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Due to the ongoing federal shutdown, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits in Washington ended on Oct. 31, 2025. DSHS has details on impacts as well as what clients can do to prepare for the loss of benefits.
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| Category | Title Sort descending | DOH Number |
|---|---|---|
| Vital Statistics | 2010-2022 Highlights – Vital Statistics Factsheet (PDF) | 422-099 |
| Birth | Birth Data File Technical Notes - A Data User's Guide (Word) | 422-160 |
| Birth | Birth Historical Notes (Word) | 422-217 |
| Birth | Birth Statistical File - Data Dictionary and Crosswalk (Excel) | 422-161 |
| CHARS | CHARS Hospital Revisit (Excel) | 422-194 |
| Death, Statistical | Data Dictionary 1968-2015 (Word) | 422-199 |
| Birth | Data Dictionary 1980-2016 (Word) | 422-215 |
| Infant Death | Data Dictionary 1981-2015 (Word) | 422-210 |
| Death, Statistical | Data Dictionary and Crosswalks, current (excel) | 422-162 |
| CHARS | Dictionary - CHARS - Limited | 422-196 |
| CHARS | Download Information (Word) | 422-197 |
| Fetal Death | Fetal Death Data Dictionary (Word) | 422-208 |
| Fetal Death | Fetal Death Statistical File - Data Dictionary and Crosswalk (Excel) | 422-209 |
| Infant Death | Infant Death Data Dictionary and Crosswalks (Excel) | 422-211 |
| CHARS | Linked Birth/CHARS File - Variable List: 1987-2014 (Excel) | 422-195 |
| Vital Statistics | Vital Statistics Technical Notes (PDF) | 422-212 |
| Death | Washington State Death File Data Users' Guide, 2023 (PDF) | 422-155 |