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Welcome Health Care Providers!
Thank you for joining us, and thousands of other providers across the state of Washington, to encourage COVID-19 vaccination and work to reduce COVID-19 transmission, severe illness, and death.
Save this page and check back regularly for new resources and updated materials, the latest news on COVID-19 vaccines, and upcoming industry meetings and events.
To learn more about the Power of Providers program, our mission and vision, and the benefits of being a member, visit our About POP page. Send questions about the program to powerofproviders@doh.wa.gov.
Please use this flyer to share information about POP with your colleagues! (PDF)
New: Check out POP’s new Long COVID webpage for health care providers, and let us know what you’d like to see on the page in the future.
News
- In the News
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- August 18: Kennedy’s Anti-Vaccine Strategy Risks Forcing Shots Off Market, Manufacturers Warn (CNN)
- August 18: Flu Shot Cuts Infection Risk in UK Healthcare Workers (Medscape)
- August 17: 'A Fear Pandemic': Immigration Raids Push Patients Into Telehealth (Medpage Today)
- August 15: CDC Gunman Blamed His Depression on the COVID Vaccine: Here’s What the Research Says (Medpage Today)
- August 15: HHS Revives Childhood Vaccine Safety Task Force (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy)
- August 15: FluMist, a Vaccine Nasal Spray, Can Now be Used at Home (CBSNews)
- August 15: Survey Reveals Low Public Knowledge of HPV and its Vaccine (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy)
- August 14: Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years- National Immunization Survey-Teen, United States, 2024 (CDC)
- August 13: Watch: Millions of Americans Live Where Telehealth is Out of Reach (Medscape)
- August 13: 6 in 10 Healthcare Workers with Symptoms of Respiratory Disease Say They Test for COVID (Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy)
Events
- Upcoming Events
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- August 20: Research Evidence in Practice: Evidence-Based Interventions in Service Delivery (Switchboard)
- August 21: CVP Training Series: Ordering and Inventory Controls
- August 22: Making Sense of the Vaccine Environment (National Minority Quality Forum)
- August 28: Simplify Communication to Build Trust, Access, and Efficiency (Immunize CO)
- September 4: De-escalation in Practice: Strategies for Supporting Newcomers Experiencing Crises (Switchboard)
- September 5, 11, 26: 2025 Latina Health Symposium (Fred Hutch Cancer Center)
- September 8: On the Frontlines: Rural Public Health Departments Navigating Change and Championing Community Power (de Beaumont Foundation)
- September 10: Aluminum Adjuvants: Separating Fact from Fear (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, CEs available)
- September 16: Pathway to Vaccine Confidence: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy Through Motivational Interviewing (National Council of Urban Indian Health)
- September 17: The Art of Aging Well: Navigating Whole-Person Strategies for Older Adults (Bree Collaborative)
- September 24: Long COVID and Dysautonomia: Basics for Recognition and Management (WA Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
- September 25-26: 2025 Re-Imagining Behavioral Health: Race, Equity, & Social Justice Conference (UW Medicine- Harborview Behavioral Health Institute)
- October 7: Vaccine Conversations Across Cultures (Boost Oregon)
- October 16 & 17: 22nd Annual Northwest Patient Safety Conference (Foundation for Health Care Quality)
- October 19: Advancing RSV Vaccination in Older Adults: Empowering Experts to be Advocates (PRIME, CEs available)
- Ongoing: Free Streaming of "Shot in the Arm" Documentary on PBS
- Ongoing: Olsterholm Update Podcast (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, University of MN)
- Monthly: 2025 Rural HPV Vaccination Learning Community Series (American Cancer Society)
- Monthly: H5N1 Monthly Update (Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching & Engagement)
- Monthly: UW Long COVID Focus Group – The American College of Physicians (ACP), in partnership with the UW Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation and Recovery Clinic, is sponsoring an interest group with the goal of bringing health care providers, who care for Long COVID patients, together to provide education and share resources, experiences and clinical expertise
Peer-to-Peer Learning Webinars
Visit our webinars page to register and learn more about upcoming webinars and continuing education credits. Recordings of past POP webinars are also available.
