Most health departments in the U.S. state of Washington are part of county government. The following districts are exceptions:[1]
- Benton-Franklin Health District (Benton and Franklin counties)
- Chelan-Douglas Health District (Chelan and Douglas counties)
- Northeast Tri County Health District (Ferry County, Pend Oreille, and Stevens counties)
- Yakima Health District is a one-county health district. It was created in 1911 and was one of the first health districts in the United States.[2][3]
Health districts were enabled by the Washington State Legislature in 1945, codified in chapter 70.46 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW).[4]
References
edit- ^ "Local health jurisdictions". Official website. Washington State Department of Health. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ Mullan 1989.
- ^ Kahn 2009, p. 28.
- ^ MRSC 2003, p. A1-3.
Sources
edit- Mullan, Fitzhugh (1989). Plagues and Politics: The Story of the United States Public Health Service. Basic Books.
- Special Purpose Districts in Washington State, Seattle: Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC), August 2003
- Kahn, Laura H. (2009). Who's in Charge?: Leadership During Epidemics, Bioterror, Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises. Praeger Security International Series. Praeger Security International. ISBN 978-0-275-99485-3.
Further reading
edit- Chapter 70.05 Revised Code of Washington: Local health departments, boards, officers—regulations
- Chapter 70.46 Revised Code of Washington: Health districts
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