Benton-Franklin Health District COVID-19 Public Health Actions
As your local health jurisdiction, we are responding locally to the COVID-19 pandemic through these teams:
- Outbreak Mitigation and Data
- Contact Tracing
- Care Coordination
- Long-Term Care
- Community Testing
- Community Relations and Public Information
- Schools
We do this through:
- collaborating with health care providers and hospitals to ensure they have adequate supplies and capacity to respond to the crisis
- upholding county mandates from the Washington State Department of ealth (DOH) regarding allowed activities and openings
- making local recommendations and mandates for our own counties in the best interest of the overall health of the public
- creating messaging and provide a timely response to providers, partners and the public regarding information from us, DOH, and the CDC
- investigating and responding to outbreaks within our counties
- coordinating with Emergency Management regarding the distribution of supplies and equipment
- hosting calls for medical providers, area hospital administrators, county decision makers, city leaders, and school districts
- hosting media briefings, responding to media inquiries, providing messaging to the public through social media and our Call Center
Resources
See the Washington State Coronavirus response work here.
Washington State Department of Health (DOH)
Benton-Franklin Health District COVID-19 Message Line:
- 509-460-4358 (English)
- 509-460-4359 (Spanish)
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