Three infants in three states have been involved in the outbreak, including one infant in Thurston County, Washington who was hospitalized and received treatment for infant botulism. All reported cases involved infants who consumed Nara...
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is warning residents and visitors not to harvest or consume recreational shellfish from Hood Canal after laboratory testing detected lethal levels of...
My Neighborhood News Group has partnered with the Verdant Health Commission to profile the work of local nonprofits that advance the health of our whole community.
Stability and economic security...
When Tirhas Tesfatsion died in custody at the Lynnwood jail in 2021, community members demanded local government and law enforcement overhaul the City’s incarceration system.
Five years later, about...
The Verdant Health Commission is accepting funding applications from community nonprofits and agencies serving South Snohomish County residents. The application period runs from June 1 through July 10, 2026....
Washington’s rural counties saw the largest drops in insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act after the Republican-controlled Congress failed to extend subsidies that helped consumers afford the plans.
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What do burpees, barbells, rowing machines and environmental stewardship have in common?
Lynnwood-based Experience Momentum made the connection between the health of our bodies and the health of our planet...
Local mental health leaders, lawmakers, medical professionals and educators gathered at the Lynnwood Neighborhood Center Thursday for the Verdant Health Commission’sYouth Mental Health Summit. Addressing the region's growing youth...
The National Shattering Silence Coalition (NSSC) will host “Voices for Change: Empowering Families Affected by Serious Mental Illness,” from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, June 14 at the Edmonds Waterfront...
Snohomish County Aging and Disability Services has announced the availability of expanded support services for eligible residents enrolled in Apple Health (Medicaid) with the Health Related Social Needs (HRSN)...
Girls on the Run Snohomish County will host its annual Celebration 5K on Sunday, June 7, at the Mill Creek Town Center. The noncompetitive, family friendly event serves as...
Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office...
Gov. Bob Ferguson has appointed Snohomish County Health Officer Dr. James Lewis to the Washington State Board of Health. Lewis will serve until July 1, 2029.
“Dr. Lewis has shown...
Starting in June, Washingtonians on Premera Blue Cross insurance may no longer pay in-network rates at MultiCare hospitals and clinics, if the insurer and healthcare organization can’t agree on...
The statewide 2025 Healthy Youth Survey (HYS) results are now available, offering a look at the health and well-being of Washington’s young people. Conducted every two years, this survey is...
After significant shellfish harvest restrictions were implemented in 2025, Washington’s shellfish waters are seeing encouraging signs of recovery. the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) said in a news...
My Neighborhood News Group has partnered with the Verdant Health Commission to profile the work of local nonprofits that advance the health of our whole community.
Mountlake Terrace just gained...
The first time Dr. Anita Chopra had a long COVID patient, she cried.
It was two years after the pandemic, she said, when the once-healthy patient described symptoms of weakness,...
Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office...
My Neighborhood News Network has partnered with the Verdant Health Commission to profile the work of local nonprofits that advance the health of our whole community.
Thanks to Homage Senior...
