Ask Public Health: What are the latest recommendations for staying at home when sick?

March 25, 2024.Reading time 11 minutes.

There’s new recommendations for when we go back to our activities after being sick with any common respiratory viruses like flu, COVID and RSV. We sat down with our disease expert Dr. Eric Chow to learn more about the changes and how we can continue to protect ourselves with masks, good ventilation and staying home when sick.

How Healthy is King County? Continuing COVID-19 Impacts and Areas to Watch

March 13, 2024.Reading time 9 minutes.

A Black man smiles while unloading a box of produce from a van. A white woman behind him reaches for a box of produce.

What has been the impact of the pandemic and climate change on the health of people in King County? What trends are we seeing in injuries, substance use, food security, mental health, and hospitalizations? Our Community Health Needs Assessment dug into these issues to identify areas of progress and where improvement is still needed.

King County recognizes Health Officer Dr. Jeff Duchin on announcement of his retirement

March 13, 2024.Reading time 6 minutes.

Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County and a nationally-recognized public health leader and communicable disease expert, today announced his retirement from the county after 30 years of distinguished service.

Auburn School District gets first School Based Health Center

March 12, 2024.Reading time 7 minutes.

A group of people cut an orange ribbon with a giant blue scissor in front of a new health center at Mountainview High School

The first school-based health center in the Auburn School District opened at Mountainview High School on March 7. The center offers health services such as annual check-ups, asthma care, and mental health counseling to students, usually for no cost.

Kent COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic open until the end of March

February 29, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

Outside of Kent Public Health Center with signage reading "COVID Vaccine here"

Now is a good time to get up to date on COVID-19 vaccination while our Kent Vaccination Clinic is still open! It’s especially important for older adults to get the updated (2023-24) COVID-19 vaccine and the CDC has just recommended that people 65 and older get an additional dose.

Working together to end HIV in King County

February 21, 2024.Reading time 7 minutes.

Since the start of the HIV epidemic over 40 years ago our community has worked to diagnose treat and prevent HIV. Together, we have made strides in the fight against HIV in King County, including being the first urban jurisdiction in the U.S. to meet United Nations goals aimed at ending the HIV epidemic.