WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Workers' care falls to state Chicago Tribune
Uninsured employees' medical bills costly to Illinois, report finds Hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers in Illinois are enrolled in public health programs, adding hundreds of millions of dollars in medical costs to the state budget, according to a new report.
State gets tougher on health care providers The Olympian
SEATTLE - Patients have more comprehensive rights while health care practitioners face more restrictions under new rules adopted by the state Health Department.
State pays health care premiums The Olympian
SEATTLE - In a bid to save money, the state is paying health care premiums for people who switch from Medicaid to their employer's health plans. About 1,300 people have made the switch since the state began the pilot program two years ago.
A Day for Health and Wellness R News
A local health care provider is trying to make it easier for us to stay healthy. Thompson Health held a Health and Wellness Day at Eastview Mall Saturday. The public was invited for free blood pressure checks and for things like colon cancer screening kits.
Suquamish kids mobilize for Walk to School Day North Kitsap Herald
SUQUAMISH — For the past three years, Suquamish Elementary’s Gail Petranek has been leading the charge to compile data and information to apply for a $500,000 Washington State Department of Transportation grant to improve the community’s walkability.
Mental Health Needs Often Unmet: County Short on Providers Despite Illness Rate RedNova
By Benjamin Shors, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Oct. 7--Spokane County suffers from a shortage of mental health professionals, resulting in unmet health care for thousands of residents each week, according to an assessment released by the Spokane Regional Health District.
US bird flu plans near 'state of the art'-official Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - U.S. preparations against a possible outbreak of the deadly form of the H5N1 avian flu virus are solid, but other countries may not be as ready, a U.S. health safety official warned on Thursday.
HealthCare Resolution Services, Inc. HCRS Wins $6 Million Contract to Provide Health Care Staffing Services to the RedNova
HealthCare Resolution Services, Inc. (HCRS) (www.hcrs-inc.com) today announced that it has been awarded a $6 million contract by the U.S. Department of the Navy to provide medical staffing services at three naval hospitals in Washington State and Hawaii.
Castro foe with C.I.A. ties puts U.S. in awkward spot International Herald Tribune
The case of Luis Posada Carriles, an anti-Castro Cuban exile detained in Texas on an immigration violation, presents a quandary for the Bush administration, in part because Posada is a former C.I.A. operative who directed his wrath at a government that Washington has long opposed.
Local and national health officials prepare for flu season The Idaho Statesman
By Heath Druzin Idaho Statesman Idaho health organizations and clinics are expecting adequate supplies of influenza vaccine, though at least one organization's shipments have been slow in arriving.

Pandemic Flu - WA State Dept. of Health
At the Washington State Department of Health, we are working with our local, state and federal partners to do all we can to make sure our communities are
WA State Mental Health Division, Department of Social and Health
Washington State Mental Health Division 1-800-446-0259 For more ways to get in touch with the Department of Social and Health Services, go to the DSHS
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State Health Planning and Development Agency Holds Public Hearing Department of Health 825 North Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 (202) 671-5000
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