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Health care companies cry poverty but pay big salaries to …

WebIn 2022, Providence Health & Services hospitals in Washington state snagged $28 million from the federal government. That was on top of $308 million in …

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Connecting health and homelessness Oct. 13-19, 2021

WebMultiple studies have found that early childhood trauma is a significant risk factor for homelessness. But, as Ensign points out, because of the stigma associated …

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National public health body recommends cities ditch …

WebNational public health body recommends cities ditch sweeps policies. At its annual meeting held Nov. 12 to 15, the American Public Health Association (APHA) …

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Advocates push for Washington to adopt universal health …

WebA group that has spent years pushing an initiative that would bring single-payer health care to Washington state hopes to get its measure in front of the state …

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Making healthy food more affordable to low-income …

WebTake a moment and think of the last time you took the bus to the grocery store. For some of us, it’s never been necessary. For others, it was yesterday.

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A decade of deaths: Examining 10 years of data on how …

WebThis can inflate some numbers, like overdoses, and deflate others, like deaths from natural causes, he warned. An independent advocacy group, Women in Black …

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How the end of COVID-19 public health emergencies …

WebAt the end of October, the public health state of emergency for COVID-19 will officially end for Washington state and the city of Seattle. In many ways, that is good …

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The cost of living Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2022 Real Change

WebThe private health-care sector is byzantine, and even people with coverage can find themselves saddled with massive medical debt. Stanford economist Neale …

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Washingtonians deserve better dental care, and dental …

WebAccess to a healthy mouth and smile shouldn’t depend on our income, our race or where we live. Yet here in Washington, that is precisely what is happening. …

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Mayor Murray announces new mobile medical clinic for …

WebMayor Ed Murray announced a new walk-in mobile medical clinic July 6 that will operate at various sites around Seattle to fill the gaps in health care for the homeless …

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King County measure would put $1.25 bn over a decade toward …

WebThis spring, King County voters could weigh in on whether to approve a new plan to tackle the region’s burgeoning behavioral health care crises.

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‘Something like wartime’: New book tells the story of Boston’s …

WebTracy Kidder's latest book, “Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People,” once again provides a compelling story of …

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As the smoke clears, a look at King County’s SafeStart ventilation

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic, while catastrophic, brought about an unprecedented influx of federal cash for cities and counties. While that didn’t go so well …

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Words hurt, especially when talking about mental illness

WebWhen a person experiencing mental illness hears stigmatizing words, they often feel ashamed and hopeless. They feel defined by the label rather than somebody …

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Public toilets are a necessity for the housed and unhoused

WebThis pathetic pace will not do. Seattle needs non-water-feature related toilets, and we needed them yesterday. The January 2019 point-in-time count found more than …

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White Center withstands another fire

WebThe Washington Department of Health reported Sept. 8 that hospital bed capacity across the state is stressed and health officials are monitoring the situation …

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New law promises to give half of birthing people access to doulas

WebClockwise from top left, Surge Reproductive Justice organizer Jasmyne Bryant, Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley, Doulas for All Coalition member Dur’Shrika Moore, …

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Book Review: 'What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, …

WebWhen Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha had an old college friend over for a barbecue, she wasn’t expecting to get drawn into a protracted fight with the city, the county and the …

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State republicans pitch their plans to fix homelessness

WebThe Republican answer to homelessness is organized around four main principles, Sen. Hans Zeiger (R-Puyallup) said: housing security, recovery from mental …

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