This Cervical Health Awareness Month, protect yourself with a screening and a vaccine

January 27, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

As Cervical Health Awareness Month comes to a close, we encourage everyone to consider the different ways that you can protect yourself and the ones you love from cancer. Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers found in women and is one of the most preventable. Every year, nearly 14,000 people are […]

It’s not just you. It’s the cost of food, too.

June 2, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

If you are going to talk about access to healthy food, you have to talk about affordability. Why is Top Ramen cheaper than veggies? – King County resident This was the crux of a community conversation in South King County where residents shared the on-the-ground challenges to eating healthier food–challenges that go far beyond just […]

If this vaccine fights cancer, why aren’t more people embracing it?

April 21, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

If you knew there was a vaccine that could prevent several types of cancer—including a form of cancer that kills over 250,000 women each year—would you make sure your child gets it? Consider this: An estimated 79 million Americans are infected with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) that causes a range of cancers, as well as […]

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This Cervical Health Awareness Month, protect yourself with a screening and a vaccine

It’s not just you. It’s the cost of food, too.

If this vaccine fights cancer, why aren’t more people embracing it?