Resources
Free Printed Patient Materials
Health care providers in Washington can access the POP Shop and order free materials in multiple languages to promote vaccination against COVID-19 and other illnesses. The POP Shop allows you and your staff to order posters, stickers, informational brochures and flyers, discussion guides, and much more.
Get step-by-step instructions (PDF) for ordering here.
Immunizations ordering portal.
Audio Recordings
Add these updated recordings to your telephone systems as hold messages or waiting room playlist to encourage patients to get up to date on COVID vaccines.
- English and Spanish Recordings
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English and Spanish Recordings for Phone Systems and Waiting Room Playlists
Resources to Share with Patients
Access patient materials in more than 50 languages on the Resources and Recommendations page.
- General Public
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Available Services and Service Locators
- Care-A-Van Mobile Health Services
- EasyVax – Online Vaccine Locator
- Vaccines.gov (CDC)
- Map of Federally Qualified Health Centers in Washington
- Map of AVP and CVP Enrolled Providers in Washington
- Find COVID-19 and Flu Medications (ASPR)
Toolkits and Social Media Resources
- Sample Respiratory Illness Messages 2024-25 (PDF)
- Communicating About the Importance of Pediatric Vaccines (Public Health Communication Collaborative)
- Resources to Prepare for Flu, COVID-19, and RSV (CDC)
- Immigrant and Refugee Health: Health Education and Communication Tools (CDC)
- Vaccine Toolkit for Indigenous Communities (National Council of Urban Indian Health)
- COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkit
- Vaccine Resource Hub (U.S. Health Communications Initiative)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Communications Toolkit
- COVID-19 Social Media Toolkit (Made to Save)
- Misinformation Digital Toolkit (Made to Save)
- COVID-19 Toolkit (PHCC)
- Routine Immunizations on Schedule for Everyone (RISE) Toolkit (CDC)
- Community Engagement Resources (Vaccine Equity Cooperative)
Posters and Handouts
- Masks required poster 8.5x11 (PDF) | 11x17 (PDF)
- Masks recommended poster 8.5x11 (PDF) | 11x17 (PDF)
- Protect yourself - make a vaccine appointment poster 8.5x11 (PDF) | 11x17 (PDF)
- Protect yourself - walk-in vaccine appointments poster 8.5x11 (PDF) | 11x17 (PDF)
- Protect yourself - write in poster 8.5x11 (PDF) | 11x17 (PDF)
- Getting Vaccinated for COVID-19 (PDF)
- Protect Yourself Against Respiratory Illnesses (PDF)
- Protect Yourself from Long COVID: Get Vaccinated (PDF)
- What to Know: Evaluating Credibility in Social Media Posts (PHCC)
- COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know (PDF) (CDC)
Websites
- Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines (CDC)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Information
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Safety (CDC)
- Long COVID
- Long COVID: What We Know (NIHCM)
- Long COVID Basics (CDC)
- Vaccination and Immunization Videos (National Council for Urban Indian Health)
- Pregnant People, Children, and Youth
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Online Resources
- Pregnancy and Vaccinations FAQ
- Before, During, and After Pregnancy
- Pregnancy and Vaccination (PDF)
- Vaccinations Needed During Pregnancy (PDF) (Immunize.org)
- Childhood Vaccine Campaign Toolkit
- Immunity Community's Parent Videos (WithinReach)
- Vaccine Resources for Kids and Teens (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
Posters and Handouts
- Back to school - make a vaccine appointment poster 8.5x11 (PDF) | 11x17 (PDF)
- Back to school - walk-in vaccine appointments poster 8.5x11 (PDF) | 11x17 (PDF)
- Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines: What Parents/Guardians Should Know (PDF)
- Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination: What Parents and Young Adults Should Know (PDF)
- People With Special Needs
Resources for Providers and Staff
Communication Resources
- General Public
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Toolkits and Social Media Resources
Discussion Guides
- Building Confidence in COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines (PDF)
