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read moreAt the October 9, 2019 Washington State Board of Health [SBOH] meeting, an emergency rule banning the sale of flavored vapor products in the state was adopted. It is anticipated to take effect October 10, 2019.
The emergency rule:
1) Imposes a ban on the sale of flavored vaping products, including flavored THC vapor products, in Washington.
We R Native is recruiting 1,500 AI/AN teens and young adults (15-24 years old) nationwide to participate in a study.
Our goal is to evaluate the impact of our text messaging service for Native teens and young adults. Youth who enroll will be randomized to receive either:
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force seeks comments on a draft recommendation statement and draft evidence review on primary care–based interventions to prevent illicit drug use in children, adolescents, and young adults. The Task Force found that more research is needed on how clinicians can help keep young people from starting to use drugs. The draft recommendation statement and draft evidence review are...
read moreThe Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) is hosting a day-long Listen and Learn forum concerning draft conceptual marijuana packaging and labeling rules
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Governor Inslee issued...
read moreApplications are due by October 17th at 5pm via the Google form available here: https://forms.gle/fDBQFZ2LiLuyQLx96
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read moreHow can you get involved? Participate in a local event. Find a take back location near you at takebackyourmeds.org. Download, customize, and share the Starts with One Opioid Take Back Campaign materials at https://getthefactsrx.com/take-back-campaign-downloads.
The Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be Saturday, October...
read moreTribal nations and individual tribal members work hard to protect and promote the health of their communities, and have developed significant public health expertise. The University of Washington's Northwest Center for Public Health Practice's (NWCPHP) new resource, Collaborate with Tribes: A Public Health Toolkit, provides non-tribal public health professionals with an...
read moreThe University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital will implement a two-year pilot of school staff mental health education, and telephone and televideo psychiatric consultations for students at middle, junior and high schools in in two Washington school districts. Pilot duration will be during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years.
Purpose: To provide (1) professional learning opportunities for school staff and (2) telehealth consultations that serve as one strategy among...
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read moreThe Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) launched rulemaking last fall to revise penalty rules, but the legislative debate during the 2019 Legislative session on ESSB 5318 re-focused the direction and goals of the rule revisions. The agency convened a workgroup of cannabis industry attorneys and other licensees and representatives to collaboratively overhaul the penalty rules. One or two meetings per month were held over several months to re-write the rules. Those work sessions...
read moreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state and local health departments, and other clinical and public health partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of severe pulmonary disease associated with e-cigarette product (devices, liquids, refill pods, and/or cartridges) use. This investigation is ongoing and has not identified a cause, but all reported cases have a history of using e-cigarette products.
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read moreThe CADCA Boot Camp is required for new CPWI Coordinators. Please make sure you register by September 15th! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KVFNFWR
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