Could investing in the early years be a key to the public’s health?

January 12, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

The Public Health community has long looked upstream for what produces healthy individuals, families and whole communities. At its core, we understand that conditions such as housing, employment, the environment and education are the foundation of healthy communities. But what if, just as we rattle off “education” as a key building block for lifelong health, public […]

Flu is here—and it’s a nasty one!

December 15, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Influenza is noticeably on the rise in King County, according to the many data points coming into our Communicable Disease and Epidemiology unit. Last week, the number of laboratory tests for flu rose sharply and a handful of schools, daycare programs, and long-term care facilities reported flu outbreaks. A severe flu forecast The flu season has only […]

Touching evening: PBS film Raising of America, panel discussion highlights local need for early intervention

December 9, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Do you know that in six out of 10 households with young children in King County both parents are working parents? Nonetheless, one in six young children here live in poverty. I had the privilege of being on a planning committee for a recent evening–an advance screening of a new PBS series, The Raising of America, followed by a panel discussion […]

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Could investing in the early years be a key to the public’s health?

Flu is here—and it’s a nasty one!

Touching evening: PBS film Raising of America, panel discussion highlights local need for early intervention