FREE CHILD CAR SEAT CHECKS IN KING COUNTY

May 14, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Free child car seat check events are happening locally over the next few months for parents, parents-to-be and caregivers. Whether this is your first time installing a car seat in preparation for the arrival of a new baby or you’ve done this many times, installing car seats correctly can be tricky. Only one in four […]

Taking a “place and race” approach to advancing community health in south Seattle & south King County

April 5, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

As King County’s population and housing costs have risen steeply, many people of color and lower income families in King County have migrated to south Seattle and south King County, with the most vulnerable populations at risk of being priced out of the county all together. This displacement can have negative health impacts: it disrupts […]

Climate Changes Health

April 5, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Climate change is today’s theme for National Public Health Week to draw attention to one of the greatest threats to public health. Our Climate Health Action Team created this comic with Seattle artist Mita Mahato to illustrate how climate change is already having serious impacts on our health here in King County and what we […]

What can we do about trauma? A whole school, whole child approach

April 3, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Schools can be a critical place to help build resilience and healing, not just for students, but for families and the larger community.. See how this is taking place at schools in our region.

Five things to know about trauma-informed practice

April 1, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Have you heard the term “trauma-informed” but wonder how this plays out in practice? How is tapping into individual and community strengths key for healing?

Undermining the federal Family Planning program is tragic – and threatens a proud history serving King County

February 25, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

A federal decision to rewrite the rules for America’s only national family planning program has been justifiably condemned by King County Executive Dow Constantine, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, the American Medical Association, and countless others concerned about health care and justice. “This change to our family planning program threatens the whole idea that all women […]