Category: Public Health
Two rabid bats found in Auburn
Two bats (1 dead, the other appeared sick) on the sidewalk near the corner of B Street NE and 3rd Street NE in Auburn, August 13, tested positive for rabies.
Region’s air ‘unhealthy’ for sensitive groups due to wildfire smoke – officials
Smoke levels are now mostly UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS across the Puget Sound region – Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
Rabbit fever is a thing? Get to know tularemia
Tularemia is a rare disease whose effects can range from mild to life-threatening, causing ulcers, gland inflammations, and in some instances, difficulty breathing.
Washington joins Undetectable = Untransmittable HIV prevention campaign
U=U: People living with HIV, who have undetectable levels of HIV in their blood, have effectively no risk of transmitting HIV to their partners.
Heat health advisory issued for Washington state
Groups at increased risk from extreme heat include older adults, people with chronic medical conditions, children, and those who work or exercise in the heat.
Who is most susceptible to heat? It could be YOU!
The elderly, the very young and people with certain health conditions are at higher risk for life threatening conditions when the temperatures go up.
How to protect your children from wildfire smoke
Due to summer wildfires, children living on the West Coast have been breathing some of the most polluted air on record.
Health officials seek people exposed to bat in Woodinville
Officials are seeking people who may have been in contact with a bat in Woodinville park.
How the EPA and the Pentagon Downplayed a Growing Toxic Threat
The EPA and the Department of Defense have downplayed the public threat posed by perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS – report
Walking While Drunk Can Be Deadly
“If you’re too hammered to get behind the wheel, you may be too hammered to walk home in the dark.”
Where are the most disadvantaged communities in Washington state?
NIH-funded scientists put socioeconomic data on the map Friday, June 29, 2018 By Amy Kind, M.D., Ph.D.University of Wisconsin The Neighborhood Atlas, a new tool to help researchers visualize socioeconomic data at the community level is now available. This online platform…
Unlocked And Loaded: Families Confront Dementia And Guns
There has been debate about how to prevent people with mental illness from acquiring guns. But what seniors with declining mental faculties who have guns?
Rx: Zucchini, Brown Rice, Turkey Soup. Medicaid Plan Offers Food As Medicine
Since 2015, Health Partners has joined a small group of insurers around the country to offer some members specially designed meals to improve their health.
Public Health and medical community pledge to decrease gun violence
Public Health – Seattle & King County is joining with leading medical associations to form a new collaboration with a renewed commitment to decrease firearm-related injury and deaths.