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Seattle & King County
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Health Care Providers homepage
Reportable diseases, trainings, facts, health advisories
The purpose of the Health Care Providers homepage is to offer a centralized portal site that links to selected Public Health programs, services, announcements, training opportunities and health advisories written specifically for health care providers.
Training opportunities by Public Health
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- HIV Prevention Counseling Workshop
These workshops will assist health care providers and others who work with people at risk for HIV to develop the skills necessary to provide HIV prevention counseling.
- Motivational Interviewing Workshop: An Introduction to Helping People Change
Motivational Interviewing is a client-centered, directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence.
- Child Care Health Classes
If you operate a child/daycare facility in King County, we have various classes offered to you throughout the year.
- EMS Online
EMS Online was developed by King County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for EMS professionals as an alternative for completing the cognitive objectives of the annual competency-based training (CBT) or OTEP courses. These continuing education courses are accessible only to providers who have established accounts.
Key Public Health sections and resources
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- Communicable Diseases, Epidemiology and Immunizations
Information on MRSA Guidelines, West Nile virus, SARS, bioterrorism, vaccine updates and recommendations and how to submit reports of reportable diseases in Washington State.
- West Nile virus facts for Health Care Providers
- Seattle-King County Advanced Practice Center (APC)
A resource for local public health agencies throughout the nation as it develops plans and builds local and regional capacity for responding to an act of bioterrorism or other public health emergency.
- Arsenic and lead soil contamination
Several recent state Department of Ecology studies confirmed arsenic and lead contamination in King County soils.
- Asthma Resources
External links to practice guidelines, best practices, prevention, reports and patient education materials.
- Emergency Medical Services
Learn what it takes to become an EMT, get online training for Basic Life Support for First Responders, download the Patient Care Guidelines for Basic Life Support.
- Family Planning and Sexual Health
Use our extensive Family Planning Clinic Guidelines as a model for your family planning practice or services, learn how to effectively communicate with teens about sexuality and safe sex, learn where to make clinic referrals to a Public Health Family Planning Clinic.
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Health
Learn about "Culturally Competent Care for GLBT People" and avoid the pitfalls of discrimination in your healthcare environment. Download a sample patient intake form and get tips on best practices when approaching your patient interview.
- HIV/AIDS and STDs
Get the latest news on HIV/AIDS and STDs, download fact sheets, reports, publications and brochures. Register for HIV test counseling and motivational interviewing workshops. View monthly HIV/AIDS statistics, legal requirements, name reporting requirements and more.
- Immunization Program
Public Health provides this information in response to requests by parents, health care professionals, school nurses, child care providers and others to provide more information about immunizations and vaccine-preventable diseases.
- Medical Examiner's Office
View the King County Medical Examiner's Annual Report including death trends in King County by cause of death. Review the Medical Examiner's Policy and Procedures manual online and learn about your role as a health provider or clinic in communicating with the Examiner's Office.
- Oral Health
Concern for children's oral health is not just for dental professionals. Other healthcare professionals can familiarize themselves with what to look for in assessing the oral health of children in their care.
- Pandemic Flu resources
View the King County Pandemic Flu Response Plan, fact sheets, resources for families, businesses, government, schools and health care professionals. Information available in multiple languages.
- Tuberculosis Clinic
TB Annual Report, reporting requirements in King County, prevention and control guidelines for homeless service agencies, targeted testing and treatment and key external links.
- Public Health Referral Form instructions (PDF)
- Public Health Referral Form (PDF)
Publications by Public Health staff
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- Communicable Disease Summary: 2006 (PDF, 423 Kb)
- Communicable Disease Summary: 2005 (PDF, 423 Kb)
- Communicable Disease Summary: 2003-2004 (PDF, 544 Kb)
- Data Watch Reports
Data Watch reports concentrate on key health indicators occurring in King County.
- The Epi-Log Newsletter
The monthly Epi-Log Newsletter covers current communicable disease news, recommendations, trends, and updated reported cases of diseases occurring in King County.
- The Vac-Scene Newsletter
For immunization providers, the bi-monthly Vac-Scene Newsletter covers vaccine news including recommendations, warnings, vaccine recall information, and current events.
- Miscellaneous Reports and Studies
Produced by various programs of Public Health - Seattle & King County, topics include current drug trends in King County, arsenic and lead in soils, domestic violence, ethnic discrimination in health care settings, unintended pregnancies, and more.
- Plain Talk About Child Immunizations
Internationally recognized booklet by Public Health - Seattle & King County with easy to read facts on child immunizations.
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