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Food inspection grades: A – B – C , easy as 1 – 2 – 3 … or is it?
New York City has them, so does L.A. Even Toronto has them. So why aren’t there food safety inspection grades posted outside of restaurants in King County? The answer? Food safety performance...
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Syphilis Eye Disease caused blindness in two King County residents: Public...
Six people in Washington have been diagnosed with ocular syphilis (syphilis in the eyes) since mid-December, 2014 and four of them here in King County. Two of these individuals are now permanently...
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Modern Management of an Ancient Disease
What do Eleanor Roosevelt, the Bronte sisters, Franz Kafka, D. H. Lawrence, and Nelson Mandela have in common? How about Mimì, the heroine of Puccini’s opera La Bohème, Satine from Moulin Rouge, and...
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Advocate for immigrants is the recipient of the 4th Annual Dr. Bob Wood Award...
We are delighted to announce that the recipient of the 4th Annual Dr. Bob Wood Award for Excellence in HIV Prevention is awarded to Solomon Tsegaselassie. Solomon Tsegaselassie is recognized with the...
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Talking public health policy with Laura Hitchcock, JD
You’ve heard of disease surveillance, which identifies and tracks disease over time by collecting information on data such as prevalence, location, and impact. Policy surveillance asks similar...
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Plumbing and public health – an essential connection
To say that plumbing has an essential connection with public health may be an understatement. The Centers for Disease Control calls the shift from inadequate water supplies to clean drinking water one...
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Pesticides and Pot: What Marijuana Users Should Know
By Jeff Duchin, MD, Health Officer for Public Health – Seattle & King County The passage of I-502 in 2012 means that marijuana is now a legal crop in Washington State. Growers of most of the fruit...
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Afraid of bedbugs? Don’t be. Just get rid of them.
Our public health website gets thousands of visits every month. Common searches include restaurant workers seeking food safety cards, parents looking up immunization schedules, and families who want to...
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Health officials say E. coli cases may be linked to Chipotle restaurants in...
Want to keep track of this investigation? Check back here regularly, follow us on Twitter at @kcpubhealth or on Facebook. Update 11/10/15: The Washington State Department of Health has been working...
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You heard it here first: Changing our food borne illness public notification...
Since June, we’ve written in this space about a spate of food borne illness outbreaks that have kept all hands on deck here at Public Health – Seattle & King County and at times across the state –...
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Foodborne illness investigation underway: A third case of ice cream-related...
Public Health is investigating a case of Listeria infection that is linked to two cases identified last year. In all three cases the patients with highly weakened immune systems consumed milkshakes at...
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Hep Savvy: All baby boomers should get screened for Hepatitis C
Are you a baby boomer born between 1945 and 1965, or have a family member who is? Read on to learn about an important new screening your health care provider will be offering their baby boomer...
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Dog owners be on the lookout– canine influenza a possibility in King County
Update 1/22/16: As we predicted, the two additional dogs tested from the Kent kennel were found to be positive for H3N2 canine influenza. This confirmation is a reminder to dog owners to keep a watch...
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Onsite insight: What everyone needs to know about onsite septic systems
Flush it and forget it, right? Not so fast if you’re one of tens of thousands of King County homes and businesses with an on-site septic system. An on-site septic system (OSS), more commonly known as a...
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They’re baaaack: Gypsy moths in King County to be sprayed by the WSDA
King County is a welcoming community, but not for Lymantria dispar, more commonly known as the gypsy moth. These voracious moths are responsible for the defoliation of tens of millions of acres of...
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Acetylfentanyl-laced cocaine may have killed two in King County
Update 7/20/16: Additional information provided by law enforcement concludes that the cocaine was not laced with acetylfentanyl at the point of purchase but that it likely was mixed after it was...
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Public Health investigates Salmonella outbreak (updated 7/20)
Public Health is investigating an outbreak of salmonellosis (caused by Salmonella bacteria) associated with a Good Vibe Tribe Luau held on 7/3/16 from 6:00-11:00 PM at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle....
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Q&A: Wild Waves and our water recreation program
The recent tragic death at Wild Waves amusement park has some people wondering what role Public Health plays in regulating pools and spas in King County. We sat down with Becky Elias, the manager of...
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Q&A: PUBLIC HEALTH TAKES ON LEAD POISONING AT WORK
When we think about people at risk of lead poisoning, we may think about children exposed to lead-based paint, or those exposed to lead through certain hobbies. But did you know that thousands of...
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TB evaluation at the University of Washington Seattle campus
Public Health – Seattle & King County is following up on a person at the University of Washington Seattle campus who was diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB). Public Health is working with the...
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