Most health departments in the U.S. state of Washington are part of county government. The following districts are exceptions:
- 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.
Health districts were enabled by the Washington State Legislature in 1945, codified in chapter 70.46 of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW).
References
- "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
- 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
- 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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