Health districts in Washington

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]

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  1. ^ "Local health jurisdictions". Official website. Washington State Department of Health. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Mullan 1989.
  3. ^ Kahn 2009, p. 28.
  4. ^ MRSC 2003, p. A1-3.

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