News & Advisories

Twenty-two Kitsap County clinics were honored by the State of Washington this year for their strong commitment to keeping patients up to date on immunizations.

This month, I will focus on 7-OH regulation and ongoing disease outbreaks.

Every year, around 1,000 sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and mpox are diagnosed in Kitsap — and many more go undetected.

Join a FREE workshop in September to learn how your system works and how to protect it for a lifetime of service.

Lactation activist and educator Janauvia McCall said, "I fell in love with liquid gold and just being able to nourish my son with my body. I think it’s a beautiful experience and I think we all deserve the opportunity to experience it.”

I believe we all want the same things for our children. We want them to grow and learn; to enjoy being kids; and more than anything, to live healthy and happy lives.

The first day of school is right around the corner – make sure your family is caught up on recommended vaccines!

You can help prevent getting sick from food by washing your hands and fresh vegetables and fruits.

Wildfire smoke is drifting into our region this week making skies hazy and affecting air quality, while a heat advisory is in place for Tuesday and Wednesday.

This month, I will focus on health risks from concentrated kratom products, lethal levels of paralytic shellfish poison in Hood Canal, and updates from the Ebola outbreak in Africa.

Are you a Kitsap community member who is passionate about public health? Apply to join the Kitsap Public Health Board!

Shape your community's future by taking the community needs survey at KCR.org/CNA2026.

While bats play an important role in our ecosystem, they can spread rabies. Be careful around bats!

Colorful patches are caused by blooms of algae or plankton (tiny plants or animals), which become more active during warm summer months.

Apply before July 12 at kitsappublichealth.org/board/apply.

The simple choice of where we buy our food can have a far bigger impact than we might think.

This month, I wanted to talk about the Ebola outbreak in Africa, the cruise ship hantavirus cases, and how Kitsap County is preparing for the World Cup.

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Kitsap Public Health District’s environmental health team will be collecting freshwater samples along shorelines in Manchester, Southworth, Suquamish, Miller Bay, and Indianola.

This month, I will focus on a local uptick in pertussis cases, the latest updates on measles in Washington, and my perspective on gun violence as a leading public health concern.