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Law enforcement agencies will partner with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to host prescription drug take back events in communities across Washington State on October 26.
How can you participate?
- Visit the Take Back Your Meds website for a location near you.
- Drop off times are from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Talk to your friends and family and participate on October 26.
About 75 percent of opioid misuse starts with people using medication that wasn’t prescribed for them, usually taken from a friend or family member. Simple steps like safely disposing of unused medications can stop them from being misused.
Become a Sentinel today and tell educators and policymakers about your organization’s health workforce needs.
The Washington Sentinel Network wants to hear about your health care recruiting hurdles, common skill gaps, and other workforce challenges.
Since 2016, a state-led consortium has collected information about health care needs in Washington through the Health Workforce Sentinel Network. Now is your chance to add your voice!
Get more details and sign up to become a Sentinel. The data submission deadline is November 8.
More about the Sentinel Network
Since launching the Sentinel Network, health care providers have identified much-needed occupational skills. Sentinels have provided feedback on changing health care roles. Washington’s education and training programs have been retooled to reflect these changes. Check the findings dashboard to view what Sentinels have said to-date.
NOTE: If you’re already a Sentinel and have shared your workforce needs previously, thank you! Your continued participation is critical. You should have received an email survey invitation. Please fill out the survey and return it promptly. The 2019 Legislature provided ongoing funding for the Sentinel Network, so we know policy makers are paying attention to the data you share.
Your feedback is confidential
Details you provide, including specific recruitment challenges, are kept confidential, so please share freely.
Help keep Washington’s health care industry—and your organization—on the leading edge. Become a Sentinel today!
For questions, contact healthworkforce@wasentinelnetwork.org or
206-543-9797.
Center for Health Systems Effectiveness (CHSE) at Oregon Health & Science University is the independent evaluator for Washington’s Medicaid Transformation work. They want to understand how health care delivery and payment systems are changing for Medicaid patients. CHSE asked for input from all Washington State hospitals and 275 primary care clinics.
Who should provide input?
- For hospitals: directors of managed care contracting or payer contracting, and hospital administrators.
- For clinics: clinic managers or other leaders.
where do I go for more information?
To learn more, or to determine if CHSE selected your clinic for input, please contact Kathryn Bonuck at 503-418-0197 or bonuck@ohsu.edu.
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