Shameless Reprint of King County Public Health winter advisory links, including documents in many languages!

 

PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS

NEWSLETTER

Dear Community Partners, Thanks for joining us at our last Public Health Community Partners Call. Below is a round-up of resources from the meeting and upcoming events and opportunities. Sincerely, Justin Jeffrey phpartnerships@kingcounty.gov

NEXT PH PARTNERSHIPS CALL January 17th - 3:30 to 4:30 PM Click here to join us via Zoom. Accessibility: • Live interpretation is provided in Spanish and Somali. • Language interpretation available upon request. • Email PHPPartnerships@kingcounty.gov to request a language. • ASL interpretation and Closed Captioning in English is available.

View the PowerPoint presentation from the previous meeting.   View the video recording from the previous meeting.

Winter Weather Update Winter Storm Health Alert  The National Weather Service warns of high winds in King County starting early in the morning on Tuesday, January 9 and continuing through the day. High winds often bring down power lines. When electricity is out, there are dangers to health from carbon monoxide poisoning and cold. The forecast also predicts possible snow later in the week. Here's a spreadsheet of short safety messages in many languages that you can use for texts, direct messages, or social media posts: Winter Storm Emergency translated-messages_12.19.22.xlsx Please share the following information to help people plan ahead for their medical needs if the roads are closed or power is out. Prevent poisoning from carbon monoxide Carbon monoxide is a poisonous and odorless gas that cannot be seen or smelled. It can kill a person in minutes. If you don’t have electricity, prevent poisoning from carbon monoxide: ONLY use a generator outdoors and far from open windows and vents NEVER use a generator indoors, in garages or carports NEVER cook inside on a charcoal or gas grill More information, including links to translated information: kingcounty.gov/carbonmonoxide Please share this infographic warning about carbon monoxide poisoning with your networks: English  አማርኛ — Amharic  العربية — Arabic  Bosanski — Bosnian  မြန်မာဘာသာ – Burmese  中文 – Chinese  Français – French  Hmoob – Hmong  ភាសាខ្មែរ – Khmer  한국어 – Korean  ພາສາລາວ – Lao Afaan Oromoo – Oromo  فارسی – Persian  Português – Portuguese  ਪੰਜਾਬੀ – Punjabi   Română – Romanian  Русский – Russian  Af Soomaali – Somali Español – Spanish  Kiswahili – Swahili  Wikang Tagalog – Filipino  ትግርኛ – Tigrinya  Українська – Ukrainian  Tiếng Việt – Vietnamese   How to stay warm and safe when the power is out This blog post from last winter has good information and tips about safety if your home is without electricity: Brrrr! How to stay warm and safe when the power is out – PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER   Plan for medical needs if it snows Plan ahead for medical needs or conditions such as prescription medications, dialysis, and oxygen supplies in case roads are closed from snow or ice. Learn more: Snow and slippery roads ahead: Plan if you have medical needs │Spanish: CLIMA INVERNAL: PLANIFICAR PARA NESECIDADES MÉDICAS   How to treat and prevent hypothermia Cold temperatures can make your body’s temperature drop dangerously low. Learn how to recognize this condition (hypothermia) and what to do.  English  │ 中文 – Chinese │한국어 – Korean │ Русский – Russian │Af Soomaali – Somali │ Español – Spanish Cómo │Tiếng Việt – Vietnamese   For emergency information If there is an emergency from winter weather, King County will post information to King County Emergency News (kcemergency.com) including information about shelters and road closures.  Thank you for helping our communities stay safe!

Find up to date shelter information in the County Link : Severe Weather Response - KCRHA