Health Reporting Initiative

Supporting a healthy community

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This community-supported journalism project covers health and wellness issues in Snohomish County.

It grew out of a need we heard from readers and leaders for more coverage of health equity, mental and behavioral health, rural healthcare, social and family issues, homelessness, and substance abuse. Legislation, medical trends and advances, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic all impact these and other health-related issues.

These topics and more are what we explore with our Health Reporting Initiative.

Make a gift today and join others in supporting reporting that directly impacts our community.

Meet our health reporter

Sydney Jackson

Public health affects everyone. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, cracks in our country's health care system are more evident than ever. Through my reporting, I want to help keep Snohomish County residents informed and healthy amid the ever-changing and often complex public health landscape.

Sydney Jackson

Send news tips for health-related stories to Sydney.Jackson@heraldnet.com.

Check out these recent Herald health-related stories.

Radiation Therapist Madey Appleseth demonstrates how to use ultrasound technology to evaluate the depth of a mole on her arm on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Mill Creek, Washington. This technology is also used to evaluate on potential skin cancer on patients. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Mill Creek clinic can now cure some skin cancers without surgery

Frontier Dermatology is the first clinic in the state to offer radiation therapy for nonmelanoma cancer.

  • April 18, 2024
An emergency overdose kit with naloxone located next to an emergency defibrillator at Mountain View student housing at Everett Community College on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

To combat fentanyl, Snohomish County trickles out cash to recovery groups

The latest dispersal, $77,800 in total, is a wafer-thin slice of the state’s $1.1 billion in opioid lawsuit settlements.

  • April 16, 2024
Harold Jones receives dialysis treatment at NW Kidney Dialysis Center on Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

‘Silent disease’: Many have kidney disease, but don’t know till it’s too late

The illness may affect 150,000 Snohomish County residents, a local expert warned. Regular visits to a doctor are key to prevention.

  • April 10, 2024

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The Daily Herald Education Project is administered by Local Media Foundation, tax ID #36-4427750, a Section 501(c)(3) charitable trust affiliated with Local Media Association. The mission of Local Media Foundation is to ensure a healthy future for local journalism, which is essential to a strong democracy, by reinventing business models for news. Donations to Local Media Foundation for the Education Project are tax-deductible to the extent of the law, and they will help pay for the Herald’s news resources needed to dig deep into education issues and their ripple effects in Snohomish County. No goods or services are provided in exchange for contributions. Please consult a tax advisor for details.

The Health Reporting Initiative is funded in part by a sponsorship of Premera Blue Cross, a not-for-profit, independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association based in Mountlake Terrace and a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest.