VIDEO: As hospitalizations increase, an update from Dr. Jeff Duchin & Matias Valenzuela

November 25, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

As cases skyrocket and hospitalizations increase, Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County and Matias Valenzuela, Equity Director for Public Health, shared updates on COVID-19 spread, reviewed what the public needs to do to turn this trend around, and discussed new data that shows where people most frequently report […]

King County COVID-19 case numbers for March 9, 2020 and information about testing

March 9, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

With a number of viral respiratory germs circulating right now, Public Health – Seattle & King County urges King County residents to take precautions if they are ill, but not to assume it is COVID-19. Together, we can slow the spread and reduce the risk of the disease in our community.

Already voted? Here’s the next thing for your democracy to-do list

October 31, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Your next opportunity to make your voice heard is right around the corner! Join us on November 8 for the 2018 King County Behavioral Health Legislative Forum.

Give peas a chance! Help us beet hunger year round

December 21, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

With New Years’ resolution season looming, you might be thinking of ways to be healthier in 2017. This year, we’d like to ask you to take it one step further: make a resolution to help others be healthier too. Public Health is partnering with the emergency food system to bring healthier foods to food banks, […]

Quittin’ kittens: where are they now?

November 17, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

This year, 10 kittens made headlines by making 2016 their year to quit tobacco, and one question has been keeping us up at night: where are they now? In honor of the Great American Smokeout, Public Health Insider caught up with the quittin’ kittens to find out.

Growing produce and community at Elk Run Farm

September 1, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

Food banks in South King County serve 30,000 families a month, but fresh produce can be hard to come by. Our partner Elk Run Farm is changing that, and growing community in Maple Valley in the process.