Category: Child Health
What Parents Should Know About Coronavirus as Kids Return to Babysitters, Day Cares and Camps
ProPublica scoured the latest research and talked with infectious disease and public health experts to help sort through the issues parents face in the pandemic
Two children in Washington state diagnosed with COVID-19 inflammatory syndrome
Although the syndrome is rare, parents should call their care providers if their children develop new or unusual symptoms, such as a persistent fever, headache, abdominal pain and respiratory symptoms.
Child vaccination rates drop in Washington state
Providers in Washington’s Childhood Vaccine Program report they give 30% fewer vaccines to 0-18 year olds in March than they usually do.
Youth, Disconnected: Coronavirus Shutdown Leaves Some Behind
An estimated 4.5 million youth ages 16-24 are considered disconnected — not going to school or working. Such “disconnected” youth have poorer economic prospects.
A School on Navajo Nation Stayed Open. Then People Started Showing Symptoms.
As some schools on the largest reservations were closing on account of the coronavirus, students at Rocky Ridge Boarding School continued attending class.
Inslee extends school closures for the rest of the 2019-20 school year
Proclamation prohibits in-person instruction with exceptions for students with disabilities and English language learners for whom distance learning presents challenges.
Retired Doctors And Nurses Don Scrubs Again to Join Coronavirus Fight
Anticipating a shortage of medical personnel to treat the influx of sick patients, officials put out a call for retired doctors, nurses and other medical professionals to work.
Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic’s Front Lines
At some hospitals, staff said they are being told that, contrary to standard protocol of disposal after a single use, they should clean and reuse masks,
King County and Seattle close playgrounds, parks and trials
Ballfields and playfields are open for walking and other non-team activities.
How to keep your homebound kids busy
Families can contain the spread of the coronavirus by keeping children home, But how to keep everyone happy, healthy and engaged?
Public Health Issues COVID-19 Guidance for Childcare and Early-learning Programs
Why are schools closing but not childcare? Parents still need to work and children need safe and enriching spaces to spend their days.
Inslee announces school closures in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) announced today that all public and private K-12 schools in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties will close for the next six weeks.
As Youth Suicides Climb, Anguished Parents Begin To Speak Out
The suicide rate among U.S. children ages 10 to 14 has almost tripled from 2007 to 2017.
Americans still trust doctors and scientists during a public health crisis
Whom do Americans trust to lead them through the coronavirus crisis?