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Scott Daniels, MS, RS
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danies@health.co.kitsap.wa.us
 
DATE Press Release Related Program
05/02/08 Kitsap “Suicide Awareness Week” Proclaimed Health Promotion
04/14/08 Warning Issued About Illegal Septic System Repairs On-Site Sewage
04/07/08 "Kitsap Gets Active" Workshop Scheduled Health Promotion
01/18/08 Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss New Onsite Sewage Regulations On-Site Sewage
12/31/07 Office Hour Changes in the New Year  
12/06/07 Meeting Scheduled for Erlands Point Water Quality Project Water Quality
12/04/07 Returning Home After the Flood -
(Home Clean Up information
)
Water Quality
12/03/07 Floodwaters Impacting Public Health Water Quality
11/20/07 Jump Off Joe Creek Restoration Project Underway Water Quality
11/07/07 Local Public Health Agencies Provide Guidance on MRSA Health Promotion
11/02/07 South Dyes Inlet Restoration Project Update
Water Quality
10/25/07 North Dyes Inlet Restoration “Mid-Project Meeting” Scheduled Water Quality
10/04/07 Health District Closing Poulsbo Clinic October 15  
09/06/07 “All Species” Shellfish Closure Expanded Water Quality
09/06/07 “Kitsap Gets Active Award” Goes to John Emery Health Promotion
08/31/07 Eastern Shoreline of Bainbridge Island Closed to Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Water Quality
08/30/07 New Bremerton Clinic to Provide Care to HIV Positive Adults Clinical Services
08/30/07 Contributions Provide Hope for El Centro de la Familia Health Promotion
08/10/07 Blue-Green Algae Advisory Issued for Long Lake
Water Quality
06/29/07 South Dyes Inlet Pollution Identification and Correction Project Water Quality
06/27/07 Goller Grade & Gravel - First Kitsap County EnviroStar Construction Company Solid & Hazardous Waste
06/27/07 Pollard Dental Awarded EnviroStars Certification Solid & Hazardous Waste
06/26/07 Water Quality Report Now Available, More Streams Get Public Health Advisories Water Quality
06/21/07 Seabeck Landing Sewage Repair Nears Completion On-Site Sewage
06/20/07 Meeting Scheduled to Discuss the Enetai Creek Restoration Project Water Quality
06/11/07 Public Health Nurses Back in Port Orchard Parent Child Health
06/01/07 Swimmer's Itch Advisory Issued Water Quality
05/31/07 Eastern Kitsap Shoreline Closed To Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Water Quality
05/22/07 Locally Produced Student Video to Air During “American Idol” Health Promotion
05/08/07 Personal Protection is Key to Preventing West Nile Virus Environmental Health
04/30/07 Bainbridge High School TeenScreen Program Thriving Health Promotion
04/30/07 Kitsap Suicide Prevention Week: May 7 - 12, 2007 Health Promotion
04/25/07 Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning In Butter Clams Reported In North Kitsap County Water Quality
03/30/07 Health District Closing Port Orchard Clinic  
03/23/07 Health District Reports Misappropriation of Funds By Five Employees  
03/01/07 Kingston Area Closed for Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Water Quality
01/08/07 Sewer Overflow in Dyes Inlet, Port Washington Narrows & Sinclair Inlet-No Contact Advisory Extended Water Quality
12/27/06 Sewer Overflow Impacts Port Washington Narrows & Sinclair Inlet Water Quality
12/15/06 Onsite Sewage Systems Vulnerable
During Power Outages and Heavy Rainfall Events

