HIV in King County: A Conversation with Dr. Jen Balkus
Over the past decade, King County has made remarkable progress in HIV prevention, care and treatment. What’s working, what’s changed, and what challenges lie ahead?
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Working together to end HIV in King County
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.
Read MoreAn update on COVID-19: Q&A with Dr. Eric Chow, Chief of Communicable Disease Epidemiology
You may have heard reports recently of increases in cases of COVID-19 in many parts of the U.S. We talked with Public Health’s Chief of Communicable Disease Epidemiology, Dr. Eric Chow, about what’s happening with COVID-19 in King County right now.
Read MoreNew analysis of COVID-19-associated deaths in King County
Deaths due to COVID-19 illness in King County have slowed dramatically since the early peak of the outbreak in April. However, COVID-19 still ranks overall as the 6th leading cause of deaths in 2020 in King County. These are among the findings in a new report from Public Health—Seattle & King County, “Summary Report on […]
Read MoreThe state of HIV in King County
On the heels of this month’s World AIDS Day, this week we released our annual HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Report, a joint effort between Public Health – Seattle & King County and the Washington State Department of Health. The report summarizes HIV epidemiological data and prevention efforts for our region in 2018. Below, we’ve outlined key highlights about […]
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