In 2020, Public Health-Seattle & King County (PHSKC) acknowledged what many communities have long known: racism is a crisis that impacts the health and well-being of communities throughout King County. Communities Count hosted a workshop during the 2021 Best Starts for Kids Summit to discuss the role of data in naming racism as a public health crisis.
Read MoreRising unemployment, increased needs for food assistance, and remote schooling are all economic and social impacts of COVID-19 that go beyond the daily counts of new cases or deaths.
Read MoreDeclaring racism as a Public Health issue centers the conversation on finding solutions to improve equity. A new blog uses COVID-19 as an example of racism as a public health issue and discusses the role of data in achieving equity and social justice.
Read MoreThe economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the jobs lost as a result of the economic shutdown, has spanned across sectors and occupation types - with many factors influencing the ability of a sector, employer, or position to adjust to fit the new reality.
Read MoreOn May 5, 2020, King County entered Phase 1 of the governor’s “Safe Start Washington” recovery plan. As the county reopens, we continue to monitor the economic impacts of COVID-19 mitigation on our communities, using clues from call volume data from King County’s Crisis Connections’ 2-1-1 line.
Read MorePublic Health – Seattle & King County and the City of Seattle recently released a map of free food resources, which includes information about resources across King County in order to provide emergency food during COVID-19.
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