Tobacco and vapor prevention
EMERGING HEALTH CONCERN
Public Health — Seattle & King County is closely monitoring the ongoing investigation of the severe lung disease associated with using vaping devices and e-cigarette products. There has been one confirmed case in King County.
- First case of vaping-related lung illness confirmed in King County, Public Health Insider blog
- Tobacco and vapor use in Seattle and King County and related articles
- Outbreak of Lung Illness Associated with Using E-cigarette Products, CDC
- Public Health – Seattle & King County Media Briefing on Vaping Illness in Washington, Facebook
- Executive Constantine on urgent action needed to address youth vaping
- Up-to-date information on the outbreak in Washington
For providers: Report patients hospitalized with severe pulmonary disease of unclear etiology and a history of e-cigarette or vaping product use within the past 90 days to Public Health at 206-296-4774.
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Tobacco Prevention Program
401 5th Ave, Suite 1110
Seattle, WA 98104
206-263-8271
tobacco.prevention@kingcounty.gov
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Tobacco Cessation Training
Free online course for healthcare and social service providers
This module will teach you how you can improve the health of your community by giving you tools and information to address tobacco use.
You will learn how to use brief intervention and Motivational Interviewing techniques to encourage, empower, and assist people as they move toward a successful quit attempt.
Our mission:
Promoting healthy people and healthy communities through effective cessation efforts, and preventing tobacco use, nicotine addiction and exposure to secondhand smoke