Taking a public health approach to King County’s opiate epidemic

March 2, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

In light of the devastating opioid epidemic, Dr. Jeff Duchin explains the importance of helping people who are already addicted and preventing people from becoming addicted in the first place.

Zika virus: a National view from our local health officer

February 24, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

With Zika virus dominating headlines, the Big Cities Health Coalition reached out to Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer at Public Health – Seattle & King County, to discuss some of the unique challenges in the U.S. arising from the sudden emergence of this virus. We’ve excerpted it here (read the full interview on their Frontlines blog): […]

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.

Zika quarantine? Our expert weighs in.

February 8, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

By Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer and Chief of Communicable Disease Epidemiology & Immunizations Experts are still learning about Zika virus, and in this time of uncertainty, some some are calling for a quarantine on travelers from areas affected by Zika. I don’t think it’s a good idea. Quarantine of travelers exposed to Zika virus is neither […]

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.

Pregnant women who are planning to travel internationally, take precautions against Zika virus

January 20, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

CDC has issued a travel alert advising special precautions for people, especially pregnant women, traveling to countries where Zika virus transmission is ongoing: Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico.