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Cris Craig
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craigc@health.co.kitsap.wa.us
 
DATE Press Release Related Program
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06/01/09
05/13/09
05/09/09
03/13/09
03/05/09
02/24/09
02/17/09
02/06/09
01/20/09 The Homeless Count More Than Ever
01/14/09 Health District Kicks Off Sinclair Inlet Restoration Project
01/08/09 Babies at Risk When Parents Use Soft Bedding
01/06/09 Heavy Rains Create Health Risks
01/06/09 Grellner Selected as New Environmental Health Director
11/21/08 Shellfish Harvesting Advisory Cancelled
11/04/08 Health District Announces Cuts in Services and Staff
10/31/08 Free Women’s Health Screening Event Rescheduled
10/23/08 Shellfish Harvesting Closure Area Expanded in
North Kitsap County
10/15/08 Toxic Algae Alert Issued for Kitsap Lake
10/15/08 Yukon Harbor and Colvos Passage Added to Shellfish Harvesting Closure Area
10/06/08 Free Women’s Health Screening
10/02/08 Bainbridge Island’s Eastern Shoreline Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
09/11/08 State Supreme Court Decision Affirms I-901
09/11/08 Recreational Shellfish Beaches Reopened
09/04/08 Kitsap Gets Active Award
09/02/08 $625,000 Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Grant Awarded to Local Coalition
08/22/08 Silverdale Waterfront Park Beach Closed
08/22/08 PSP Closure for Dyes Inlet & Liberty Bay
08/15/08 Sewage Spill Impacts Dyes Inlet
08/15/08 Beat the Heat: Safety Tips for Hot Weather
08/13/08 Miller Bay and Port Madison Bay Closed to
Recreational Shellfish Harvesting
08/01/08 Recreational Shellfish Beaches Reopen
07/10/08 Shellfish Closure Expanded to Include Dyes Inlet and Port Washington Narrows
07/09/08 Health District Releases 2007 Water Quality Report, 2008 Priority Area Worklist, and Updated Stream Health Advisories
07/03/08 Eastern Shore of Bainbridge Island Closed for Recreational Shellfish Harvesting
06/27/08 Free Storm Drain Markers Offered to Dyes Inlet Businesses
06/05/08 Sewage Spill Impacts Dyes Inlet
06/02/08 Sewage Spill Impacts Ostrich Bay and Oyster Bay in Dyes Inlet
05/23/08 Two Marine Recovery Areas Proposed in County
05/20/08 Warm Weather Generates Water Recreation Safety Concerns
05/02/08 Kitsap “Suicide Awareness Week” Proclaimed
04/14/08 Warning Issued About Illegal Septic System Repairs
04/07/08 "Kitsap Gets Active" Workshop Scheduled
01/18/08 Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss New Onsite Sewage Regulations
12/31/07 Office Hour Changes in the New Year
12/06/07 Meeting Scheduled for Erlands Point Water Quality Project
12/04/07 Returning Home After the Flood -
(Home Clean Up information
)
12/03/07 Floodwaters Impacting Public Health
11/20/07 Jump Off Joe Creek Restoration Project Underway
11/07/07 Local Public Health Agencies Provide Guidance on MRSA
11/02/07 South Dyes Inlet Restoration Project Update
10/25/07 North Dyes Inlet Restoration “Mid-Project Meeting” Scheduled
10/04/07 Health District Closing Poulsbo Clinic October 15
09/06/07 “All Species” Shellfish Closure Expanded
09/06/07 “Kitsap Gets Active Award” Goes to John Emery
08/31/07 Eastern Shoreline of Bainbridge Island Closed to Recreational Shellfish Harvesting
08/30/07 New Bremerton Clinic to Provide Care to HIV Positive Adults
08/30/07 Contributions Provide Hope for El Centro de la Familia
08/10/07 Blue-Green Algae Advisory Issued for Long Lake
06/29/07 South Dyes Inlet Pollution Identification and Correction Project
06/27/07 Goller Grade & Gravel - First Kitsap County EnviroStar Construction Company
06/27/07 Pollard Dental Awarded EnviroStars Certification
06/26/07 Water Quality Report Now Available, More Streams Get Public Health Advisories
06/21/07 Seabeck Landing Sewage Repair Nears Completion
06/20/07 Meeting Scheduled to Discuss the Enetai Creek Restoration Project
06/11/07 Public Health Nurses Back in Port Orchard
06/01/07 Swimmer's Itch Advisory Issued
05/31/07 Eastern Kitsap Shoreline Closed To Recreational Shellfish Harvesting
05/22/07 Locally Produced Student Video to Air During “American Idol”
05/08/07 Personal Protection is Key to Preventing West Nile Virus
04/30/07 Bainbridge High School TeenScreen Program Thriving
04/30/07 Kitsap Suicide Prevention Week: May 7 - 12, 2007
04/25/07 Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning In Butter Clams Reported In North Kitsap County
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
01/08/07 Sewer Overflow in Dyes Inlet, Port Washington Narrows & Sinclair Inlet-No Contact Advisory Extended
12/27/06 Sewer Overflow Impacts Port Washington Narrows & Sinclair Inlet
12/15/06 Onsite Sewage Systems Vulnerable
During Power Outages and Heavy Rainfall Events

