Public Health

• HIV testing information
• Washington State Health Care Innovation Plan (PDF)
• Washington Department of Health Wastewater Guidance (PDF)

Provider Advisories

2018

Apr. 13 - Union High Mumps Exposure
Mar. 30 - Expedited Partner Therapy Guidance
Feb. 28 - Group A Streptococcal Infections 

2017

Dec. 28 - ​Influenza Activity and Antiviral Treatment
Dec. 21 - 6th case of Meningococcal disease at OSU
Dec. 6 - TB case in Clark County school
​Dec. 4 - Meningococcal disease at OSU
Nov. 21 - Antibiotic resistance update
​Oct. 24 - Infectious diseases in hurricane affected areas
Sept. 19 - Influenza vaccine and miscarriage
August 8 - Cyclospora cayetanensis
July 31 - Updated Zika Testing
July 13 - Meningococcal and Hantavirus updates
June 22 - Influenza in summer
May 26 - Zika Testing
May 17 - Falsely Low Blood Lead Test
May 16 - Congenital Syphilis Letter
May 8 - Updated guidance on interpretation of Zika testing results
for pregnant women
May 1 - Measles Outbreak in Minnesota
April 20 - Diagnosing and Managing Shigella
April 7 - Possible Hepatitis A Exposure
March 3 - Guidance for LHJ Regarding Seoul Virus Identification in Rats and Evaluation and Testing of Persons with Probable Exposure to Seoul Virus
February 3 - Mumps reporting requirement, Suspect Mumps Worksheet
January 10 -  Influenza Update

2016

December 21 -  Guidance for providers about mumps
December 16 - Zika transmission Brownsville TX
November 22 - Naloxone Webinar
November 4 - AFM Provider Advisory
November 4 - Hep C Education
October 31 -  HPV vaccination schedule
October 31 -  AFM Provider Advisory
October 24 - Zika Update: Updated guidance
October 4 - Zika Update: Preventing sexual transmission
October 3 - Increased TB screening for adults
September 14 - Updated Zika evaluation, testing and management recommendations
August 22 - AFM Provider Advisory
August 11 - Tdap and Flu Recommendations
August 4 -  Seattle Pain Clinic
August 2 -  AFM Advisory
July 20 - Zika transmission update
June 27 - Zika virus testing update
June 21 - H influenzae and N meningitidis
June 10 - Possible lead exposure at Image Elementary
May 10 - Lead - May 2016
May 3 - Commercial Zika Testing
April 8 - Zika testing update
March 1 - Zika Interim Guidelines Update
February 23 - Meningococcal B Vaccine
February 11 - Zika virus testing update
February 3 - Zika virus, Influenza and Hepatitis C

To view provider advisories from previous years, click here. **Please note: links mentioned in these advisories may no longer be active.**