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Seattle-King County
Public Health — Seattle & King County (Public Health) works to protect and improve the health and well-being of all people in King County as measured by increasing the number of healthy years that people live and eliminating health disparities.
Public Health is the one of the largest metropolitan health departments in the United States with 1,400 employees, 40 sites, and a biennial budget of $686 million. The department serves a resident population of nearly 2.2 million people in an environment of great complexity and scale, with 19 acute care hospitals and over 7,000 medical professionals. Over 100 languages are spoken there, and King County is an international destination welcoming nearly 40 million visitors annually.
Snapshot
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POPULATION
749,256
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SQUARE MILES
83.9
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TRANSIT SCORE
60
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PER CAPITA HOUSEHOLD INCOME
$77,616
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Urban Health Agenda
Our vision for the future of urban health looks beyond health care. Government and community organizations work together to make our wider environments safer, healthier, and more equitable.
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