DH’s role as a technical assistance provider in the DOH Community-Driven Outreach (CDO) Initiative concluded on 5/31/2024.
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Mask Requirements in Healthcare Facilities To End April 3 

With COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths trending downward nationwide, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will end the current order requiring masks to be worn in all healthcare, long-term care and adult correctional facilities.  Since the...

Program for Free At-home COVID-19 Tests To End May 11 

The Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH) free at-home testing program, Say Yes! COVID Test (SYCT), will end on May 11, along with the federal public health emergency for COVID-19.  Washingtonians can still order free test kits from the SYCT website, but...

Check out Airtable: The New COVID-19 Resource Library 

With the relaunch of the Community Partner Page (CPP), the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) and Desautel Hege (DH) are offering a new COVID-19 asset library to current and past partners.  Airtable is a database for partners to easily access resources,...

COVID-19 Commercialization Update 

In February, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) issued an announcement that COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed by the private market rather than by the federal government, a process known as commercialization. Since then, the U.S. Department of Health...