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

02/23/05 Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss Contaminated Streams
02/14/05 Yukon Harbor Meeting
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

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

12/06/04 Keep Your Holidays Safe!
12/02/04 District Releases 2003 Water Quality Monitoring Report
11/29/04 Health District Moving to Norm Dicks Government Center December 10th
11/23/04 Holiday Food Safety Reminders
11/10/04 Dr. Michael Morell - EnviroStar
11/09/04 Restaurants To Receive Silver Platter Award
11/08/04 Eagle Harbor Dental - EnviroStar
10/28/04 Shellfish Closures Lifted in Some Areas
10/13/04 Environmental Health Office Closure
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
09/30/04 Blue-Green Algae Alert Health Advisory Issued for Kitsap Lake
09/27/04 Heavy Permit Volume Slows
Processing Times
09/15/04 Brownsville Marina - EnviroStar
09/08/04 Health District Reminds Citizens To Protect Themselves Against West Nile Virus
09/01/04 Working Together to Save Lives
08/27/04 Horseshoe Lake County Park Closed for Swimming
08/03/04 Bats And Rabies
07/29/04 Square Lake State Park Closed for Swimming,
Island Lake County Park Reopened

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

07/19/04 Companion Animal Wellness Center - Envirostar
07/13/04 Kitsap Stores Found Selling Tobacco
To Minors
06/24/04 Valley Nursery - EnviroStar
06/23/04 National HIV Testing Day – Friday June 25th
06/09/04 Kingston Dental - EnviroStar
06/07/04 Apple Tree Cove Animal Hospital - EnviroStar
06/02/04 Watson Dental Group - EnviroStar
05/28/04 Combined Sewer Overflows Affect
Port Washington Narrows
05/24/04 Dr. James L. Dixon - EnviroStar
05/18/04 Blue-Green Algae Alert for Tiger Lake
05/18/04 World No Tabacco Day
05/13/04 North Kitsap School District - EnviroStar
05/10/04 Onsite Sewage Regulation Workshop, May 18
04/27/04 Winslow Dental Group - EnviroStar
04/16/04 Health District Hosts Meeting About Kitsap Lake Water Quality
04/12/04 Drs. Huey, Ali, & Adamian- EnviroStar
04/07/04 Measles from China
04/01/04 Bremerton Sizzler Goes Smoke-Free
03/10/04 Environmental Health Division Closure
03/02/04 Businesses Recognized for
Star Environmental Practices
02/17/04 Smoke-Free Restaurant & Lodging Guide Released
02/02/04 Sewage Spill - Illahee and Port Orchard Passage
01/14/04 Dogfish Creek Water Quality Cleanup a Success
01/08/04 Dyes Inlet Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
01/08/04 On-site Systems Vulnerable due to Weather
12/29/03 Poster Contest Winner
12/16/03 KEEP YOUR HOLIDAYS SAFE!
12/16/03 Health District Holiday Closures
12/16/03 Respiratory Infection Control Guidelines Issued
12/12/03 Dr. Weiss - EnviroStar
11/24/03 Dr. Bock - EnviroStar
11/19/03 Combined Sewer Overflows Affect
Port Washington Narrows
11/13/03 Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) Update
11/13/03 Health District Office Closures 11/18/03