- Building Confidence in the COVID-19 Novavax Vaccine (PDF)
- Motivational Interviewing Resources (National Council of Urban Indian Health)
- Communications Tool: Building Bridges (PHCC)
- A Quick Guide to Public Health Misinformation (PHCC)
- Communicating with H.E.A.R.T. in Public Health 2.0 (PHCC)
- Still Here: Communicating About Long COVID (PHCC)
- Communicating More Effectively About Vaccines (PHCC)
- Trauma-informed Vaccine Conversations (YouTube)
Other Health Communication Resources
- Children and Youth
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- Childhood Vaccine Campaign Toolkit
- Building Parental/Guardian Confidence in COVID- 19 Vaccination (PDF)
- Talking with Parents about Vaccines (CDC)
- Boosting Public Discourse: Reframing Childhood Immunization (Frameworks Institute)
- Reframing the Conversation about Child and Adolescent Vaccinations (Frameworks Institute)
- Building Family Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccine: Framing Strategies for School Nurses (Frameworks Institute)
Training Videos and Webinar Recordings
- Continuing Education Credits and Non-Credit Training Options
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Continuing Education Credits Available
- Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices- United States, 2024-25 Influenza Season (Medscape, CE available through 11/1/2025)
- Building Community Connections to Expand Hepatitis B and C Services (PRIME, CE available through 3/13/2026)
- Optimizing COVID-19 Care for Hospitalized Patients (PRIME, CE available through 5/13/2026)
- Building Vaccine Confidence Among Older Adults: A Community Education Toolkit (PRIME, CE available through 7/20/2026)
- The Significance of Race and Ethnicity in Person-Centered Pharmacy Care (NABP, CPE available through 5/21/2027)
- Indigenous Wellness – A Conversation on Long COVID (CME, CNE credit available)
- COVID-19 Vaccines CME Course (American Medical Association)
- COCA Calls/Webinars (CDC, CME credit available)
Non-Credit Training Options
- Greater Resilience Information Toolkit (GRIT) (University of Colorado)
- Increasing Immunization Confidence (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Community Health Worker Training Program
- Qualitative Fit Tester Training
- Immunity Community E-courses (WithinReach)
- Strengthening Vaccine Confidence: Refreshing Our Conversations About Child and Adolescent Vaccinations (Association of Immunization Managers)
- Utilizing Social Media to Promote Adolescent Immunization (Association of Immunization Managers)
- Correlation and Causation: Understanding and Debunking Claims Linking Vaccines and Autism (Association of Immunization Managers)
Other Information
- Equity Resources
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- Immigrant Health (APHA)
- Disability Equity Healthcare Resources (Disability Equity Collaborative)
- The Importance of DEI in Medicine (National Minority Quality Forum, YouTube)
- Health Equity Resources (Washington State Medical Association)
- Deconstructing the Mental Health System (DMHS)
- Structural Racism and Health Messaging Guide (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
- Anti-Racism Resources (WA Center for Nursing)
- Resources for Stress and Burnout
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- Self Care for Healthcare Workers (Center for Patient Safety)
- Tips for Healthcare Professionals: Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue (PDF) (SAMHSA)
- Wellness Resources (Washington State Medical Association)
- How Right Now: Finding What Helps (CDC)
- Mental Health Resources for Nurses (WABON)
- Provider Self-Care Toolkit (VA)
- Addressing Health Worker Burnout — The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Building a Thriving Health Workforce (HHS)
- Suicide Prevention: Evidence-Informed Interventions for the Health Care Workforce (AHA)
- Organizational Evidence-Based and Promising Practices for Improving Clinician Well-Being (NAM)
- Stress First Aid (SFA) for Health Care Workers (VA)
- Love, Your Mind Employer Guide (Health Action Alliance)
Please email questions to powerofproviders@doh.wa.gov.
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