As a way to close out public health month, the Department of Health held a ceremony in Tumwater last week in which more than two dozen items were put into a time capsule that will be kept locked up at the State Archives until it’s opened in 2035. Department of Health Secretary Mary Selecky and Secretary of State Sam Reed were among those taking part in the event.

Among the things placed in the time capsule: predictions of staff and local public health professionals on what public health will look like in 2035… a 2006 Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Exercise Pin… a mini First Aid kit for CPR… an emergency preparedness promotional item, which includes a three-devices-in-one whistle in which you can alert others to attention, a compass and a thermometer… and a 2005 Washington State Hospital Association directory.