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Have a Safe and Healthy SummerThe end of the school year brings graduations, summer vacations and a more laid-back way of life. This change in routine and reduced structure can also make summer a time of stress and anxiety for others in our community. We each play a key role in looking out for one another.
Here are some reminders and resources to help students, friends and families enjoy a safe and stress-free summer. Please print, post and share!
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June is Pride Month! June is Pride month and it's important to support our LGBTQ+ youth now and throughout the year! The Trevor Project is a wonderful resource for LGBTQ+ youth mental health and suicide intervention and support. LGBTQ+ youth are not inherently prone to suicide risk because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, but rather placed at higher risk because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized in society. The Trevor Project offers many supports that include a resource center to learn about sexual orientation, mental health, suicide risk, gender identity and community. They also provide crisis services via chat, text, calling and/or connecting with a counselor. Visit The Trevor Project to learn more about supports for LGBTQ+ youth. |
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SeaMar Opens in Lynnwood - Q&ASeaMar Community Health Centers recently opened a clinic in Lynnwood. This site offers medical, dental, and behavioral health services to Snohomish County residents. Daniel Rivera, SeaMar Lynnwood’s Health Clinic Administrator, provided the following answers to our immunization-related questions:
Q: Can your staff help patients enroll in medical insurance or refer them for help to get medical insurance?
A: Yes. A Customer Services Representative is available to assist patients with insurance eligibility and enrollment needs. The Rep will explain the benefits that each company has to offer.
Q: Can walk-in patients get immunizations that day? Do they need to become patients of your clinic to do so?
A: Yes. The first visit can be a nurse-only vaccine visit. For children, we ask that they become established patients and schedule an appointment for follow-up care with a primary care provider.
Q: Is there any cost involved with immunization visits or immunizations given as part of a well child visit to Washington Apple Health enrollees?
A: For patients who have active Washington Apple Health coverage, there is never an out-of-pocket cost for immunizations.
Q: For families without medical insurance, and not wishing to enroll, can children and adults receive immunizations and pay according to a sliding fee schedule? Would they have to become a clinic patient?
A: Yes. Both adults and children can receive immunizations and be billed according to a sliding fee scale. We will register them to document the visit. Children are asked to become our patients and establish care with a primary care provider. |
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SeaMar Lynnwood4111 Alderwood Mall Blvd |
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Immunization Resource DocumentsThe Immunization Resource Documents help families sign up for WA Apple Health and establish a medical home for care, including school-required immunizations. Currently available in 12 languages, the document will be updated and translated into Dari, Urdu, Punjabi, and Hindi for the 2022-23 school year. Immunization Resources | Snohomish Health District, WA (snohd.org) |
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Overdose Education for Youth & SchoolsProviding youth with facts about the risk of overdose from opioids – especially the extremely potent and often lethal synthetic opioid called fentanyl – is a critical tool in preventing overdose. Fentanyl is extremely dangerous and may be hidden in pills, powders or other substances youth use. Most youth believe these to be safe. Last quarter’s newsletter included more information about fentanyl, and in this newsletter we want to direct you to some great online resources for both youth and school staff.
King County’s Laced & Lethal fentanyl education campaign has excellent, youth-tailored information about the risk of overdose from fentanyl-laced substances as well as information about how to spot and respond to an overdose. We encourage you to share this website with students. While their free naloxone program is only available to King County residents, we are working to make naloxone more available in Snohomish County. In the meantime, youth can purchase naloxone from most pharmacies in the county. The UW Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) has included new resources on the stopoverdose.org website which are great tools for schools to inform youth prevention efforts and to address internal policies and procedures for overdose response. The Youth overdose education page provides young people with facts on how to recognize and respond to overdose, information about the Good Samaritan Law (which protects victims of overdose and those who call for help), and tips for talking with young people about overdose.
The Schools, overdose education, and naloxone page describes relevant Washington State laws surrounding naloxone, strategies schools can use to reduce overdose deaths, how schools can obtain naloxone and why it's important that they're prepared to use it, and more. Schools that do not currently have naloxone can request a kit from SHD by emailing opioids@snohd.org. For more information about fentanyl, opioid use, and overdose prevention, and to find information about upcoming Naloxone trainings, please visit Snohomish Overdose Prevention.
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Resources for the Eastern European Community During these challenging times it becomes even more important to protect ourselves, families and community’s health and safety. One way to do that is by staying up-to-date on wellness visits for your family. During wellness visits medical providers check vital signs, can address any symptoms and discuss any concerns you may have. In addition to this, providers can ensure that vaccines are up-to-date, including adolescent and adult vaccines.
Snohomish Health District is offering this course as a Public Health Service to promote equity in the community and provide support to the Eastern European population. For up-to-date, evidence-based information on the COVID-19 vaccines please take the asynchronous course, “Helping the Eastern European Community Gain Confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine.”
COVID-19 and the Former Soviet Union Community
This course is being offered as a public health service by Snohomish Health District to build equity in the community and provide support to the Eastern European population. The course is being offered to both child care providers and school staff in Washington State who serve, educate, or live in the Eastern European Community. For a limited time, you can receive 1 in-service hour (1.0 STARS credit) or 1 Clock-Hour credit at no cost upon completion of this course.
The objective of this course is to assist learners in providing reliable resources and relevant information to members of the Eastern European Community to help promote confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines.
For current evidence-based information on a variety of health and safety topics please see our website at: Maternal & Child Health - Additional Language Resources . These resources are available in multiple languages including: Vietnamese, Arabic, Tagalog, Ukrainian, Spanish, Russian and more.
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School Violence Resources High profile acts of violence, particularly in schools, can confuse and frighten children who may feel in danger or worry that their friends or loved-ones are at risk. They will look to adults for information and guidance on how to react. Parents and school personnel can help children feel safe by establishing a sense of normalcy and security and talking with them about their fears.
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) has a resource that may help: Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers. They have other resources available to help educators support students and families cope with school violence. Visit nasponline.org
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