How did COVID-19 impact people living with disabilities?

October 18, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

Two young women with masks speak in sign language

The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to slow its spread brought a number of social, economic and overall health impacts for communities throughout King County. Public Health – Seattle & King County, in partnership with the Disability Empowerment Center and Lifelong Aging And Disabilities Services, interviewed and listened to local people from disability communities to shed light on how these impacts were experienced by people living with disabilities in King County.

Patterns of where people are exposed to COVID-19 differ for communities of color and across geographic areas

November 25, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

For many communities of color and for communities in south King County – who have been suffering from higher rates of COVID-19 since last spring – a new report shows additional differences by race and geography.

New analysis shows pronounced racial inequities among COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths

May 1, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

Updated data shows that in King County, COVID-19 is disproportionally impacting communities of color.

Q&A with Dr. Jeff Duchin: What our 18 year life expectancy gap in neighborhoods tells us

September 5, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

Today, on the heels of a Lancet Public Health study that found an 18 year difference in life expectancy for men, and 14 year difference for women, we caught up with our Health Officer, Dr. Jeff Duchin, to talk about neighborhood-level data and how it informs our work. The study is a joint project by Institute […]

Start of summer farmers market season brings healthy food access to Auburn community

June 26, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

June 7 marks the opening of the Auburn Farmers Market. This year, building on last summer’s success, the market will continue to bring more affordable healthy food to residents. Last summer, with the help of Washington Community Action Network (Washington CAN!), community leaders in Auburn piloted an innovative program at the farmers market—the Good Food Bag […]

How a closer look at neighborhoods paints a different picture for our kids

May 15, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Compared to other places in the country, King County is a great place to live. But with more than 2,100 square miles and 39 cities to its name, the region is hardly homogenous. When we drill down to the community level, we find great inequities in health and opportunity in King County, and the story […]