Sunday, October 13, 2024
This community-supported journalism project covers health and wellness issues in Snohomish County.
It grew out of a need we heard from readers and leaders for more coverage of health equity, mental and behavioral health, rural healthcare, social and family issues, homelessness, and substance abuse. Legislation, medical trends and advances, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic all impact these and other health-related issues.
These topics and more are what we explore with our Health Reporting Initiative.
Make a gift today and join others in supporting reporting that directly impacts our community.
Public health affects everyone. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, cracks in our country's health care system are more evident than ever. Through my reporting, I want to help keep Snohomish County residents informed and healthy amid the ever-changing and often complex public health landscape.
Sydney Jackson
Send news tips for health-related stories to [email protected].
A new county tool shows residents with asthma disproportionately live in neighborhoods with poor air quality.
However, fire officials say the risk to firefighters was lower than what they experience on emergency calls.
Fewer residents are struggling than last year, but fewer are flourishing as well.
If you believe information about local health and wellness news is essential for a healthy community, please give now to the Herald’s Health Reporting Initiative. This program enables us to address Snohomish County’s most pressing health and wellness issues.
To donate by check: Make your check payable to Local Media Foundation. Write "Daily Herald Health Reporting" in the memo line and mail to The Daily Herald, Attn: Journalism Fund Donation, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206. Print and complete this donation form to include with your check.
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Have questions? Send an email to [email protected]
The Daily Herald maintains editorial control over content produced with fund resources.
The Daily Herald Education Project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36-4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association. The mission of Local Media Foundation is to ensure a healthy future for local journalism, which is essential to a strong democracy, by reinventing business models for news. Donations to Local Media Foundation for the Education Project are tax-deductible to the extent of the law, and they will help pay for the Herald’s news resources needed to dig deep into education issues and their ripple effects in Snohomish County. No goods or services are provided in exchange for contributions. Please consult a tax advisor for details.
The Health Reporting Initiative is funded in part by a sponsorship of Premera Blue Cross, a not-for-profit, independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association based in Mountlake Terrace and a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest.
