Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff
Preventable injuries come via drowning, automobile crashes, falls, etc.
It feels like a year since big yellow school buses were last meandering around our streets – because it really has been a year in many communities. Do you remember the laws about passing a stopped school bus?
Read MoreEditorial note: This is our third blog post dedicated to explaining data releases about firearm deaths and injuries in King County and Seattle. You can access our firearm injury data products here. Previous posts focused on firearm homicide and firearm suicide. Firearm injuries are a substantial public health issue for our community, causing preventable suffering […]
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Our Medic One/EMS providers take care of us under stressful and traumatic circumstances. Learn more about efforts to support them.
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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 […]
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Review our injury prevention team’s latest data release on firearm deaths in Seattle and King County, and you’ll find our most recent analysis of firearm deaths (both homicides and suicides). It looks at the data by geography, demographics, and over time in great detail, and we hope that this will help community and Public Health as they work to prevent gun violence.
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Review our injury prevention team’s latest data release on firearm deaths in Seattle and King County, and you’ll find our most recent analysis of firearm deaths (both homicides and suicides).
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