Administration

• Board of Health
• Department Profile
• Funding Announcements

• Health Data

• Data Archives
• Data Publications

• Job Openings

• News & Health Alerts

• News & Health Alerts
• For Health Care Providers
• Health News from Dr Yu

• Public Health  Preparedness

• Family Disaster Preparedness
• Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
• Vulnerable Populations
  

• Public Records Request

• Publications

• Special Initiatives

• Thurston Coalition for Women's Health
• Public Health Impacts of Climate Change

• Youth Suicide Prevention

• Volunteer & Internship Opportunities

• Vital Records

Prevention & Disease Control

• Clinics

• Satellite/Mobile Clinics
  ~ Syringe (Needles) Exchange Services
  
• Clinic Directions

• Disease (Illness)

• Communicable Disease Updates from Dr. Yu
• Head Lice
• Measles
• MRSA
• Report a Notifiable Condition
• Tuberculosis (TB)

• Educational Services

• Immunizations

• Infant, Child, & Adolescent
• Adult
• Health Care Providers
• Travel Health

• Influenza (Flu)

• Seasonal Influenza
• Avian "Bird" Influenza
• Hand Hygiene
  

• Personal Health Care
  • Chronic Disease Prevention
    ~ Active Communities
    ~ Healthy Child Weight
    ~ Healthy Retail Stores Project
    ~ Partnership with Healthcare
    ~ Tobacco Prevention & Control
    ~ Wellness
  • Wellness
    ~ LiveWell
    ~ WorkWell
  • Other Projects:  STEPS to a Healthier WA
    ~ Asthma
    ~ Diabetes (Type 2)
    ~ Winner's Circle (Healthy Eating)

• Wellness

• LiveWell
• WorkWell

• Women & Children

• Children with Special Health Care Needs
• Maternal & Child Health

• Veterans' Assistance

• Advisory Groups

Social Services

• Alcohol/Drug Dependency

• About Us
• Action Committee
• ADATSA
• Adult Outpatient
• Chemical Dependency Prevention
• Crisis Clinic — Information/ Referral
• Definitions
• Detox
• Intensive Case Management
• Involuntary Commitment (ITA)
• Marijuana
• Opiate Substitution Treatment (Methadone)
• Pregnant/Parenting Women's Services
• Resources
• Strategic Plan
• Youth Outpatient

• Developmental Disabilities

• About Us
• Contracted Providers
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Publications
• Request for Proposals

• Housing & Community Renewal

• About Us
• HOME Consortium
• Housing Programs
• Service Provider Network
• Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
• Citizen Advisory Committee
• Program Guidelines and Applications
• Policies & Procedures
• Plans
• Reports
• Housing Data/HMIS
• Articles of Interest
• Current Projects
• Housing Resource Links
• Frequently Asked Questions

• Mental Health

• About Us
• Advance Directive
• Advisory Board
• Client Rights
• Complaints and Grievances
• Crisis Information
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Health Care Passport
• Links
• Ombuds
• Outpatient Programs
• Professional Information
• Provider Network
• Publications
• Quality Review Team
  
• Request for Proposals

Environmental Health

• Administrative / General Information

• Administrative Hearing Process
• Definitions
• Fees, Forms & Permits
• Health Codes & Regulations
• Publications & Brochures
• Report a Problem
• Storm/Flood Health Issues

• Drinking Water & Wells

• Public Water Systems
  ~ Group A
  ~ Group B
      - Approval Process
      - Compliance
  ~ 2-Party
      - Approval Process
  ~ FAQs
• Water Quality Lab
  ~ Water Testing Instructions (includes pickup/dropoff locations)
  
• Resources

• Environmental Services

• Public Swimming Pools & Spas
• School Health & Safety
• Industrial Noise Response

• Fees, Forms & Permits
• Food Safety

• Garbage Dumping & Complaints (Solid Waste)

• Report a Problem

• Gardening

• 5 Steps to Natural Yard Care
• Lawn Fertilizer
  ~ Weed & Feed
• Pesticide-Free Neighborhoods
• Garden Rhapsodies Tour
  ~ Interviews & Plant Lists
• Gardening Guides & Resources

