PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER

Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff

Controlling an emerging fungal threat: The Partners for Patient Safety program

December 28, 2022.Reading time 11 minutes.

A new program underway in King County is aimed at early identification of a multi-drug resistant fungus called Candida auris or C. auris. The goal of the program is to mitigate the spread of these organisms in healthcare settings including those that serve the most vulnerable.

Costco takes big steps to reduce human health risk from excessive antibiotic use in agriculture

December 9, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

By Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer Costco, the Issaquah, WA based wholesale warehouse corporation, and one of the largest food retailers in the country, has taken a major step to reduce the risk to human health posed by antibiotic use in agriculture. As reported by the Seattle Times, the new Costco Animal Welfare Policy on […]