Aging King County

A short stretch of missing sidewalk can be the difference between someone getting where they need to go and someone deciding it isn’t worth the risk. If you find yourself noticing places like this in your own neighborhood, you can help.

Take a walk, pay attention, and, if you’re able, share what you see. Whether it’s through a community walkabout or a quick note in an app, your small observations will help shape a clearer picture of how our communities work—and how they can work better for everyone.

Walk and Roll to Make King County's Sidewalks More Accessible - AgeWise King County Our spring walk starts at a corner that looks, at first glance, perfectly ordinary. A bus stop sits just ahead, close enough to read the schedule if you squint. There’s a bench, a patch of gravel, the usual signs of a place people are meant to wait. Cars move steadily past. It feels like an... Rea...

Did you know that people ages 65 and older should get two COVID shots a year, spaced about six months apart (or at least 2-3 months apart)?

Elisabeth Beaber of Public Health - Seattle & King County explains why you should talk with your healthcare provider about which vaccines are recommended for you -- not only for COVID and flu, but also pneumococcal (pneumonia), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), shingles, and pertussis.

Build Immunity This Spring with Vaccines - AgeWise King County It’s springtime in our northwest corner of the world! Daffodils, sunglasses, and shorts are optimistically out even though some days still feel like February. And the entire county is buzzing with sports energy—from rooting on the Mariners to hosting six Men’s World Cup soccer games in Seattle...

Sonali Agarwal, an intern with Age Friendly Seattle, writes that it's never too late to get involved in efforts to improve environmental sustainability. She explains the steps we can all take to leave behind a livable planet for generations to come.

Think Globally, Act Locally: An Older Adult’s Guide to Environmental Sustainability in Seattle and King County - AgeWise King County We live in a warming and aging world. It’s time that we think of these two things together. Climate change is a global problem with local implications. In the past decades in King County, we have already seen hotter summers, heavier rain events, less snowpack, and higher sea levels. This has real ...