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The purpose of the Health Reform Project by the King County Board of Health is to promote health care reform that will significantly improve individual and community health. A well-functioning and well-funded public health system is essential to effective health care reform.

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Birth and death records
Birth and death certificates, King County Medical Examiner's Office...
Family planning and sexual health
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Communicable disease, epidemiology and immunizations
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Drugs and tobacco
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Medical Examiner
How to get autopsy reports, Annual Report, Policy and Procedures Manual...
Emergency Medical Services
King County Medic One, Emergency Medical Services Division...
Nutrition
Trans fat ban and nutrition labeling, Overweight Initiative, Free recipes, Breastfeeding, WIC ...
Emergency preparedness
H1N1 virus (swine flu), Advanced Practice Center, Bioterrorism, Disaster preparedness, Healthcare Coalition, Pandemic Flu, Public Health Reserve Corps, Radiological Emergencies, Isolation and quarantine, Vulnerable Populations Action Team...
Partnerships and coalitions
CHILD Profile, Health Care Coalition, Healthy Aging Partnership, Health Action Plan, REACH, STEPS, Requests for Proposal, Public Health Contractor information...
Environmental Health Services
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Personal health
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August 14, 2009
Two locally-treated patients infected with Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 virus (swine flu)

August 13, 2009
Great shot for fall: children's back-to-school immunizations

July 30, 2009
First heat-related death reported in King County

July 23, 2009
Second King County resident dies from H1N1 influenza

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