During COVID-19 pandemic, School-Based Health Centers will be open at 34 schools this fall

September 1, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Health centers will open on 34 school campuses in King County this September, to provide health services for students – including flu shots and other vaccines – even when the instruction is online.

Local high school students boost cancer-preventing vaccinations for HPV

November 12, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

High school students from across King County are carrying a powerful health message to their peers. They are talking about human papillomavirus (HPV), the cancers it can cause, and why it is so important for teens to get vaccinated against HPV. The HPV Vaccine Champion Summit, recently hosted by Public Health – Seattle & King […]

At three Seattle schools, brand new Health Centers open this fall

August 29, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

These Seattle teens are fans of their School Based Health Center (photo credit: Neighborcare Health)

Students at three public schools in Seattle will start the school year with School Based Health Centers on their campuses

LGBTQ youth talk about healthcare experiences

October 22, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

In a first-of-its-kind effort, King County hospitals reached out to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) youth and young adults to learn about their experiences with healthcare. King County Hospitals for a Healthier Community, which is a collaborative of 11 hospitals and health systems, joined with Public Health – Seattle & King […]

A tour of Public Health in action: LIVE from Public Health Week

April 6, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

What are the many ways Public Health touches your life? For Public Health Week, we took to the streets to learn how public health professionals are working to promote health across King County. From restaurant inspectors to school-based health providers to STD experts, our staff went live on Facebook to show us how they get […]