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.

More Opportunities for Boosters and Vaccines: FEMA’s Community Vaccination Clinic Comes to south King County

December 19, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Picture of three different people with their sleeves up to show their bandaids from their vaccination

Free community vaccine and booster clinic in Auburn extended through February 28. Drop-ins welcome!

More free flu vaccination clinics throughout King County

November 13, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

It’s not too late to get a flu vaccination and more free flu vaccination clinics are happening in King County! New locations in Kent, SeaTac, Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, and Seattle. More clinics will be added at kingcounty.gov/findaclinic.

Under the same roof: Medical and behavioral health services for people experiencing homelessness

March 29, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

For people experiencing homelessness in downtown Seattle, better access to medical and behavioral health services can be a life-saver. The new Neighborcare at Boren clinic offers those services under the same roof as the Dutch Shisler Sobering center – a safe place to sleep off the effects of intoxication. This new clinic reflects an ongoing […]

The clinic down the hall: How School-Based Health Centers help kids succeed

July 16, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

Updated 9.23.16 By Sara Rigel, School-Based Partnerships Remember the school nurse’s office, where you could go lie down if you felt sick, or get an ice-pack for a bruise? If you walk onto the campus of any public high school in Seattle, you’ll find not only a traditional nurse’s office, but also a full-blown medical […]

Seattle/King County Clinic: Join a community of compassionate care

June 1, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

In Public Health, we’re trained to look for long-term solutions for health disparities. It’s some of our most important work, but that doesn’t mean that immediate health needs go away. Last year, I participated in the Seattle/King County Clinic, and like many volunteers, found that a close-up view of that need was incredibly powerful to […]