On-Site Sewage
12/07/06 Kitsap County Residents Breathe Easier - Smoking Ban Anniversary Health Promotion
12/07/06 Safety Tips for Holiday Toy Purchases Health Promotion
11/27/06 Pandemic Influenza (Flu) - What YOU Need to Know Health Promotion
11/06/06 Heavy Rains Cause Sewer Overflows Into Port Washington Narrows Water Quality
10/30/06 Sewage Spill Impacts Steele Creek and Burke Bay Water Quality
10/19/06 Free Flu Clinic for School Age Children Clinical Services
09/29/06 BLUE-GREEN ALGAE ALERT
Health Advisory Issued for Kitsap Lake
Water Quality
09/19/06 Sewer Overflow Impacts Port Washington Narrows Water Quality
09/07/06 More of Hood Canal Closed To Shellfish Harvesting Water Quality
08/31/06 Health District Responds to Low
Dissolved Oxygen Problems in Hood Canal
Water Quality
08/25/06 Arness County Park Beach Closed Water Quality
08/24/06 Highest Levels of Shellfish Toxin in 20 Years Hit Kitsap County Water Quality
08/17/06 Virus Confirmation in Jail Activates Disease Control Program Communicable Disease
08/04/06 Entire East Side of County Closed to Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Water Quality
07/27/06 "Cook All Shellfish" Advisory Expanded to Entire County Water Quality
06/29/06 Swimming Beaches Reopened at Island Lake County Park and Wildcat Lake Water Quality
06/28/06 Parent Awareness Can Prevent Fireworks Injuries Health Promotion
06/28/06 Dyes Inlet Closed for Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Water Quality
06/23/06 Swimming Beach Closed at Lutherhaven at Wildcat Lake Water Quality
06/22/06 Swimming Beach Closed at Island Lake County Park Water Quality
06/20/06 More of Kitsap County Closed to Recreational Shellfish Harvesting
Water Quality
06/19/06 Personal Protection is Key to Preventing West Nile Virus Environmental Health
06/14/06 Advisory Expands Recreational Shellfish Closure Area Water Quality
06/12/06 Eastern Banbridge Isalnd Closed to Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Water Quality
06/05/06 Survey Indicates Low-Income Kitsap Children Suffer Unnecessarily from Tooth Decay Health Promotion
05/02/06 Island Lake Pollution Identification and Correction Project - Public Meeting May 10 Water Quality
05/02/06 National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Health Promotion
04/19/06 “Safe Routes To School” Workshop Scheduled Health Promotion
04/17/06 Chicken Pox Vaccine Now Required for School-Aged Kids Clinical Services
03/29/06 Public Health Advisories Issued For Three Streams Water Quality
03/22/06 Sewage Spill in Liberty Bay Water Quality
02/14/06 District Releases 2005 Water Quality Monitoring Report And 2006 Pollution Cleanup Priority List Water Quality
02/06/06 Booster Seats the Focus of Child Passenger Safety Week Health Promotion
01/30/06 Heavy Rains Cause More Sewer Overflows Into Port Washington Narrows, Dyes Inlet, and Sinclair Inlet Water Quality
01/26/06 Hood Canal Water Quality Report Issued Water Quality
01/24/06 Health Advisory Lifted for Dyes Inlet Water Quality
01/17/06 Health District Lifts Health Advisory for Port Washington Narrows and Sinclair Inlet
Water Quality
01/10/06 Sewer Overflows Impact Port Washington Narrows, Dyes Inlet, and Sinclair Inlet Water Quality
01/09/06 West Sound Technical Skills Center is Kitsap's Latest EnviroStar Solid & Hazardous Waste
01/06/06 Sewer Overflow Impacts Port Washington Narrows Water Quality
01/06/06 Bainbridge High School to Implement TeenScreen Program Health Promotion
12/28/05 Resolve to Stay Injury-Free in 2006 Health Promotion
12/28/05 On-Site Sewage Systems Vulnerable During Extreme Wet Weather
On-Site Sewage
12/23/05 Combined Sewer Overflows Impact Port Washington Narrows and Sinclair Inlet Water Quality
12/23/05 Resolve to Quit Smoking in 2006 Health Promotion
12/12/05 Port Orchard Marina Awarded EnviroStar Certification Solid & Hazardous Waste
12/07/05 Kitsap Residents Breathe Easy As New Smoking Ban Takes Effect Health Promotion
12/06/05 Health Board Approves 2006 Health District Budget  
11/28/05 South Dyes Inlet Restoration Project Underway Water Quality
11/18/05 Health District 2005 Thanksgiving Holiday Closures  
11/17/05 Great American Smokeout November 17th Health Promotion
11/07/05 Pandemic Flu Community Forum, Nov. 14th Clinical Services
10/28/05 North Dyes Inlet Restoration Project Underway Water Quality
10/26/05 Port Gamble Bay Shellfish Advisory Lifted Water Quality
10/18/05 Port Gamble Bay Oil Spill May Have Impacted Shellfish Water Quality
10/10/05 Health District Lifts Liberty Bay Water Quality
09/29/05 Sewage Spill in Liberty Bay Water Quality
09/27/05 Flu Vaccinations Set to Begin Clinical Services
09/22/05 Paralytic Shellfish Poison Advisories Lifted Water Quality
09/01/05 Tobacco Free Kitsap County Coalition Event Health Promotion
08/25/05 Health District Releases 2004 Water Quality Annual Report Water Quality
08/18/05 Pertussis Cases Highest in 10 Years Clinical Services
08/10/05 Shellfish Harvesting Closure Area Expanded on Hood Canal Water Quality
08/05/05 Barker Creek Sewage Spill - Update Water Quality
08/05/05 Madison Avenue Garage and Rolling Bay Automotive-Envirostars Solid & Hazardous Waste
07/27/05 Health District Closes East Side of Kitsap County andSouth Hood Canal to Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Water Quality
07/13/05 Port Washington Narrows Closed
to Recreational Shellfish Harvesting
Water Quality
07/7/05 Dyes Inlet and Port Washington Narrows Impacted by Sewage Spill Water Quality
06/30/05 Barker Creek/Dyes Inlet Sewage Spill - Revised Water Quality
06/28/05 Water Quality
06/24/05 East Side of Bainbridge Island Closed
to Recreational Shellfish Harvesting
Water Quality
06/22/05 Sewage Spill Impacts Barker Creek, Dyes Inlet and Port Washington Narrows Water Quality
06/22/05 High Levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) lead to shellfish harvesting closures Water Quality
06/20/05 Dr. Hablutzel - EnviroStar Solid & Hazardous Waste
06/10/05 Pertussis on the Increase in Kitsap County Clinical Services
06/10/05 North Kitsap Fire - Envirostar Solid & Hazardous Waste
06/03/05 Protecting Hood Canal Workshop Water Quality
06/03/05 Health Concerns for Storm Water Overflows Water Quality
06/01/05 Sewage Overflows Impact Dyes Inlet, Port Washington Narrows, and Sinclair Inlet Water Quality
04/05/05 Board of Health Supports State
Onsite Sewage Rule
Water Quality
03/17/05 Sewage Spill Impacts Liberty Bay Water Quality
03/17/05 Parr Ford Mazda - EnviroStar Solid & Hazardous Waste
03/11/05 “You Can Protect Your Investment
While Protecting Hood Canal” Workshop Scheduled
Water Quality
03/10/05 Flu Strikes Kitsap County Clinical Services
03/09/05 Classic Cycle - EnviroStar Solid & Hazardous Waste
02/24/05 “You Can Protect Your Investment
While Protecting Hood Canal” Workshop Scheduled

