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Health officials urge vaccination, consultation with healthcare provider if ill

​Agencies partner to issue cold weather health advisory; wind chill watch issued with potential for dangerously low temperatures

Flu, mumps and pertussis all spreading, can all be prevented with vaccines this holiday season; health district offers tips on when to seek care from healthcare provider

Members pass Legislative Agenda; a resolution that supports raising the minimum legal age for sales of tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21; agency’s 2018 budget; and more

My counterpart at Public Health Seattle-King County, Dr. Jeff Duchin, who is a highly regarded expert in the realm of infectious diseases and epidemiology, wrote this week about the effectiveness of this year's flu vaccine and I wanted to take a moment to echo his sentiments. Early reports out of the Southern Hemisphere are indicating that one component of the flu shot, for influenza A H3N2, may have only been 10% effective in Australia. Dr. Duchin points to several reasons, that I agree with, why Australia's situation is not necessarily predictive of what we should expect here. And most importantly, both of us, and numerous experts are still strongly recommending getting the flu shot.

Nurse-Family Partnership, pregnancies, intervention, research trial

Welcome Complete Eats, fruits and vegetables now more affordable for SNAP customers

Jill Royston, student assistant specialist for NEWESD 101

Guest Contributor

As a substance use counselor in a local high school, I hear daily about the ways youth are using marijuana and the reasons they use. I have also heard an array of myths about the drug. Curious about what youth are saying? Here’s what I hear most often:

“Marijuana is an herb, it’s all natural, and it won’t hurt me.”
“Marijuana helps people with anxiety.”
“Everyone does it, so what’s the big deal?”

Under Washington State RCW 70.24.110, minors who are age 14 and over can give consent for STD diagnosis and treatment, which includes hepatitis B and HPV immunizations, without getting permission from a parent or guardian.