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Healthy King County Newsletter

The Healthy King County Newsletter provides updates on the good work of Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) funded projects across King County, as well as policy updates related to tobacco and obesity prevention, local education campaigns and links to recent news articles. Please sign up here to receive the newsletter in your email inbox each month.

  • January/February 2012
    • National recognition of local health leaders
    • No butts about it: Volunteer groups clean up litter from cigarettes in local parks
    • The City of SeaTac wants you to take a walk
    • Colleges receive training on tobacco-free policies
    • CPPW Online Resource Center
    • CPPW Grand Finale Film Festival
    • CPPW partners in action
    • In the news
  • December 2011
    • Seattle Public Schools sets the record straight: No to junk food
    • Engage Federal Way
    • Auburn Regional Medical Center goes tobacco-free
    • Take the Soda Free Sundays pledge
    • Seattle Housing Authority goes smoke-free
    • Healthy King County Coalition meeting is Jan. 24
    • CPPW partners in action
    • In the news
  • November 2011
    • Burien joins five local communities with smoke-free parks
    • Youth in Action! teams document healthy choices in their neighborhoods
    • Making Redmond neighborhoods healthie
    • Implementing tobacco regulations in early learning
    • Wellness meets science fun
    • Celebrating healthy policies at Seattle churches
    • The Muckleshoot Food Sovereignty Project
    • Volunteers needed to help plan January Coalition celebration
    • CPPW partners in action
    • CPPW in the news

  • October 2011
    • Youth summit energizes local students
    • Healthy changes underway for school meals
    • Community partners promote a healthier King County through maps and stories
    • Food Day in King County
    • Seattle Tilth builds on CPPW successes
    • Safe Routes to School in King County
    • CPPW partners in action
    • CPPW in the news
  • September 2011
    • ReWA youth take on tobacco
    • What are you doing for Food Day?
    • Healthy things are happening in the City of Des Moines
    • CDC dignitary sees CPPW in action
    • CPPW training opportunity
  • July/August 2011
    • Inspiring CPPW Coalition Meeting
    • Watch for "Let's Do This" around King County
    • Tobacco cessation becomes part of mental health and substance use treatment
    • "Move Your Body" at the Healthy Foods Here Walk
    • Seattle churches host wholesale market
    • CPPW video contest
    • Upcoming training: Tell your CPPW story
  • June 2011
    • Food industry and community convene to talk healthy food
    • UW Medicine goes tobacco-free
    • Food stamps and WIC now accepted at farmers markets
    • New tobacco policy for Seattle Public Schools
    • Statewide Quit Line services reduced
  • May 2011
    • Watch for our new CPPW media campaign!
    • Take the Soda Free Sundays Pledge
    • Healthy King County is getting a facelift!
    • CPPW in the news
    • PrideFest tackles tobacco
    • Safe Routes to School in King County
    • Alternatives to suspension: Schools implement multi-level approach
    • Free nicotine patches and gum available - for a limited time!
  • April 2011
    • CPPW coalition gains momentum
    • Take a break from sugary drinks with Soda Free Sundays
    • CPPW partners in action
    • Peer support specialists receive tobacco education and cessation training
    • Spreading the word about Everyone Swims!
    • Healthy King County update
    • United People's Farm blog
  • March 2011
    • Mapping our voices for equality in King County
    • CPPW partners in action
    • Ad campaign boosts Quit Line traffic
    • Healthy King County update
    • Special visit for Farm to Table
    • Leadership Team convenes
    • CPPW in the news
  • February 2011
    • Taking the guesswork out of fresh fruits and veggies
    • Are you connected?
    • Picture a tobacco-free community
    • CPPW in action
    • Coming soon: Smoke-free affordable housing
    • Upcoming Training
    • CPPW Coalition picks up momentum
    • First Farm to Table produce delivery
    • Completing the streets, one community at a time
  • January 2011
    • Board of Health approves electronic cigarette regulations
    • King County hospitals take the smoke-free pledge
    • Auburn School District commits to fit
    • Tobacco cessation ad campaign launches
    • Healthy King County: We're live!
    • CPPW accomplishments
    • CPPW in the news
    • Grant Opportunity
  • December 2010
    • Camel uses Seattle to sell cigarettes
    • CPPW in King County
    • Get Connected
    • Sugar-loaded beverages campaign
    • Seattle churches use CPPW funds to create a legacy of health
    • King County Board of Health votes to regulate e-cigarettes
    • CPPW projects hard at work to improve nutrition and physical activity at child care centers
    • CPPW in the news