• Gravel Mines

• Hazardous Waste

• Hazardous & Other Waste Disposal
  ~ Antifreeze & Oil Filters
  ~ Fluorescent Lamps
  ~ Mercury (Business Generated)
  ~ Pesticides
  ~ Used Oil (Business Generated)
• Hazardous Waste — Pollution Prevention
  ~ Fact Sheets
  ~ Home Heating Oil Tanks
  ~ Newsletters
  ~ Nonpoint Source Pollution Compliance
  ~ Secondary Containment
  ~ Site Hazard Assessments
  ~ SQG Program (Small Quantity Generators)
  ~ Technical Assistance Campaigns
      - Technical Assistance Process
  ~ Wellhead Protection
• Hazardous Waste — Response
  ~ Complaint Response / Meth Labs
  ~ Tacoma Smelter Plume
• Hazardous Waste Plan Revision
  ~ Community Involvement
  ~ Meetings
  ~ Questions and Answers
  ~ Resources & Documents
• Household Hazardous Waste

• Health Codes & Regulations

• Healthy Home Environment

• Common Sense Gardening
• Household Hazardous Materials
  ~ What are Household Hazardous Materials
  ~ Where are They Found Around the Home
      - Mercury in Home Products
      - Mercury in the News
      - Pressure-Treated Wood
  ~ How Do They Affect Thurston County
  ~ What You Can Do
      - Green Cleaning Recipes
      - Hazards of Common Products
      - Healthy Indoor Painting
  ~ Guide to Safer Products
  ~ Safe Disposal and Recycling
      - Holiday Recycling Tips
• Protect Kids from Toxins
  ~ Healthier Environment
  ~ Educational Materials
  ~ Resources
• Tacoma Smelter Plume
  ~ Thurston Co. Summary Study (2004)
  ~ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  ~ Healthy Actions: How to Reduce Contact with Contaminants in Dirt
• Education and Outreach

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• IPM Requirements for Developers
• IPM for Homeowners/Land Managers
  ~ IPM Prescriptions for Homeowners
• Thurston County's IPM Program
  ~ Pest Prescriptions
  ~ Site Specific Prescriptions
• IPM Program Development
• Glossary

• Land Use Review

• Publications & Brochures

• Rodents, Bats, Insects & Other Vectors

• General Information
• Rodent Prevention
• West Nile Virus
  ~ Dead Bird Reporting & Testing
  ~ Mosquito Repellents
  ~ Preventing WNV Infection
  ~ Info for Veterinarians & Other Officials
  ~ FAQs

• Septic Systems (On-site Sewage Systems)

• Operation & Maintenance
  ~ Septic System Basics
      - The Septic Tank
  ~ The Drainfield
      - Landscape Your Drainfield
      - Locate Your Drainfield
  ~ Inspecting Your Septic Tank
  ~ Septic Systems Dos & Don'ts
  ~ Special Conditions

• Time of Transfer
• Types of Septic Systems
  ~ ATUs (Aerobic Treatment Unit)
• Operational Certificates
• Septic System Professionals
• Information for Septic Systems Professionals Only
• Financial Assistance — Low-Interest Loans & Grant Programs
• Educational Materials / Workshops
  ~ Septic Sense Workshops
• FAQs — Frequently Asked Questions
• Onsite Sewage System Management Plan

• Surface Water (Lakes, Rivers & Streams)

• Henderson Watershed Protection Area (HWPA) Septic System Operation & Maintenance Program
  ~ Background
  ~ Program Basics
  ~ Operational Certificate Renewal
  ~ Homeowner Septic Inspection Certification
  ~ Septic System Financial Assistance
  ~ FAQs

• Nisqually Reach Septic System Operation & Maintenance Project
  ~ Washington State Department of Health Reports
  ~ Washington State Department of Ecology Reports
  ~ Thurston County Reports
  

• Swimming in Thurston County
  ~ Swimming Main Page
  ~ Swimming Illnesses & Hazards
      - Blue-Green Algae
      - Bryozoans
      - Leeches
      - Swimmer's Itch
  
• Water Quality Monitoring
  ~ Annual Monitoring Reports
  ~ Search Annual Water Quality Data