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Concerns about suicide
Our community is concerned about youth suicide.  We want to make sure you have access to the most accurate and helpful information.  Click below for related materials and please check back for materials we may add.  Additional web links are embedded in some of these materials.  We also suggest you check out the CDC and YSPP.

Overview from Grays Harbor County Public Health and Social Services Department
Toolkit for schools
Warning signs of suicide
Community handout
Washington State's Plan to Prevent Youth Suicide
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Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Resources

Local Update and Vaccine Information

Washington State Secretary of Health, Mary Selecky, has declared a whooping cough epidemic in Washington state.  Teens and adults are urged to get vaccinated.  Grays Harbor County Public Health and Social Services Department has developed posters and a wallet card that health professionals can print and distribute to patients.

Pertussis Poster #1
Pertussis Poster #2
Pertussis Poster #3
Tdap Wallet Card

More information about the pertussis epidemic is available through the links below:

Epi News February 9, 2012
Epi News April 11, 2012
Gov. Gregoire announces emergency action to slow the spread of whooping cough
Whooping cough (pertussis) information and resources
Current situation in Washington
Facts about whooping cough (pertussis)
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Health Department no longer offers TB skin tests
Grays Harbor County Public Health is no longer providing TB (tuberculosis) skin testing to the public.  If you need a TB skin test, they are available at the following locations:

Nurse Janet Parker
Harbor Drug
316 8th Street
Hoquiam, WA 98550
Walk-in from 11:00 p.m.-12:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15th
Tuesday, June 5th
Tuesday, June 19th
$30 (cash only)

Pacific Walk In Clinic (Olympia)
(360) 455-1350
$60

West Care (Olympia)
(360) 357-9392
$78