5 Things Washington: Acute depression looms, Black leaders in health care, Yakima County
DJ Wilson | Jun 10, 2020 | Washington
DOH says 30-60% of Washingtonians may experience symptoms of depression in coming months related to COVID
Emily Boerger | Jun 9, 2020 | Washington
Washington enlists emergency volunteer health practitioners for COVID-19 response
Emily Boerger | Mar 20, 2020 | Washington
Gov. Inslee visits Centralia, Tumwater coronavirus facilities
Madeline Shannon | Mar 5, 2020 | Washington
Washington Department of Health briefs Senate on status of COVID-19
Michael Goldberg | Mar 2, 2020 | Washington
Washington Department of Health (DOH) Secretary John Wiesman briefed the Senate Ways & Means Committee in Olympia this morning on the statewide response to the COVID-19 outbreak and its projected costs. Today marks day 42 of the official response in the state. The first COVID-19 case in the United States
State officials make it easier to access overdose reversal drug
Kristen Maki | Aug 28, 2019 | Washington
Today Washington State Health Officer Dr. Kathy Lofy signed a statewide standing order for naloxone, a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. The standing order works like a prescription and allows any person or organization in the state to get naloxone from a pharmacy. “Making it easier to access
Caroline Cadirao appointed as director of the state’s Executive Office on Aging
Hawaii Department of Health | Jul 10, 2019 | Hawaii
Gov. David Ige has appointed Caroline Cadirao as the director of the State of Hawai‘i Executive Office on Aging. With nearly 20 years of program management experience with the Executive Office on Aging, Cadirao now leads the agency in charge of coordinating a statewide system of elder care and caregiver
Health care highlights in Hawaii’s FY 2020, 2021 state budget
Emily Boerger | Apr 3, 2019 | Hawaii
Last week, the State House and Senate approved the final version of Hawaii’s budget bill (HB2), about a month earlier than in previous legislative sessions. The $16 billion budget covers state operations over fiscal years 2020 and 2021. A press release from the Hawaii State Legislature Majority Democrats
Inslee declares local public health emergency after identifying outbreak of measles
Tara Lee | Jan 25, 2019 | Washington
Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency today in all counties in response to more than two dozen confirmed cases of measles in our state. “Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease that can be fatal in small children,” Inslee stated in his proclamation. “The existence of 26 confirmed cases
Gov. Ige unveils 2019 Supplemental Budget, health care services receive a boost
Emily Boerger | Dec 19, 2017 | Hawaii
On Monday, Gov. David Ige released his 2019 Supplemental Budget. The budget requests $85.5 million for the operating budget and an additional $1.5 billion for the capital improvements budget. During his announcement, Gov. Ige highlighted funding for education, housing, and homelessness; however, the Department of Health also received notable funding