Centering community voices: Reflections on King County’s pandemic response

September 1, 2021.Reading time 20 minutes.

Photo of the authors, Tara Lawal and Jodilyn Owen, of Rainier Valley Midwives. The woman on the left is dark skinned, with glasses on her head, and is embracing another woman with lighter skin and glasses that is wearing a head wrap. The woman on the right is cradling a tiny little baby that is wrapped in purple fabric.

When COVID-19 hit our region last year, we saw immediately just how dangerous it could be for our clients. Rainier Valley Midwives works with pregnant people and their families to improve parent and infant health outcomes in the Seattle area.

Reflections on King County’s pandemic response: Offering hope to our communities

August 24, 2021.Reading time 15 minutes.

Personal y voluntarios de la Liga Urbana de Seattle Metropolitano responden a la pandemia del COVID-19 mediante la distribución de recursos en todo el condado de King

The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle has focused on supporting communities most in need during the pandemic — and helped Public Health develop a more racially equitable COVID-19 response.

What we need is action: Reflections on King County’s pandemic response

August 20, 2021.Reading time 18 minutes.

“There’s no excuse to not make a change,” shares Bereket Kiros, a community member who’s been working with King County’s Pandemic and Racism Community Advisory Group. This is his reflection of the past year.

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Reflections on King County’s pandemic response: Offering hope to our communities