Does "Metabolically Healthy Obesity" Exist?

Obesity is strongly associated with metabolic alterations and negative health outcomes including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some ...

Flu season is here: Vaccination is your best protection

Dr. Michael Jhung, medical officer for the influenza division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Today’s guest blog is by Michael J...

Bed Turning

The rainy weather did not put a damper on our first Bed Turning.  It was very fun, thank you to everyone who participated and shared their  ...

We The People

I don't suppose I would have made the effort to post these photographs, had I not posted a few others in the meme of "Officer Frien...

F is for Feather

Stitching Saturday Week Six - - - - - - - - - - Letters and Feather - #3790 medium brown - - - - - - - - - -  Follow Temecula Quilt Co happe...

Healthy Holidays: Lead in Holiday Decorations

By Jennifer Johnson, Education & Outreach Specialist Disclaimer:  I am a very protective mother.  I am the foodie who only serves fru...

Sew Happy

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone  for their generous donations to our Sew Blessed Program. Last year we were able to ...

It’s National Hand-Washing Awareness Week — Do you know the right way to wash your hands?

Dec. 1-7 is National Hand-Washing Awareness Week 2013, so let’s talk about hand hygiene. What is hand hygiene? It’s a term we use to describ...

Aloha, Dr. Yu

By: Elisa Kaufmann, Education & Outreach Specialist After 23 years of serving as Thurston County’s Health Officer, Dr. Diana Yu is movi...