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According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 120,000 people 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in Washington state. Friends and family members dedicate 426 million hours of unpaid time to caregiving for people with Alzheimer’s disease. These numbers only include Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia, but there are even more individuals affected by others forms of dementia. Here are ways you or a loved one can find support if you are one of those impacted.

Over 1,800 wildfires occurred last year in Washington State. Knowing how to stay safe when wildfire smoke affects our community's air quality is important for avoiding illness and keeping yourself and others safe.

After a cold spring here in the Inland Northwest, you can bet there will be some enthusiasm when it finally warms up enough for swimming season. While we wait, let’s get our safety plan in place so we can be ready for a fun summer!

This month is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health is important because it affects everyone in our community, including adults, children, caretakers, parents, and students. Learn more about how you can offer support to yourself or to someone who might be struggling.

May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AA and NH/PI) Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the AA and NH/PI communities’ contributions to public health. Throughout these diverse populations is strength, resilience, and ingenuity that has changed the landscape of public health in our country. Here are a few of the communities’ many health heroes.