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Public Health
Seattle & King County
401 5th Ave., Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-296-4600
TTY Relay: 711

Toll-free: 800-325-6165

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Public Records Requests

Instructions to submit a Public Records Request

General information for employers

Employers, schools, and day care centers should not require a doctor's note for workers, students, or children who are ill with flu or flu-like illness to validate their illness before returning to work, school, or child care. Doctors' offices will be extremely busy caring for ill persons and vaccinating their patients.

Cleaning and disinfecting for H1N1 influenza (swine flu)

Health and Medical Area Command Bulletins:

H1N1 Flu Resources for Businesses and Employers

FAQ for employers

Business Not As Usual: Preparing for a Pandemic Flu (video)

Business Not As Usual: Preparing for a Pandemic Flu

Business Not As Usual is a 20-minute planning video for the public and employers of all types (business, government, community-based organizations, schools, etc.) Watch the streaming video for practical planning tips you can do NOW.


Stop Germs, Stay Healthy!

Stop Germs, Stop Flu! posters

Stop Germs, Stay Healthy! is a public education campaign that encourages and supports healthy behaviors that are effective in limiting the spread of respiratory illnesses such as colds and influenza. Visit the link above to download colorful posters in multiple languages or order free hard copies (for King County, WA State street addresses only.)