Shellfish Closure North of Hood Canal Bridge

September 9, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Community HealthMichael Dawson, Water Quality Manager360-385-9444 ext. 301

Port Townsend, WA. Recent shellfish samples taken from multiple locations in Jefferson County were found to contain elevated l...

Jefferson County Public Health Welcomes New Director

September 9, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Public Health(360) 385-9400

Port Townsend - Jefferson County Public Health is honored to welcome Apple Martine, BSN RN as its new Public Health Director. For nearly 10 years, Martine has been a nurse i...

Indoor restaurant and bar patrons must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination

PRESS RELEASE

September 2, 2021

Allison Berry, MD, MPH, Health Officer for Jefferson and Clallam counties

Indoor restaurant and bar patrons must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination

Orden de salud pública para clientes de restaurantes y bares (2 de s...

Vaccination Clinics Planned for Third Dose for Immunocompromised

August 27, 2021For Immediate Release

Jefferson County Community HealthDepartment of Emergency Management

Spanish Translation of Press Release

THIRD-DOSE VACCINE CLINICS PLANNED FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED

JEFFERSON COUNTY— Two drive-through vacci...

Third dose of vaccine recommended for immunocompromised

August 25, 2021For Immediate Release

Jefferson County Community HealthDepartment of Emergency Management

Third dose of vaccine recommended for immunocompromised 

JEFFERSON COUNTY—People who are moderately to severely immunocompromised who ...

Celebrate National Breastfeeding Month in August 2021

August 13,2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Community HealthSarah Jane, BSN, IBCLC, PHNJefferson County Public Health 360-385-9400

Celebrate National Breastfeeding Month in August 2021

Annual Breastfeeding Celebration Picnic, hosted by Jeff...

Masks Required in Indoor Public Spaces starting August 16th

August 13, 2021For Immediate Release

Allison Berry, MD, MPH, Jefferson County Health Officer

Spanish translation of press release click here..

Spanish translation of health order click here. 

Masks Required in Indoor Public Spaces starting August 16t...

Vaccine Clinic at Quilcene School Library on Monday, August 23

August 11, 2021For Immediate Release

Jefferson County Community HealthDepartment of Emergency Management

Vaccine Clinic at School Library on Monday, August 23 

QUILCENE–The public is invited to a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Quilcene Scho...

Jefferson Healthcare – COVID-19 Testing & Nurse Consult Line

July 30, 2021For Immediate Release

Contact:  Amy Yaley, Director of Marketing and Communications at Jefferson Healthcare at 360.385.2200 ext. 2014

Jefferson Healthcare – COVID-19 Testing & Nurse Consult Line

PORT TOWNSEND, WA, July 30,...

To Fight Climbing Rates of COVID-19 Infection & Hospitalization, All Are Urged to Mask Indoors

July 26, 2021For Immediate Release

Allison Berry, MD MPH, Clallam & Jefferson County Health Officer

To Fight Climbing Rates of COVID-19 Infection and Hospitalization, All Are Urged to Mask Up in Indoor Spaces

Universal masking helps protect those who are...

Gibbs Lake Closed due to Toxin

July 23, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Public HealthMichael Dawson, Water Quality Manager360-385-9444 ext. 301

Port Townsend – High levels of the toxin microcystin were detected in a water sample taken from Gibbs Lake on Monday, July ...

Discovery Bay Shellfish Closure

July 14, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Community HealthMichael Dawson, Water Quality Manager360-385-9444 ext. 301

Port Townsend, WA Recent shellfish samples taken from Discovery Bay were found to contain elevated levels of the marine biotoxin t...

Funding Opportunity for Marine Stewardship, Restoration & Engagement in Western Jefferson & Clallam

July 12, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Public HealthContact: Tami Pokorny(360) 379-4498

Port Townsend – The North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee (NPC MRC) invites project proposals for the 2021-23 funding round. Eligible proj...

Health Warning at Point Whitney and Irondale Beaches Due to Bacteria

July 2, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Community HealthContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality Manager360-385-9444 x301

Port Townsend – High levels of fecal bacteria at Point Whitney beach in Brinnon, and Irondale beach in Port...

