Kent COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic open until the end of March

February 29, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

Outside of Kent Public Health Center with signage reading "COVID Vaccine here"

Now is a good time to get up to date on COVID-19 vaccination while our Kent Vaccination Clinic is still open! It’s especially important for older adults to get the updated (2023-24) COVID-19 vaccine and the CDC has just recommended that people 65 and older get an additional dose.

King County opens COVID-19 vaccination sites in Kent and Auburn to provide access for vulnerable older adults and their caretakers

January 29, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Public Health has received enough vaccine doses from the state to begin operating the two sites at 500 doses per day, six days a week. These sites will position King County to be able to quickly scale up vaccination efforts and serve the broader community when more vaccine becomes available.

Nudging students to make healthier choices: How the Kent School District is bringing behavioral economics principles to their lunchrooms

May 26, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

It turns out that encouraging students to make healthier choices in the lunchroom can be accomplished affordably and without a major overhaul of the cafeteria. Research shows that small changes like making the salad bar the highlight of the lunchroom, displaying fruit in attractive baskets, or placing healthy foods by the cash register can influence […]

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Kent COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic open until the end of March

King County opens COVID-19 vaccination sites in Kent and Auburn to provide access for vulnerable older adults and their caretakers

Nudging students to make healthier choices: How the Kent School District is bringing behavioral economics principles to their lunchrooms