The University of Washington’s Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases (ACCD) is an interdisciplinary group of subject matter experts and operational leaders that conducts activities to reduce the risk of, prepare for, and address the University’s needs related to communicable disease outbreaks.
Read the ACCD Charter for more information.
The UW Food Safety Program Manual outlines the requirements, roles and responsibilities, and practices of the UW Food Safety Program.
All UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the signs below to help keep the UW community informed about current University respiratory illness prevention policies and recommendations.
UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the Wash Your Hands the Right Way Poster to help keep the UW community informed about current University policies and recommendations.
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Wash Your Hands the Right Way
Doctors agree: Washing you hands is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of spreading disease.
Follow these steps
UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the Masks Are Required Poster to help keep the UW community informed about current University policies and recommendations.
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Masks Are Required
For more info: ehs.washington.edu
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June 2024
UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the Masks Are Recommended Poster to help keep the UW community informed about current University policies and recommendations.
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University of Washington
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Masks Are Recommended
For more info: ehs.washington.edu
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June 2024
UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the Clean and Disinfect Poster to help keep the UW community informed about current University policies and recommendations.
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Clean & Disinfect
Use required cleaning products
Use required PPE while cleaning
For more info: ehs.washington.edu
UW units are encouraged to use and distribute the Stay Healthy, Huskies Poster to help keep the UW community informed about current University COVID-19 and respiratory illness policies and recommendations.
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Stay Healthy, Huskies
Take these steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases.
The information in the Food Worker Safety Focus Sheet educates food workers about foodborne diseases and how to reduce the risk of foodborne disease transmission.
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) updated rabies information for University personnel who conduct field work in areas where rabies is endemic.
The updated Rabies Information includes the latest recommendations from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: