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Beginning the first of the year the Snohomish Health District will be absorbed into Snohomish County Government. Wednesday Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced Dennis Worsham to head the new department. Here’s the official announcement. Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers today announced the appointment of Dennis Worsham as the first Director for Snohomish County’s Health […]

The Snohomish Health District is making it easier to do business. Here’s a note released today from Heather Thomas about new online services… We live in an age where technology has become part of our everyday life, making tasks more convenient than ever before. When technology is combined with a dedicated team of professionals, it […]

[ad#Google Adsense-2] Everett City Councilman Scott Murphy joined five other new appointees to serve on the Board of the Snohomish Health District. The 15-member board is composed of the five Snohomish County Council members, and 10 elected officials representing the county’s 20 incorporated cities and towns. The new members are Ken Klein, Snohomish County Council […]

The Snohomish Health District is holding this special event Tuesday afternoon at their offices in downtown Everett… Snohomish County currently ranks third in the state for new HIV cases, following King and Pierce counties. Recent data show that 58 percent of all new HIV cases in Washington State are among men who have sex with […]

The Snohomish Health District has issued its community health report card. It summarizes data on 80 indicators of individual and community health in Everett and Snohomish County. According to the report card the top six health priorities are… YOUTH PHYSICAL ABUSE YOUTH AND ADULT OBESITY SUICIDE DENTAL DECAY IN CHILDREN ACCESS TO A PRIMARY CARE […]

The Snohomish Health District has established a partnership with the South Everett Mukilteo Rotary Club that will result in free whooping cough vaccinations for clients of Christmas House. Here are the details as provided by the Snohomish Health District… Good health is a great gift. That’s why the South Everett-Mukilteo Rotary Club decided to join […]

Got kind of a disturbing press release this afternoon from Suzanne Pate at Snohomish Health District… Snohomish Health District has begun a major tuberculosis outreach and contact investigation after identifying a strain that has been circulating in the community for at least two years. The investigation began this fall after two earlier deaths from tuberculosis […]

The Snohomish Health District is urging people in and around Everett to get Flu-proofed. Suzanne Pate at the Snohomish Health District sent along this important reminder… $30 to flu-proof an adult; $15 for a child – call for appointments Snohomish Health District clinics Avoid the misery of flu this year by rolling up your sleeve […]

Received word this morning that the Snohomish Health District has honored a local Everett Radio host as a “Public Health Hero”. Here’s the information from Suzanne Pate… The Snohomish Health District today presented its Public Health Hero Award to Sondra Santos, morning host of The Takeaway program on KSER 90.7 FM, in Everett, Wash. The […]

Low-cost vaccine available for adults; epidemic continues in Snohomish County Snohomish Health District reaches out to all county residents to immunize against pertussis to protect babies SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. – In an effort to slow the spread of whooping cough in Snohomish County, the Snohomish Health District has launched a two-fold campaign to increase vaccinations […]