Tag: event

New Public Health Recommendations to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus

March 4, 2020.Reading time 13 minutes.

Information on coronavirus is rapidly changing. For the most up-to-date information, please visit kingcounty.gov/covid Public Health – Seattle & King County is taking proactive steps to protect the health of our community by making recommendations that are meant to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in our community and reduce the number of […]

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Why testing for lead helps kids…and how you can get free testing

August 5, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Lead exposure can harm brain growth in young children, so it’s important for toddlers and preschoolers to be tested for lead if they have any of the risk factors. We’re offering free lead testing at many events this August, and we have a comic strip to explain why testing for lead benefits young children.

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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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