With the holidays around the corner, it’s important to take proper safety measures to keep your loved ones safe from COVID-19. Here are some tips for lowering the risk of getting or spreading COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses:  Wash your hands often  Stay up to date with your vaccinations: COVID-19, flu, RSV (for people 60 years and older)  Take a COVID-19 …

Last week, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Desautel Hege (DH) hosted a Community Driven Outreach (CDO) Program Community Conversation. Partners met to hear about program and resource updates.  DH shared program resources including the latest edition of the CDO Quarterly, the Airtable program resource library, and the partner events calendar, which you can submit events here.  DOH introduced its Power of …

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recently highlighted its Power of Providers initiative, which equips healthcare providers to serve as trusted sources of COVID-19 vaccine information for their patients and communities.  The goal of this program is to increase vaccination rates across the state. They currently have a network of over 4,500 individuals across 400 healthcare organizations.  Any healthcare provider who …