Auburn School District gets first School Based Health Center

March 12, 2024.Reading time 7 minutes.

A group of people cut an orange ribbon with a giant blue scissor in front of a new health center at Mountainview High School

The first school-based health center in the Auburn School District opened at Mountainview High School on March 7. The center offers health services such as annual check-ups, asthma care, and mental health counseling to students, usually for no cost.

Celebrating the opening of a new school-based health center at Highline High School

May 3, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

School-based health centers offer a broad range of health care supports for students that may otherwise be difficult to access in their communities. At the health centers, overseen by Public Health—Seattle & King County, students can get mental health care, immunizations, family planning, and other care in the context of a school environment.

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 […]