Crossposted from the King County Housing Authority. School is starting up and September is almost here! Are you ready for Attendance Awareness Month? Remember, you can make a difference for the families that you serve! Here are some resources to help you: Key Messages: Need some key messages at your fingertips? Here you go! Toolkits:…
Thank you for attending the 2018 Annual Seattle & King County School-Based Health Retreat. We were joined by over 150 of our colleagues for a day of learning, idea sharing, networking, and planning for the 2018-19 school year. We are so grateful you were able to join us! Please take 5 minutes to complete our…
Kaiser Permanente’s Thriving Schools initiative is hosting a free Learning Community for Educational Professionals interested in staff well-being. To learn more, ask questions, or put your name on the invitation list, email workforcehealth@kp.org. There is no cost to join the workshops and you can earn three free clock hours per session. Thursday, October 4, 2018: Creating…
Since 2014, Public Health–Seattle & King County has been partnering with local school-based health centers (SBHCs) and student champions to promote vaccination against the cancer-causing Human Papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the US with nearly 14 million people each year being newly infected. HPV can cause cancers of the…
The Seattle City Council voted 9-0 to send the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy to Seattle voters on the November 2018 ballot. For coverage on the Council vote, visit the Seattle Times. For more information on the plan, visit Mayor Jenny Durkan’s FEPP Plan webpage.
Cross posted from the Best Starts for Kids blog. As a nation, we have confronted head-on a tragedy that transcends politics: our federal government’s decision to separate more than 2,000 children, including babies, from their parents at our southern border. Weeks after implementing this inhumane policy, the President signed an executive order today stating that…
There are many resources for King County students during the summer months. What are your favorites? As we prepare for the summer, now is the time to ensure your students are connected to the services they need–food, healthy activities, summer learning, health services, etc.–while your SBHCs are closed. Here are a few we recommend but we want…
