Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff
Last year, our local health department worked intensively with King County healthcare systems and our community in response to the ongoing, unprecedented Ebola outbreak. Our director of communicable diseases, Dr. Jeff Duchin (now also health officer), was a leading figure in our local Ebola preparedness and response activities. At the national level, he worked with […]
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Extreme weather – including storms, cold, and heat – can pose major risks to the public’s health. So, we try to stay ahead of the inclement conditions and prepare for worst-case scenarios.
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Here’s one thing experts in disasters know: the communities that recover the most quickly are the ones where people within neighborhoods help one another. The Chinatown-International District–with its strong social networks, breadth of community organizations, and existing communication channels–has the makings of a neighborhood resilient to disasters. At the same time, some residents of the I.D. have greater vulnerability […]
Read MoreThe Seattle/King County Clinic, held at the Seattle Center from October 23-26, was an amazing community effort that provided free medical, dental, and vision services for 3,386 people, staffed entirely by volunteers. The event also was an opportunity to enroll those eligible for low cost health insurance and connect people to long term health care. We […]
Read MoreBy guest columnist Ashley Kelmore, Preparedness It’s early September and people from all over have travelled to Puyallup to eat ice cream and visit newborn farm animals at the State Fair. But soon after the fair closes, someone gets sick. We learn that a toxic biological agent was released during the last days of the […]
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