King County District Court Community Court Program
King County Community Court seeks to go beyond punitive actions to identify and address the underlying challenges of court participants that may contribute to further criminal activity. The hearings are held at Redmond Library instead of a traditional courtroom. This setting is less intimidating and allows the judge to be seated at eye-level with those being spoken with. The court addresses things like theft, shoplifting, trespassing, and other low-level offenses. Traditionally punitive action is taken against crimes like these, which don’t address why the crime is happening. In this courtroom members have… Read More
Her passion now: Preparing nurses to build resilience in our community
Crossposted from Public Health Insider This article was originally posted on campaignforaction.org. As the chief nursing officer at Public Health Seattle-King County, Washington, Dorene Hersh, MSN, RN, is responsible for clinical practice oversight for over 350 public health nurses employed in management, supervisory, advanced practice, field nursing, ambulatory care, and correctional health roles. She is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Public Health Nurse Leader and Culture of Health Breakthrough Leader in Nursing. Why did you decide to become a nurse? I became a nurse by accident, literally. In the summer of my… Read More
Stop Noxious Weeds, by Land and by Seeds!
Crossposted from Noxious Weeds Blog Noxious weeds are sneaky. Each one has its trick for taking over: many spread by seed, while others use stem and root fragments, underground rhizomes, or aboveground runners. Anytime you’re out around a noxious weed, make sure you know how it reproduces, and don’t let it use you to invade! One of the main methods of weed dispersal is via seeds and other propagules that latch onto boots, pant legs, pet fur, tires, and other moving objects. Some, like the infamous garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), are really… Read More
Meet Tammy Klein, 7-time champion of the ‘Metroadeo’
Crossposted from Metro Matters By Scott Gutierrez Ask Tammy Klein what she enjoys most about her job at King County Metro and she lists three things: her customers, her coworkers, and getting to drive a bus. This veteran driver can sure handle a 40-foot coach. She’s a seven-time champion of the “Metroadeo,” the annual transit Olympics for some of Metro’s most skilled drivers. Klein is the first and only woman to win the competition, and in June, claimed her third consecutive title in three years. She will represent Metro at the Washington… Read More
Map literacy and the 2016 presidential election
Crossposted from GIS & You By Patrick Jankanish Here’s some food for thought about elections-related maps, how they can be used and abused and what they can teach us about effective and valid cartographic design. Among the fundamental skills required to be map literate, that is, to be able to read and comprehend maps, are an understanding of scale, the recognition of spatial orientation (north-south-east-west, up-down, etc.), and an appreciation of map projections (by which a three-dimensional surface is represented in two dimensions). A higher-level, overarching principle of map literacy is that… Read More
Featured Job: Public Health Nurse – Immunization PHN
Closing: 08/24/18 5:00 PM Salary: $33.61 – $45.92 Hourly; $69,908.80 – $95,513.60 Annually Location: Chinook Building, Seattle Job Type: Special Duty Assignment or Term-Limited Temporary Department: Public Health – Seattle and King County Job Number: 2018-08434 This position works in close collaboration with members of the Healthcare for the Homeless Program, Emergency Preparedness Program, and other members of the CD-Imms Program. Major areas of responsibility include coordinating and leading community vaccination clinics, supervising Medical Reserve Corps volunteers, providing technical assistance regarding recommendations for vaccine administration to health care providers and the public,… Read More
Social Media Spotlight: GIS & You on WordPress
GIS & You is introducing a new monthly contest called “Where in King County?” Each month, GIS & You will present a portion of a map either published on the King County website or produced from a King County GIS web mapping application. Each contest will also spotlight some of the features available from the web-mapping applications and some cartographic concepts that can help make you a more effective map user. How does the contest work? Simply study the map presented and perhaps find other clues in the text. You may have… Read More
Pet of the Week: Slinky
Crossposted from Tails from RASKC She’s fun for a girl or a boy – she’s Slinky, our Pet of the Week! This young black cat is spirited, with a fun-loving personality – so she’s one of our “Rambunctious Red” personalities. Slinky is friendly and, though she’s shy, she can be vocal! Slinky can get a little overstimulated with petting, but she is affectionate and loves getting attention. Because of her shy nature and sensitivity to handling, a quiet, low-traffic home with a cat-savvy family would be ideal. Slinky would thrive as the… Read More
Movies@Marymoor adds ‘The Lion King’ to summer movie schedule, Aug. 15
The BECU Outdoor Movies@Marymoor has made a change to their 2018 movie schedule. The Aug. 15 planned screening of Ferdinand has been replaced by Disney favorite The Lion King. The rest of the schedule remains the same with all events offering entertainment, trivia, food trucks and vendors. All events are “bring your own seating,” dog friendly and smoke free. Admission is $5 per person cash or $6 credit, with kids age 5 and under free. Seating opens at 6:30 p.m., and movies begin at dusk. Parking is $5 per vehicle. For more… Read More
KCIT testing Cherwell IT service management tool
Last month, we announced KCIT’s project in KCIT Help Desk to transition from email tickets to online portal. They are now finishing the portal design, have completed revising the Service Catalog, and are mapping the new portal to Cherwell. Administrator and analyst training will begin this month, and sessions to determine if the new design resonates with end users are in the works. Specific launch details will be shared here as they become available. Departmental IT staff can email Amy Hitchcock with questions.
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