Posted on: January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 ext. 301
Port Townsend – Recent shellfish testing has shown elevated levels of the marine biotoxin that causes ...
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Posted on: January 8, 2021
January 8, 2021For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 ext. 301
Port Ludlow – Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) will remove the No Water Contact Advisory for Port Ludlow Ba...
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Posted on: January 7, 2021
January 7, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Tami Pokorny
Natural Resources Program Coordinator
Jefferson County Public Health
(360) 379-4498
tpokorny@co.jefferson.wa.us
JEFFERSON COUNTY INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR OPEN SPACE PROJECTS...
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Posted on: January 5, 2021
January 5, 2021For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 ext. 301
Port Ludlow – Olympic Water & Sewer, Inc. reported a bypass of sewage at their wastewater treatment facility...
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Posted on: December 8, 2020
December 8, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 ext. 301
Port Townsend – Recent testing from the Department of Health (DOH) shows continued declines in Paralytic Shellf...
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Posted on: November 23, 2020
November 23, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 x301
Port Townsend – Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) has removed the No Water Contact Advisory for Port Townsend ...
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Posted on: November 20, 2020
November 20, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 x301
The marine algae that produces Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) in shellfish are declining in many areas of Jefferson Cou...
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Posted on: November 19, 2020
November 19, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 ext. 301
Port Townsend – Water samples taken by Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) in Port Townsend Bay near Monroe ...
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Posted on: November 17, 2020
November 17, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 ext. 301
Port Townsend – The City of Port Townsend reported a sewage overflow at the intersection of Water and Monroe Streets in ...
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Posted on: October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Anna McEnery, Developmental Disabilities CoordinatorJefferson County Public Health(360) 385-9400
October is National Disability Employment month. Please join Jefferson County Public Health, the Develo...
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Posted on: October 13, 2020
October 13, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 x301
The marine biotoxin that causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) has persisted in Jefferson County and much of Puget Sound...
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Posted on: October 2, 2020
October 2, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Anna McEnery, Developmental Disability CoordinatorJefferson County Public Health(360) 385-9400
Jefferson County Developmental Disabilities (DD) Program is conducting a survey to assess community knowledge of ser...
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Posted on: September 11, 2020
September 11, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Lori Fleming, CHIP Co-Exec / Grant Project DirectorJefferson County Public Health(360) 385-9400 x 441
Jefferson County's Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) has been awarded a $1,000,000 federal...
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Posted on: September 8, 2020
September 8, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 x301
Marine biotoxins that cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) have continued to spread, and the Washington State Departmen...
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Posted on: August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 x301
Port Townsend- Washington State Department of Health has closed Quilcene Bay and Dabob Bay for the recreational harvest of all...
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Posted on: August 25, 2020
August 25, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 x301
Port Townsend- Marine biotoxins that cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) have continued to spread, and the Washington St...
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Posted on: August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 x301
Port Townsend: Marine biotoxins that cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) have been spreading rapidly and the Washington ...
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Posted on: August 6, 2020
August 6, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 ext. 301
Port Townsend: Recent shellfish samples in several locations have shown high levels of the marine biotoxin that causes Para...
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Posted on: July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 ext. 301
Port Townsend: Shellfish samples from Fort Flagler, Kilisut Harbor, and Mystery Bay have been found to contain elevated leve...
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Posted on: July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020For Immediate ReleaseKaren ObermeyerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9400
The Arcora Foundation-SmileMobile, a brightly painted 39-foot dental clinic on wheels, will return to Chimacum the week of July 7–15 and park at the Tri-Ar...
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Posted on: February 27, 2019
February 27, 2019
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Karen ObermeyerJefferson County Public Health(360) 385-9417
Access to Dental Care - Smile Mobile Comes to Port Townsend
Port Townsend, WA – Jefferson County Public Health is hosting the Smile Mobile &...
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Posted on: January 11, 2019
January 11, 2019
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Denise BankerJefferson County Public Health(360) 385-9417
Students get more support for healthy choices
Port Townsend, WA –Jefferson County Public Health has secured funding to reduce underage substanc...
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Posted on: October 5, 2017
October 5, 2017
For Immediate Release
Jefferson County Community Health
360.385.9400
Need Health Insurance? Open EnrollmentRuns November 1, 2017 through January 15, 2018
Port Townsend – Jefferson County Public Health is reminding e...
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Posted on: October 13, 2017
October 13, 2017
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael DawsonJefferson County Environmental Health(360) 385-9444 ext. 301
Oak Bay Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins; Other Areas Open
Port Townsend – Shellfish from Oak Bay have been found to have high l...
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Posted on: August 31, 2017
August 31, 2017
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael DawsonJefferson County Environmental Health(360) 385-9444 ext. 301
Dept. of Health Urges Recreational Shellfish Harvesters to Follow ‘Three Cs’
Port Townsend - The Washington State Dep...
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Posted on: August 30, 2017
August 30, 2017
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael DawsonJefferson County Environmental Health(360) 385-9444 ext. 301
Lethal Levels of Shellfish Biotoxin Found at Fort Flagler; Port Townsend Bay Closes
Port Townsend – Marine biotoxins that cause...
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Posted on: August 24, 2017
August 30th, 2017For Immediate ReleaseContact: Stuart Whitford, DirectorJefferson County Environmental Health & Water Quality (360) 385-9444 x411
26 Local Eateries Receive the 2016 Award for Safe Food Handling
Representatives from 10 ...
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Posted on: August 24, 2017
August 24th, 2017For Immediate ReleaseContact: Mike DawsonJefferson County Environmental Health(360) 385-9444 ext. 301
Port Ludlow including Mats Mats Bay Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins
Port Townsend – Shellfish samples from Port Ludlow have been ...
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Posted on: August 17, 2017
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Michael Dawson
Jefferson County Environmental Health
(360) 385-9444 x301
Port Townsend – High levels of the toxin microcystin were detected in a water sample taken from Gibbs Lake on Monday, August 14. The toxin level is 9.5 micr...
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Posted on: August 14, 2017
August 14, 2017
For Immediate Release
Contact: Kathy Anderson
Jefferson County Community Health
(360) 385-9400 – Clinic
Port Townsend – A reminder we still have quite a bit of summer left, and the warmer weather gives us an opportu...
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Posted on: June 23, 2017
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Michael Dawson
Jefferson County Environmental Health
(360) 385-9444 x301
Discovery Bay and the Strait of Juan de Fuca Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins
Port Townsend – Shellfish samples from Discovery Bay have been found to contain e...
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Posted on: May 25, 2017
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Michael Dawson
Jefferson County Environmental Health
(360) 385-9444 x301
Port Townsend –High levels of the potent nerve toxin anatoxin-a were detected in a water sample taken from Anderson Lake on Monday, May 22. &n...
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