11/13/03 Dr. Holdren - EnviroStar
11/05/03 Great American Smokeout
10/29/03 Bremerton Dentists Receive Envirostar
10/22/03 Dyes Inlet Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
10/22/03 Sewage Spill - Area Expanded
10/15/03 Family Dental Associates - Envirostar
10/10/03 Health District Launches Yukon Harbor Restoration Project
10/10/03 Day Road Animal Hospital Awarded Four-Star EnviroStar Certification
10/08/03 Sewage Spill - Port Washington Narrows
10/01/03 Silverdale Dental Center - Envirostar
10/01/03 Walk Your Child To School Week
09/29/03 Flu Shots Available October 1
09/26/03 Amended Sewage Spill Advisory
09/25/03 Point No Point Shellfish Harvesting Reopens
09/25/03 Dr. Heinemann - EnviroStar
09/24/03 Pertussis in Kitsap County
09/23/03 Restaurants Receive Silver Platter Awards
09/19/03 Large Sewage Spill Affects Liberty Bay
09/11/03 North End Of Hood Canal Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
08/28/03 Point-No-Point Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
08/28/03 Dyes Inlet Re-Opened to Shellfish Harvesting
08/26/03 Health Advisory Lifted for Long/Wildcat Lakes
08/18/03 Public Health Advisory Issued for Wildcat Lake
08/13/03 Public Health Advisory Issued for Long Lake
07/31/03 Sewage Spill at Silverdale Waterfront
07/30/03 Kingston Collision and Glass - EnviroStar
07/23/03 Dyes Inlet Closed to Shellfish Harvesting
07/21/03 Gastroenteritis at Seabeck Conference Center
07/17/03 Swimmer's Itch Advisory
07/09/03 Public Meeting on Gorst Sewage
07/08/03 Outback Steakhouse Goes Smoke-Free
07/01/03 The Lawn Jockey - EnviroStar
06/30/03 Bainbridge Gardens - EnviroStar
06/26/03 Blue-Green Algae Not Toxic - Lake Symington
06/23/03 Blue-Green Algae Alert - Lake Symington
06/20/03 Free HIV Testing Available June 27th
06/19/03 Shellfish Closure Lifted For Dyes Inlet And East Bainbridge
06/18/03 Be “Water Wise” Throughout The Summer
06/16/03 ASK! Is There A Gun Where Your Child Plays
06/06/03 Health District Staffs Bainbridge Permit Center
06/05/03 Health Risk Survey Underway
05/29/03 Water Quality Program Receives State Award
04/29/03 National Suicide Prevention Week
04/25/03 West Nile Virus Surveillance
04/25/03 Point Herron Sewage Spill
04/24/03 John's Body Shop - EnviroStar
04/11/03 NKSD School Health Clinic
04/04/03 Bainbridge Island Public Works - Envirostar
04/01/03 County Agencies Speed Permit Processing Times
03/26/03 Barker Creek Sewage Spill
03/25/03 Rental Housing Secondhand Smoke& Survey
03/21/03 Dr. Kregg Hoover - EnviroStar
03/18/03 Smallpox Clinic
03/18/03 SARS Notification
03/17/03 Self Help Sewage System Repair
02/13/03 Elsie's Restaurant Goes Smoke-Free
02/12/03 Enviroprint Shop - EnviroStar
01/24/03 Pollution Identification and Correction Project
01/24/03 Olympic College Automotive Technology - Envirostar
01/07/03 Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Update
01/03/03 Port Gamble Sewage Treatment Discharge
01/02/03 Emperors Palace Goes Smoke-Free