The Washington Health Alert Network (WA HAN) is an alert distribution system run by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). WA HAN messages focus on advisories and updates that are current, actionable, and relevant to public health in Washington state.
There are four main types of WA HAN messages:
- Health Alert: High level of alert. Alerts may require immediate action or contain urgent information.
- Health Advisory: Standard level of alert. Advisories are important, but they may not require immediate action.
- Health Update: Health Updates are meant to provide updates to prior messages or ongoing situations.
- Provider Alert: Provider Alerts are meant to provide clinical updates to health care providers and healthcare facilities in Washington.
On this page, we also share links to relevant alerts and advisories posted by trusted partners, such as LHJs, other states, or federal agencies. Following these links will take you to external webpages that are not managed by DOH. Please direct any questions related to those messages to the originating agency.
Latest Messages
| Date | Agency | Message | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington State Department of Health | Provider Alert: Potential for Travel-Associated New World Screwworm Myiasis (PDF) | ||
| Snohomish County Health Department | Health Alert: Measles Case in Visitors to King and Snohomish Counties |
Past Messages
About WA HAN Messages
WA HAN messages are coordinated across several offices and programs at DOH, including the Office of Resilience and Health Security and the Division of Disease Control and Health Statistics.
We send WA HAN messages to our public health audiences in three ways:
- Posted on this webpage.
- Sent to public health partners through email subscription.
- Urgent/alert-level messages might also be sent by email, phone, or text alert on the WA SECURES platform.
Members of the general public can visit the DOH Newsroom to subscribe to our latest news releases.