Service Changes
Beginning July 1, 2021, our offices will reopen to the public for Environmental Health services only by appointment at our Girard Street location. Our facilities at State Street will remain closed to the public.
To make an appointment, call (360) 778-6000 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. To speak with a public health nurse, call (360) 778-6100.
Visitors to Health Department buildings are required to wear masks, regardless of vaccination status. If you don't have a mask with you when you come to visit, we will provide one for you. We continue to follow COVID-19 safety protocols and guidance from the state Department of Health.
I want to:
Find information about COVID-19 vaccination in Whatcom County.
Find information about COVID-19 testing in Whatcom County.
Register for testing through our COVID-19 testing program.
- Online at TestDirectly.com. Use the TestDirectly How-To (PDF) for a user guide.
- If you are symptomatic or if you are a close contact of someone with COVID, you may make an appointment by phone at 360-778-6075. Phone lines are open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Interpretation services for languages other than English are available by phone.
- If you want a pre-travel test, please schedule online or call 360-543-6904.
Submit an application for a permit.
- Food
- Septic
- Water
- We accept applications and correspondence about permits by mail or through our mail slot at 509 Girard Street (located near the bike rack in our parking lot off Grand Ave.).
- All payment receipts will be sent by email.
File a complaint.
Get child immunizations.