Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff
As the weather cools down, we spend more time inside, and so do rodents. Rats and mice start looking for warm, dry places with easy access to food. By taking simple steps now, you can keep rodents out before they settle in and create a problem.
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Wildfire smoke season is upon us and it’s a good reminder to keep indoor air clean when there’s pollution outside. But keeping indoor air clean is not just something we should do on a smoky day. Air pollution can also be a problem inside your home, especially if there’s not good ventilation. In fact, most of our exposure to air pollution comes from indoors!
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In this graphic narrative, a local woman shares the physical and emotional toll that hot weather had on her—and importantly, how she found help and support.
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We come in contact with a lot of chemicals in our daily lives, including the products we use to shower, the food we eat, and the air we breathe during our commutes.
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New research out of the Hazardous Waste Management Program (Haz Waste Program) in King County finds dangerously high levels of lead in traditional eyeliners. The study, published in PLOS Global Public Health on June 25, found lead levels in traditional eyeliners hundreds of thousands of times higher than Washington restriction levels under the Toxics Free Cosmetics Act – even in products labeled “lead free.”
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Breathing wildfire smoke can harm everyone’s lungs, heart, and overall health. Three steps can help you and your loved ones stay safe when wildfire smoke is in the air.
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