immediate release: March 18, 2024 (24-030) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced updated guidance for what to do when someone is sick with COVID-19, flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), …
For immediate release: March 13, 2024 (24-029) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The statewide 2023 Healthy Youth Survey (HYS) results are now available, representing the voices of over 217,000 Washington students in grades 6-12. The survey focuses …
For immediate release: March 12, 2024 (24-028) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced the inaugural recipients of the new “Communities Building Resilient Youth” funding awards. The nine selected …
