Building early brain development? There’s an app for that.

February 22, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

What do you get when you cross technology with brain science? One really cool concept for building strong, healthy minds. This concept – part app, part tool, part resource and part initiative – is called Vroom. The Vroom app In a nutshell, Vroom’s mobile app is designed to give parents and caregivers suggestions for activities […]

Public Health, je t’aime.

February 12, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Here are some Valentine’s Day sentiments from the health department in your life.

There’s a horse in my coffee shop – Is that okay?

February 10, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

“I saw a cat at my coffee shop.” “There’s a small horse in the grocery store.” “Do I have to let dogs into my bakery?” These are the types of questions and complaints we receive from concerned members of the public and business owners about animals inside restaurants and other places where food is bought […]

Public Health shares more foodborne illness outbreak information in 2016

January 22, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

We revealed our new process for sharing foodborne illness outbreak information with you.

How pupusas are helping King County sign up for health insurance

January 21, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

Pupusas and health insurance seem like an unlikely pair – and that’s exactly the point. Our health insurance navigators, the hundreds of experts in King County’s network who can help you sign up for health insurance through Washington Healthplanfinder, are getting creative about how to reach out to different uninsured populations in the last days […]

6 ways you can improve the public’s health

January 11, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This time of year people are quick to adopt personal health and fitness goals. But have you considered making a public health resolution for 2016? Here are some ideas for what you can do in 2016 for the good of the public’s health and safety. And hey, they’re also good for you too.