Racial/ethnic health disparities are higher rates of serious health conditions or deaths that affect communities of color. These disparities can result in shorter lifespans and lower quality of life, are rooted in inequities in the opportunities and resources needed for good health, such as education, employment, safe and healthy neighborhoods, and access to health care. These inequities are often the result of current and historical institutionalized racism or explicit racial bias.

What began in 1989 as a modest pilot program at Rainier Beach High School is now a model for an effective school-based health care system, serving over 10,000 elementary, middle and high school students each year across King County (and part of a larger Washington State network).

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This dashboard provides a snapshot of several useful indicators, or measures, related to COVID-19 activity in our community and its impact on our health and our hospitals. These indicators, along with many other data, are key considerations for reviewing current restrictions on activity, recommendations and precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The indicators help determine if current actions are adequate, need to be strengthened, or might be carefully relaxed.

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Data are updated daily in the early afternoon and reflect laboratory results reported to the Washington State Department of Health as of midnight the day before. Data for previous dates will be updated as new results are entered, interviews are conducted, and data errors are corrected.

Many people test positive but do not require hospitalization. The counts of positive cases do not necessarily indicate levels of demand at local hospitals.

Reporting of test results to the Washington State Department of Health may be delayed by several days and will be updated when data are available. Only positive or negative test results are reflected in the counts and exclude tests where results are pending, inconclusive or were not performed.

Vaccines for Children (VFC) was established in 1993 to remove the barriers of cost and access to attaining childhood immunizations. The program is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State of Washington, and supplies vaccines to providers across the state.

Most public and private health care providers who immunize children in King County are currently enrolled. All children from birth up to the 19th birthday are eligible to receive these vaccines.

Public Health — Seattle & King County is monitoring changes in key economic, social, and other health indicators resulting from strategies to slow the spread of COVID-19.

This dashboard shows emergency department visits and hospitalizations for COVID-like illness and pneumonia at King County healthcare facilities.

The greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network (SCAN) study is a response to the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19). Since March 23rd, 2020, SCAN has worked in collaboration with Public Health Seattle & King County to deliver and collect at-home COVID-19 tests. The SCAN study is focused on testing people who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, and is working to increase testing in underrepresented communities and populations.

The SCAN dashboard provides geographic and demographic information from King County about who is ordering a test kit (individuals, contacts and groups) and may differ from the testing data which includes all final results (positive, negative and inconclusive). Reported positives and positivity rate are a combination of general SCAN enrollment and contact testing results, and are not representative of overall population frequency. There was a pause in testing from May 13th through June 9th, during which time SCAN worked with the FDA to update procedures and certifications.

Data is updated daily, subject to change and may vary across other technical reports due to the specific analyses being performed.

Behavioral Health Needs and Services in King County

A city health profile is a public health report that provides a comprehensive overview of the demographics for a specific city or neighborhood as well as information on a variety of social and health indicators for that particular area.