Announcements

The Healing of the Canoe Spring Conference is a 4-day intensive training for tribes and Indigenous communities who want to develop a youth education program grounded in culture and connection. The conference will be held on April 24-27, 2023, at the Suquamish Tribe's Clearwater Casino and Resort in Suquamish, WA. The Suquamish Tribe’s Healing of the Canoe (HOC) curriculum is a proven, promising practice, for native youth with 14 life skill lessons that utilize tribal knowledge, traditional… read more

Soap Lake Prevention Coalition partnered with Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to launch a new, drug-free alternative activity: Midnight Movies. Events will be held bi-monthly and include prevention messaging and information dissemination followed by a movie screening for youth during high-risk times. Midnight Movie events provide a great opportunity for the coalition to meet youth where they are and to help foster relationship building between youth… read more

The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) National Tribal Health Conference (NTHC) is the premiere gathering for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) health policy and public health. It showcases the interconnectedness of policy, advocacy, and Indian health best practices. The NIHB previously held its Tribal Public Health Summit each spring and NTHC each fall. This program combines these conferences.

This conference will be held in-person, on May 1-5, 2023, at the Dena'ina Convention… read more

The Washington Poison Center (WAPC) released its annual report for 2022. The report provides information about the number and types of calls WAPC received, including those related to substance use.

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These conferences are open to CPWI, CBO, and tribes for attendance. Requests will be reviewed with your prevention system… read more

Co-developed by the Washington State Health Care Authority and Washington State Department of Health with our communications partner, GMMB, the Not a Moment Wasted campaign encourages young adults to avoid using alcohol, cannabis, or other drugs by sharing practical skills to help prioritize wellness, manage emotions, find healthy ways to cope with… read more

Safe Medication Return lets people appropriately dispose of unwanted household over the counter and prescription medications (including for pets). Secure storage and safe disposal of medication helps reduce overdoses, poisonings, and suicide attempts. Safely disposing of medication also keeps it out of our environment which helps protect our water and soil.

Washington’s two approved drug take-back program operators, MED-Project and Inmar, recently launched:

International Transgender Day of Visibility will be recognized on Friday, March 31, 2023. This observance celebrates the accomplishments of transgender ("trans") and gender non-conforming people while raising awareness of the work that still needs to be done to achieve trans justice.

Despite representing less than five percent of the U.S. population, trans people are targeted by discriminatory legislation that threatens their civil rights, including the ability to access healthcare… read more

Find What Moves You (FWMY) was developed by researchers at Washington State University to support mental, physical, and social well-being in middle school girls. FWMY is a movement-based activity program for youth ages 11-14-years old who identify with a girls' community, intended to help them appreciate, explore, and embody their truest selves. This program welcomes cisgender, transgender, and non-binary youth of all races, ethnicities, abilities, and body sizes. In FWMY, participants will… read more

The Health Equity Zones Initiative is launching its nomination process to select one rural and one urban zone! People across the state are invited to nominate their community to be selected as a health equity zone to focus on their area’s most pressing health issues. Each zone will receive $200,000 per year for two years to identify priorities and work on collaborative solutions to each area’s unique health concerns.

Although the Department of Health is providing technical assistance… read more