DISCOVERY BAY SHELLFISH CLOSURE

April 9, 2021

For Immediate Release 

Contact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality Manager

Jefferson County Public Health

360-385-9444 ext. 301

Discovery Bay Shellfish Closure 

 Port Townsend, WA Recent shellfish samples taken from...

Welcome Dr. Melinda Bower!

April 5, 2021

For Immediate Release

Apple MartineCommunity Health Director

Jefferson County Public Health

360-385-9400

Welcoming Dr. Melinda Bower at the Opening of our Quilcene School Based Health Center

Jefferson County Public Health has a new provider, Dr. M...

QUILCENE CLINIC TO OPEN APRIL 10 FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS

April 6, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthDepartment of Emergency Management360-385-9400

The Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management together with Jefferson County Public Health will be supporting the Tri-Area Ph...

LA CLÍNICA CHIMACUM ABRIRÁ EL 17 DE ABRIL PARA LA PRIMERA DOSIS DE VACUNACIÓN

April 5, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthDepartment of Emergency Management

Citas disponibles por la tarde para la primera dosis de vacunación

CHIMACUM—El Departamento de Salud Pública del Con...

CHIMACUM CLINIC OPEN APRIL 17 FOR FIRST DOSE VACCINATION

April 5, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public Health360-385-9400

CHIMACUM—Jefferson County Public Health together with the Department of Emergency Management will again operate an appointment-only vaccination clinic on Saturd...

CLÍNICA DE SEGUNDA A ABRIRSES EN CHIMACUM EL 17 DE ABRIL

April 2, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthJefferson County Emergency Management

CHIMACUM— Los residents que recibieron su primera dosis de la vacuna Moderna el 21 de marzo pueden recibir su segunda dosis el 17 de a...

Second Dose Clinic to Open in Chimacum on April 17

March 30, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthJefferson County Emergency Management

CHIMACUM—Residents who received their first dose of Moderna vaccine on March 21 can get their second shot on April 17 at the Chimacum School Di...

ABRE CLÍNICA DE VACUNACIÓN EN CHIMACUM EL 27 DE MARZO

March 25, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthJefferson County Emergency Management

CHIMACUM—Salud Pública del Condado de Jefferson, junto al Departamento de Gestión de Emergencias continuar&...

VACCINATION CLINIC OPEN IN CHIMACUM ON MARCH 27

March 22, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthJefferson County Emergency Management

CHIMACUM—Jefferson County Public Health together with the Department of Emergency Management will continue to operate an appointment-...

CLÍNICA DE VACUNACIÓN CONTRA LA COVID-19 EN CHIMACUM ABRE EL 21 DE MARZO

March 18, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public Health360-385-9400

CHIMACUM—A partir del domingo 21 de marzo, la entidad de Salud Pública del Condado de Jefferson junto con el Departamento de Gestión de Emergencias tendrán una clínica ...

Chimacum COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Open March 21

March 16, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthJefferson County Emergency Management

CHIMACUM—Beginning Sunday, March 21, Jefferson County Public Health together with the Department of Emergency Management will hold an appointme...

Marine Biotoxins Found in Discovery Bay Shellfish

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 ...

Port Ludlow No Water Contact Advisory Removed

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...

Port Ludlow Water Contact Advisory.

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...

Shellfish Biotoxin Declines, Some Closures Remain

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...

Port Townsend No Water Contact Advisory Removed

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 ...

Some Shellfish Biotoxin Closures Lifted

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...

Port Townsend No Water Contact Advisory Continues

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 ...

Port Townsend Water Contact Advisory

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 ...

National Disability Employment Month

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...

Jefferson County Developmental Disabilities (DD) Program Community Surveys

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...

Jefferson County’s CHIP Program Receives $1,000,000 Federal Grant

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...

Access to Dental Care - Smile Mobile comes to Jefferson County

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...

Access to Dental Care - Smile Mobile comes to Port Townsend

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 &...

UW Olympic Natural Resources Center (ONRC) Meeting 1/15 4-6pm

January 9, 2019

For Immediate ReleaseContact: Tami PokornyJefferson County Environmental Public Health(360) 379-4498, tpokorny@co.jefferson.wa.us

 UW Olympic Natural Resources Center (ONRC)

Port Townsend - Announcing the UW Olympic Natural Resources...

Students get more support for healthy choices

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...

WA Healthplanfinder's Open Enrollment

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...

Oak Bay Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins; Other Areas Open

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...

Dept. of Health Urges Recreational Shellfish Harvesters to Follow ‘Three Cs’

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...

Lethal Levels of Shellfish Biotoxin Found at Fort Flagler; Port Townsend Bay Closes

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...

26 Local Eateries Receive the 2016 Award for Safe Food Handling

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 ...

Back to School Immunization Clinics Available

August 21, 2017

For Immediate Release 

Contact:  Margi Boyd

Jefferson County Community Health

(360) 385-9400 

Jefferson County – It’s time for back-to-school immunizations and numerous Jefferson County cl...

Port Ludlow including Mats Mats Bay Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins

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 ...

Admiralty Inlet South to Kinney Point on Marrowstone Island Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins

August 23, 2017

For Immediate Release Contact: Stuart Whitford, DirectorJefferson County Environmental Health & Water Quality360.385.9411info@jeffersoncounty.publichealth.org

Admiralty Inlet South to Kinney Point on Marrowstone Island Closed Du...

Gibbs Lake Closed Due to Toxin

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...

Hot Weather Safety for the Summer Months

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...

Port Townsend Bay, Kilisut Harbor and Mystery Bay Shellfish Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins

July 19, 2017

For Immediate Release Contact: Michael DawsonJefferson County Environmental Health360.385.9444 x301info@jeffersoncounty.publichealth.org

Port Townsend Bay, Kilisut Harbor and Mystery Bay Shellfish Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins

Port To...

Sports Physicals Available for Student Athletes

For Immediate Release Contact: Department of Public Health360.385.9400info@jeffersoncounty.publichealth.org

Sports Physicals Available for Student AthletesThe Jefferson County School Based Health Centers (SBHC) is offering sports physicals. Any in...

Discovery Bay and the Strait of Juan de Fuca Closed Due to Marine Biotoxins

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...

Anderson Lake Closed Due to Toxins

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...