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Disparities tool debuts on Communities Count
Disparities tool debuts on Communities Count

The new King County Health Disparities Dashboard uses color and spacing to display the magnitude of race/ethnicity disparities on 50+ indicators of health and well-being in King County.

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EquityLouise CarterJuly 19, 2019equity, rate ratio, King County, homicide, suicide, teen births, life expectancy, death rates
Frederick Douglass’s 4th of July
Frederick Douglass’s 4th of July

On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass — escaped slave, gifted orator, and human rights icon — addressed the question, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?”  

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EquityLouise CarterJuly 3, 2019Frederick Douglass, Independence Day, July 4th, justice, liberty, slavery, African American, Jim Crow, Civil War, Emancipation, Declaration of Independence, US Constitution
 Communities Count updates adult smoking and obesity data.
Communities Count updates adult smoking and obesity data.

From 2000 to 2017, the smoking rate among King County adults dropped almost in half – from 21% in 2000-2002 to 11% in 2015-17.   

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Substance Use, HealthLouise CarterJune 28, 2019adult smoking, adult obesity, obesity trends, tobacco
Introducing the New Communities Count Website!
Introducing the New Communities Count Website!

Communities Count is proud to announce the launch of its new website!

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Mariko ToyojiJune 27, 2019
The dark side of discovery
The dark side of discovery

Taught that the founders of their nation crossed an ocean to escape religious persecution, Americans often find it hard to understand how these same men — committed to principles of equality, freedom, and justice — could have sanctioned slavery and genocide.

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EquityLouise CarterJune 19, 2019equity, equality, slavery, indigenous peoples, discovery, Manifest Destiny, Christianity, papal decree, U.S. Supreme Court
New dashboard focuses on impact of firearms on children and youth
New dashboard focuses on impact of firearms on children and youth

Memorial Day celebrations were marred by news of shootings near South Seattle parks that sent 2 children and a mother to Harborview. And in Renton a third child was critically wounded by what hospital staff believed was a gunshot.

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Safety, ChildrenLouise CarterMay 29, 2019child deaths, child injuries, firearms, guns, safety
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