DEOHS Newsroom

89% of King County residents are wearing masks in public, UW study finds
| KING-5 News | Featured: Martin A. Cohen, Marissa Baker View

Seattle Restaurant Week returns for the second time during the pandemic — here’s how to navigate it with COVID-19 cases again on the rise
| Seattle Times | Featured: Marissa Baker View

You waste more than $1,000 of food a year. Chew on that
| LA Times | Featured: Marie Spiker View

Seattle restaurants can now increase seating capacity to 50%, but some restaurateurs say they’re waiting
| Seattle Times | Featured: Marissa Baker View

Washington ‘HEAL’ Act would steer key state agencies toward environmental justice
| KNKX | Featured: Washington Environmental Health Disparities map developed by DEOHS and our partners View

Disaster planners face a new normal: simultaneous catastrophes
| Forbes | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

‘A turning point’: UW Population Health Initiative’s pandemic grants changed how the university works
| UW News | Featured: Edward Kasner View

As Republicans shun vaccines, Congress toils to return to normal
| New York Times | Featured: Marissa Baker View

U.S. Global Change Research Program Should Shift Focus to Preparing for and Avoiding Worst Potential Consequences of Climate Change, Says New Report
| National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi View

DOH, UW announce tool to help improve environmental health equity
| Washington State Wire | Featured: Jeremy J Hess View

Is it really time to roll back gathering restrictions? Some experts are optimistic about WA moving to Phase 3
| KUOW | Featured: Gerard A. Cangelosi View

Seattle uses UW mapping tool developed for equitable vaccine dispensation
| UW Daily | Featured: Edmund Y. W. Seto View

Elders of color face major hurdles getting COVID vaccine
| South Seattle Emerald | Featured: Edmund Y. W. Seto View

Community groups call for more equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution for people with limited English, technology access
| International Examiner | Featured: COVID-19 vaccine mapping tool developed by DEOHS View

Vaccine passports, Covid’s next political flash point
| New York Times | Featured: Nicole Errett View