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Health Advisory: Increase in Tuberculosis Cases in the Lower Yakima Valley
03/25/2025 Situation The Yakima Health District is reporting a significant increase in active tuberculosis (TB) cases in Yakima County. Over the past eight months, there has been a rise in confirmed cases, promoting heightened surveillance and precautionary measures. Key Updates Actions Required for Providers (Click image to view) 2. Infection Control Measures 3. Reporting of…
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North Mason Prevention Summit – Wednesday May 6th, 6:00pm
NORTH MASON PREVENTION SUMMIT All are welcome to join in! Wednesday, May 6, 2020 6:00-pm Virtual Presentation The Science of Alcohol and Cannabis: Highlights and What These Findings Mean for Prevention Featuring Dr. Jason Kilmer University of WA Associate Professor in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Dr. Jason Kilmer is an Associate Professor in Psychiatry and…
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Health Advisory: Update #9 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19
Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Notifiable Conditions, Novel Coronavirus, Provider ResourcesContact: Melissa Sixberry, Director of Disease Control 509-249-6509 **Clinical leadership is expected to schedule time to review guidelines with staff** REQUESTED ACTIONS Be aware that DOH’s new COVID-19 testing guidelines expand testing to all symptomatic and certain asymptomatic people.See below for specifics. Become familiar with CDC’s instructions for collecting specimens and which…
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Health Advisory: Update #8 & Interim Guidance On Outbreak Of COVID-19
Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Infection Control, News and Alerts, Notifiable Conditions, Novel Coronavirus, Provider ResourcesThis is an evolving situation. The guidance is subject to change frequently. Please ensure you are reviewing the information as it comes out. Contact: Melissa Sixberry, Director of Disease Control 509-249-6509 Requested Action: Review the below changes in sections: (1) Limit Risk of Exposure at Healthcare Facilities (2) PPE: Universal masking is now recommended in…
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Guidance for COVID-19 Infection Prevention in First Responders and Healthcare Workers
Testing Sites for First Responders and Healthcare Workers Only
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Health Advisory: Update #7 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19
Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Infection Control, News and Alerts, Notifiable Conditions, Novel Coronavirus, Provider ResourcesThis is an evolving situation. The guidance is subject to change frequently. Please ensure you are reviewing the information as it comes out. Contact: Melissa Sixberry, Director of Disease Control 509-249-6509 Requested Action: Review the below changes in recommendations regarding liberalized testing for individuals symptomatic for COVID-19 illness, and regarding prioritized testing for symptomatic close…
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Health Advisory: Update #6 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19
Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Infection Control, News and Alerts, Notifiable Conditions, Novel CoronavirusThis is an evolving situation. The guidance is subject to change frequently. Please ensure you are reviewing the information as it comes out. Contact: Melissa Sixberry, Director of Disease Control 509-249-6509 Requested Action: Be aware of current guidance from CDC and WA-DOH for COVID-19 including PPE, isolation, quarantine, and testing PPE – Personal Protective Equipment…
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Health Advisory: Update #5 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19
Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Infection Control, News and Alerts, Notifiable Conditions, Provider ResourcesThis is an evolving situation. The guidance is subject to change frequently. Please ensure you are reviewing the information as it comes out. For immediate release: March 11, 2020 Contact: Melissa Sixberry, Director of Disease Control 509-249-6509 Washington state is responding to an outbreak of COVID-19. As of this morning there are 366 confirmed cases…
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Health Advisory: Update #4 & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19
Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Infection Control, News and Alerts, Notifiable Conditions, Novel Coronavirus, Provider ResourcesThis is an evolving situation. The guidance is subject to change frequently. Please ensure you are reviewing the information as it comes out. Washington state is responding to an outbreak of COVID-19. As of this morning there are 102 confirmed cases in Washington State. Currently, there are no confirmed cases in Yakima County. This alert…
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Health Advisory: Update & Interim Guidance on Outbreak of COVID-19
Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Health Advisory, Infection Control, News and Alerts, Notifiable Conditions, Novel CoronavirusThis is an evolving situation. The guidance is subject to change frequently. Please ensure you are reviewing the information as it comes out. Washington state is responding to an outbreak of COVID-19. As of this morning there are 70 confirmed cases in Washington State. Currently, there are no confirmed cases in Yakima County. Routine outpatient…
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Health Advisory: COVID-19 Cases Increasing in Multiple Countries
Emerging Diseases and Conditions, Infection Control, News and Alerts, Notifiable Conditions, Novel Coronavirus, TravelRequested actions Be aware COVID-19 cases are increasing globally. Get a detailed travel history for patients with fever and acute respiratory illness. Ask patients with suspected COVID-19 infection to wear a surgical mask. Evaluate them in a private room with the door closed, ideally an airborne infection isolation room. All healthcare personnel entering the room…
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Upcoming MAT Waiver Training Opportunity
Completion of this free 4 hour in-person course followed by a 4 hour online course allows physicians to apply for the waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for treatment of opioid use disorder. ARNPs and PA-Cs require a 16 hour online course. Non-prescriber OUD care team members, including RNs and Substance Use Disorder Professionals, are encouraged to…
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Health Advisory: Evaluating and Reporting Suspected E-cigarette or Vaping Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)
Requested actions Ask all patients if they recently used e-cigarette or vaping products and which substances they used. Ask patients who report using e-cigarette or vaping products about respiratory, gastrointestinal and constitutional symptoms (e.g., cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fever). Perform chest X-ray. Consider chest CT to evaluate…