Public health comics are a “huge hit” for King County
King County’s health department has published innovative and educational comic strips about public health issues for more than 15 years.
The county hires local comics artists to tackle issues such as long term covid, preparing for a natural disaster and how to deal with a failing septic system.
Meredith Li-Vollmer is the heartbeat behind this popular project, which she founded in 2008.
She says the visual and hand drawn style of storytelling helps make potentially dry information palatable. The county has also found that comics are an effective way to communicate with people who speak…
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