Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff
Now is a good time to get up to date on COVID-19 vaccination while our Kent Vaccination Clinic is still open! It’s especially important for older adults to get the updated (2023-24) COVID-19 vaccine and the CDC has just recommended that people 65 and older get an additional dose.
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Since the start of the HIV epidemic over 40 years ago our community has worked to diagnose treat and prevent HIV. Together, we have made strides in the fight against HIV in King County, including being the first urban jurisdiction in the U.S. to meet United Nations goals aimed at ending the HIV epidemic.
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We dedicate these valentines to all the tremendously dedicated public health workers everywhere! We hope you feel all the love. Happy Valentine’s Day! Originally posted February 14, 2024.
Read More2/19/2026 Update: Kindred Hospital – First Hill Seattle is no longer participating in the voluntary Partners for Patient Safety Program. As described in the blog below, this program encourages long-term acute care hospitals or other facilities that provide care for medically-complex patients to proactively screen patients for C. auris—a fungus that can cause serious infections and is resistant to […]
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Climate change is impacting the health of King County residents. Our new data dashboards provide a look at some of these impacts.
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Brad Finegood, our Strategic Advisor for Behavioral Health, sat down with Seattle’s Child Magazine to answer parents’ questions about Narcan, the medication that rapidly reduces opioid overdose. His interview is excerpted with permission.
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