Rescinding of Jefferson County Health Officer Directive

June 30, 2021For Immediate Release

Thomas Locke, MD, MPH, Jefferson County Health Officer

Rescinding of Jefferson County Health Officer Directive Requiring Masking in all Publicly Accessible Indoor Spaces

The health officer directive requiring indoor masking...

Marine Biotoxins Decline in Discovery Bay

June 4, 2021For Immediate ReleaseContact: Michael Dawson, Water Quality ManagerJefferson County Public Health360-385-9444 ext. 301

Port Townsend, WA. A harmful algae bloom in Discovery Bay that caused a shellfish closure in April has dissipated, and shellf...

Clínica de vacunación para segunda dosis prevista para el 29 de mayo en Brinnon

May 28, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Community HealthDepartment of Emergency Management

Chimacum— El Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Jefferson y el Departamento de Gestión de Emergencias ofrecer&...

Vaccinations available at PT Farmer’s Market June 5

May 28, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Community HealthDepartment of Emergency Management

The Department of Emergency Management together with Jefferson County Public Health will staff a vaccine clinic at the Farmer’s Market on Tyler S...

Second Dose Vaccine Clinic Planned for May 29 in Brinnon

May 24, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Community HealthDepartment of Emergency Management

Chimacum— Jefferson County Public Health and the Department of Emergency Management will have a single-dose/Johnson & Johnson vaccination opp...

Jefferson Healthcare & Jefferson County Public Health Vaccination Partnership and Transition

May 14, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Public Health & Jefferson Healthcare360-385-9400PORT TOWNSEND –   Since December 2020, Jefferson Healthcare has successfully administered over 23,000 vaccines to our community. &...

ANDERSON LAKE HIGH IN TOXINS

May 13, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Community HealthContact: Mike Dawson, Water Quality Manager(360) 985-9444 x301

Port Townsend – Very high levels of the potent nerve toxin anatoxin-a were detected in a water sample taken ...

Clínica de vacunación para la segunda dosis prevista para el 22 de mayo

May 11, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Community HealthDepartment of Emergency Management

Chimacum: la salud pública del condado de Jefferson y el departamento de manejo de emergencias llevarán a cabo una cl&ia...

JEFFERSON COUNTY ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE “ACAC” COMMUNITY FORUM

May 7, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Public HealthAnna McEnery, amcenery@co.jefferson.wa.us

The Jefferson County Accessible Community Advisory Committee (ACAC) is looking for additional projects for the next grant cycle.  Jefferson Cou...

Clínica de vacunación de segunda dosis prevista para el sábado 15 de mayo

May 7, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthDepartment of Emergency Management Chimacum — La Salud Pública del Condado de Jefferson y el Departamento de Manejo de Emergencias llevarán a ...

Second Dose Vaccine Clinic Planned for May 22

May 6, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthDepartment of Emergency Management

Jefferson County Public Health and the Department of Emergency Management will hold a second dose Moderna vaccination clinic at the Chimacum School ...

Second Dose vaccine clinic planned for Saturday, May 15

May 3, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthDepartment of Emergency Management

Chimacum—Jefferson County Public Health and the Department of Emergency Management will hold a second dose Moderna vaccination clinic at th...

El 24 de abril se abrirá una clínica de vacunación de primera dosis en Chimacum

April 16, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Public HealthDepartment of Emergency Management  

El Departamento de Manejo de Emergencias del Condado de Jefferson junto con Salud Pública del Condado de Jefferson abrirán ...

SUSPENSIÓN DE LA VACUNA J&J EN TODO EL ESTADO

April 16, 2021For Immediate ReleaseJefferson County Public HealthDepartment of Emergency Management  

PORT HADLOCK— El Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH) anunció hoy que debido a que seis mujeres presentaron ...

First Dose clinic to open in Chimacum on April 24

April 14, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthJefferson County Department of Emergency Management

First Dose clinic to open in Chimacum on April 24

The Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management together with Jefferson ...

J&J VACCINE ON PAUSE STATEWIDE

April 13, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthDepartment of Emergency Management

PORT HADLOCK—The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced today that because six females suffered from blood clots after re...

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...

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...

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&...

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...

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 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...

BRINNON VACCINATION CLINIC TO OPEN MAY 1

April 23, 2021For Immediate Release Jefferson County Public HealthDepartment of Emergency Management

The Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management together with Jefferson County Public Health will open a clinic in Brinnon at the school g...

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...

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...

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...

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...