Public Health | January 2012
The Prescription Epidemic
As Washington enacts the strongest prescription drug law in the country, InvestigateWest presents a six-month investigation into the origins of the prescription epidemic, the challenge it poses for communities, and what lessons other states might learn.
Check out the full list of news outlets publishing the story, and visit KCTS.org to watch Prescription for Abuse, a KCTS 9/InvestigateWest documentary and roundtable with prescription drug experts.
Environment | December 2011
Where There's Smoke, Sickness:
Wood smoke now a major polluter
The health risks of wood smoke pollution -- heart attacks, asthma, cancer -- vex poor and rural communities where wood is a cheap or even free source of heat. Our own Robert McClure teamed up with KCTS 9/Earthfix and Northwest News Network to find out what can be done.
Public Health
Lifesaving Drugs, Deadly Consequences
An InvestigateWest investigation has found that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration does not regulate exposure to chemotherapy in the workplace, despite multiple studies documenting ongoing contamination and exposures and their potentially deadly consequences for human health.
Public Health
Fresh Out of Foster Care and Homeless
InvestigateWest reporter Carol Smith looks at homelessness through the lens of young adults in Washington and the impact on schools around the state.
Generation Homeless Project
Help and Resources for the Homeless
If you’re in need of shelter, basic human services or assistance in Washington state, the 211 Community Information Line website, or call 2-1-1.
You can also call: 1-800-621-4636 or 206-461-3200.
Homeless families and children
Emergency shelter for young adults
Youth aging out of foster care
Mockingbird Society
Casey Family Programs
YMCA Young Adult Services
Ending homelessness
To find out more about ending homelessness, please visit these resources:
Building Changes
The 10-year Plan to End Homelessness in King County
The Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation