Uncertain and Ongoing: A parent’s story of Long COVID

.Reading time 12 minutes.
A family with a smiling mother and father looking at their adolescent daughter who is holding two cats.

Adolescence is already an intense time for parenting, but what happens when you add a life altering condition to the mix? In this comic strip, cartoonist Summer Pierre shares her family’s many challenges navigating health and managing everyday life following her daughter’s onset of Long COVID at age 12.

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Join the King County Board of Health

.Reading time 7 minutes.
A series of three photographs including a woman with a medical mask and bandaid on her arm, a family of two parents and a child, and a young man.

The King County Board of Health is recruiting for a public health provider.

Applications to join the Board are welcome from King County residents who share a commitment to public health principles and addressing racism as a public health crisis. The Board is currently considering applications for one vacant position to join in 2027. This vacancy is for the public health, facilities and providers alternate seat.

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Local solutions to food insecurity

.Reading time 11 minutes.
people accessing food in variety of ways such as farmers markets, ebt and food banks

Between the high cost of living and unprecedented cuts to federal food programs, many people in King County are struggling to put food on the table. Addressing food insecurity is complex and involves action throughout our whole community. Learn more about local solutions and how you can help them succeed.

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