Breda: Carcinogens in Beauty Products

Breda: Carcinogens in Beauty Products

New member Isabella Breda (@BredaIsabella) wrote a story for the Seattle Times on a new bill being considered in the Washington state legislature that would ban cancer-causing ingredients in makeup and hair products. She discusses some of the research that is...
Hu: Political Extremists Vs. Public Health

Hu: Political Extremists Vs. Public Health

In a feature for High Country News, Jane C. Hu (@jane_c_hu) writes about how extremists have mobilized against public health officials across the American West during the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials and their families have received personal threats, and extremists’...
Peeples: Lifting Mask Mandates

Peeples: Lifting Mask Mandates

Writing for Nature, Lynne Peeples (@LynnePeeps) asks whether it’s too soon to lift mask mandates. She reviews scientific studies on mask effectiveness conducted around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic and examines the roles that community norms, enforcement and...
Hughes: Moving to Health

Hughes: Moving to Health

How does our neighborhood affect our health? Rebecca Hughes writes about a summit that brought researchers and representatives from King County Metro, public health departments, Bike Works, and other organizations together to talk about using data to learn how our...

Seinfeld: Sunshine RV for Health

Keith Seinfeld writes about an “RV with a splash of sunshine” for Public Health Insider. The RV is King County’s second mobile health van and it provides services including mental health care to people who are living homeless. @keith seinfeld is a public...