SUN Bucks: How to get nutritious meals for your child this summer

June 10, 2024.Reading time 3 minutes.

Father with short, dark brown hair and wearing a hoodie holds a young child with long wavy brown hair wearing a pastel patterned dress. She holds a carton of strawberries and they are both laughing.

King County introduces SUN Bucks, offering $120 in food benefits for eligible school-age children during summer.

Look up immunization rates at your neighborhood school and in King County

January 12, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

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What percentage of children in your child’s school are vaccinated against measles? How does your school district compare to others in King County? How have student immunization rates changed over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic? Find this and more on Public Health’s School Immunizations Data Dashboard, recently updated to include data for the 2021-22 school year.

With COVID rates high, what parents need to know about masking and testing

May 24, 2022.Reading time 10 minutes.

COVID rates are high right now in King County. Here is what parents should know about masking and testing in schools and child care.

What’s best for your family? Considerations for masking at school and child care

March 10, 2022.Reading time 9 minutes.

As the indoor mask mandate lifts March 12, families will be making decisions about masks for their kids in schools and child care. Here is information to help inform those decisions.

In this stressful back to school season, use “layers” of precautions to keep everyone safe

August 26, 2021.Reading time 13 minutes.

Back to school often comes with feelings of nervousness and anticipation. However, families may feel even more nervous and concerned this year, because the COVID-19 Delta variant is circulating. From school requirements to precautions we all can take, here is what we can do to help ensure the safety of schools.

Caution and consultation are key to preventing outbreaks in schools

April 27, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

What happens when a positive COVID-19 case is identified in a school? Public Health investigates the possible outbreak and advises districts on how to prevent or contain them. Here is the story of one school’s partnership with Public Health to successfully minimize the spread of COVID-19.