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Washington State Department of Health Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Website
Washington State Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Website
COVID-19 related Blogs from Washington State Department of Health

Public Health Connection
BienestarWA (Spanish Language)

COVID-19 Resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Social Media

School and Child Care Resources

Guidance for Schools

K-12 Fall Guidance - School Metrics and Toolkit from the Washington State Department of Health

What Do We Know About Children and Coronavirus Transmission? from the Kaiser Family Foundation

K-12 Schools Guidance from the Washington State Department of Health
K-12 School Testing Guidance from the Washington State Department of Health
School Communication Plan from Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (updated 4/5/21) (new)

Local Updates

K-12 Education Health Officer Recommendation
- • 5/26/21 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools from Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek (new)
  • 5/12/21 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools from Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 5/3/21 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools from Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 4/16/21 Health Officer Statement
  • 2/26/21 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 2/12/21 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 1/29/21 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 1/21/21 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 1/15/21 Letter to Thurston County Educational Community from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 1/5/21 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 12/18/20 News Release: New School Metrics and Recommendations for Thurston County Schools
  • 11/6/20 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 10/29/20 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 10/14/20 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents and Heads of Schools from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 10/14/20 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 9/23/20 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents and K-12 Educators from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek's video to the community addressing her shool recommendation (9/23/20)
  • 7/30/20 Letter to Thurston County Superintendents from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
  • 7/30/20 Letter to Thurston County Private K-12 Educational Organizations from the Thurston County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek
For Schools
- • Symptoms of COVID-19 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Where to Get Tested for COVID-19 from Thurston County Public Health and Social Services
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Vietnamese
  • What to Do if You Have Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 from the Washington State Department of Health
  • English
  • Spanish
  • What is contact tracing? from the Washington State Department of Health
  • Spanish
  • Contact Tracing - What will they ask me? from the Washington State Department of Health
  • Overview
  • English
  • Spanish
  • If you test positive - What will they ask?
  • English
  • Spanish
  • If you were in contact with someone who tested positive - What will they ask?
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Employee Health from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
  • Workplace Safety and Health Requirements
  • Fact Sheets and Prevention Materials
  • Student Health
  • Guidance on School Vaccine Requirements
  • Communicable Disease Updates from the Thurston County Health Officer
  • COVID-19 Resources from the Washington State Department of Health
  • COVID-19 Resources from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Communicable Disease Updates for Schools from the Thurston County Health Officer
For Early Learning and Child Care
- • COVID-19 Resources
  • For Child Care Providers from the Washington State Department of Health
  • For Early Learning and Child Care from the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families

Public Health and Social Services Contact Information

During business hours call 360-867-2610
WA Relay: 711 or 800-833-6388
Public health emergency call 1-800-986-9050
Medical emergency call 911
COVID-19 Business Group

COVID19ThurstonPHSS@co.thurston.wa.us
360-867-2634

State COVID-19 Assistance Hotline

Call 1-800-525-0127

Then press #

Hours:

Monday through Friday 6:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday and Sunday 8:00am - 6:00pm

Language

Press 2 for Spanish
For other languages wait and request an interpreter

Or text 'Coronavirus' to 211-211

For Spanish reply 'esp' to the hotline message