How I spent National Public Health Week

April 13, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

By Patty Hayes, Director at Public Health – Seattle & King County Last week we celebrated National Public Health Week, my favorite time of year. As the director of the department, I am steeped in public health on a daily basis, but I am always ready to learn more. I met with different staff – […]

48 hours on the Colville Reservation: A wildfire response journal

September 1, 2015.Reading time 10 minutes.

Ali Jaffe-Doty is the Emergency Operations Manager for the Preparedness Section at Public Health – Seattle & King County. Last week, she deployed in response to a request from the state to assist the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

Surviving the ‘Really Big One’

July 14, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

Did you read the New Yorker‘s recent article about the potential for a whopper of an earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone here in the Pacific Northwest, “The Really Big One?” Yes? Then you’re probably freaked out.

It takes a village: The Seattle/King County Clinic with Remote Area Medical

December 2, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The Seattle/King County Clinic, held at the Seattle Center from October 23-26, was an amazing community effort that provided free medical, dental, and vision services for 3,386 people, staffed entirely by volunteers. The event also was an opportunity to enroll those eligible for low cost health insurance and connect people to long term health care. We […]