Water Quality
02/23/05 Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss Contaminated Streams Water Quality
02/14/05 Yukon Harbor Meeting Water Quality
02/08/05 Health District Offices Closed
Wednesday Morning February 16, 2005
 
02/03/05 Health District Hosts Workshop On
Proposed State On-Site Sewage Rules

On-Site Sewage
02/02/05 Flu Vaccine Available Clinical Services
01/28/05 Parr Ford Mazda Auto Body
Receives 4-Star EnviroStar Certification
Solid & Hazardous Waste
01/28/05 Silverdale and Bainbridge Dentists
Awarded EnviroStar Certification
Solid & Hazardous Waste
01/26/05 Panther Lake Algae Bloom Non Toxic Water Quality
01/24/05 Health District Responds to Low
Dissolved Oxygen Problems in Hood Canal
Water Quality
01/21/05 January 28th Open House to
Celebrate New Health District Offices
 
01/19/05 Combined Sewer Overflows Affect
Port Washington Narrows
Water Quality
01/14/05 January is Birth Defects Prevention Month Health Promotion
12/28/04 New Year's Resolution Health Promotion
12/21/04 Health District Awards Environmental
Recognition to Local Businesses

Solid & Hazardous Waste
12/06/04 Keep Your Holidays Safe! Health Promotion
12/02/04 District Releases 2003 Water Quality Monitoring Report Water Quality
11/29/04 Health District Moving to Norm Dicks Government Center December 10th
 
11/23/04 Holiday Food Safety Reminders Food & Living Environment
11/10/04 Dr. Michael Morell - EnviroStar Solid & Hazardous Waste
11/09/04 Restaurants To Receive Silver Platter Award Food & Living Environment
11/08/04 Eagle Harbor Dental - EnviroStar Solid & Hazardous Waste
10/28/04 Shellfish Closures Lifted in Some Areas Water Quality
10/13/04 Environmental Health Office Closure Environmental Health
10/12/04 R. Scott Puhn, D.D.S. - EnviroStar
10/07/04 Health District Out of Flu Vaccine
10/06/04 Influenza Vaccination Recommendations
10/01/04 Flu Vaccinations Available October 1, 2004
10/01/04 Dyes Inlet PSP Closure Lifted
Water Quality
09/30/04 Blue-Green Algae Alert Health Advisory Issued for Kitsap Lake Water Quality
09/27/04 Heavy Permit Volume Slows
Processing Times
Environmental Health
09/15/04 Brownsville Marina - EnviroStar Solid & Hazardous Waste
09/08/04 Health District Reminds Citizens To Protect Themselves Against West Nile Virus Clinical Services
09/01/04 Working Together to Save Lives Health Promotion
08/27/04 Horseshoe Lake County Park Closed for Swimming
Water Quality
08/03/04 Bats And Rabies Communicable Disease / Tuberculosis Program
07/29/04 Square Lake State Park Closed for Swimming,
Island Lake County Park Reopened

Water Quality
07/26/04 Kitsap Implant & Periodontics - Envirostar Solid & Hazardous Waste
07/23/04 Island Lake County Park Closed for Swimming Water Quality
07/21/04 Entire East Side of Kitsap County Closed
to Recreational Shellfish Harvesting

Water Quality
07/19/04 Companion Animal Wellness Center - Envirostar Solid & Hazardous Waste
07/13/04 Kitsap Stores Found Selling Tobacco
To Minors
Health Promotion
06/24/04 Valley Nursery - EnviroStar Solid & Hazardous Waste
06/23/04 National HIV Testing Day – Friday June 25th HIV/AIDS
06/09/04 Kingston Dental - EnviroStar Solid & Hazardous Waste
06/07/04 Apple Tree Cove Animal Hospital - EnviroStar Solid & Hazardous Waste
06/02/04 Watson Dental Group - EnviroStar Solid & Hazardous Waste
05/28/04 Combined Sewer Overflows Affect
Port Washington Narrows
Water Quality
05/24/04 Dr. James L. Dixon - EnviroStar Solid & Hazardous Waste
05/18/04 Blue-Green Algae Alert for Tiger Lake Water Quality
05/18/04 World No Tabacco Day