by WFIS | Mar 17, 2025 | DOH, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
DOH has published the Respiratory Virus Illness Guidance One-Pager (PDF) that summarizes the agency’s existing COVID-19 and another respiratory virus webpage and replaces older COVID-19 Decision Tree for the general public, schools, and child care. The one-pager...
by WFIS | Mar 10, 2025 | DOH, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
DiSH WA is a support network led by UW professionals and the National Diabetes in School Health network, providing resources, data, and community to schools and families. All sessions are held on Wednesdays from 3-4 pm via Zoom. Click on the dates below to add...
by WFIS | Jan 27, 2025 | Agencies and Committees, DOH, Education News, WFIS News
Speak up now! The comment period closes on Feb 9. Once put into law, schools will be tasked with implementation. The WA State Board of Health (WBOH) released the draft health and safety rules, which have not been updated in over 20 years. Please comment or question...
by WFIS | Jan 18, 2025 | DOH, Education News, WFIS News
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can seep through the soil under a building, through cracks and openings into the building’s foundation, and concentrate in the building to unhealthy levels. It is a leading cause of lung cancer. Washington Tracking...
by WFIS | Dec 16, 2024 | DOH, Education News, WFIS News
The 2025-26 requirement charts and Individual Vaccine Requirements Summary document are now available in the Immunization Requirements section of the School and Child Care Immunization page at www.doh.wa.gov/SCCI. Parent charts and translations have been posted to the...
by WFIS | Dec 9, 2024 | DOH, Education News, Student Safety, WFIS News
Join Erin M. Sundberg, ARNP, Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes at Seattle Children’s Hospital for the next Diabetes in School Health (DiSH) WA session: Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 3-4 pm using this link. Future sessions are outlined below: January 15,...
