Unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) biotoxin have closed recreational harvest on north county beaches. PSP has already closed south Whatcom beaches. This means the entire county is now under a recreational shellfish harvesting closure. Read on...

Here is information on where our pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinics will be this month. No insurance is needed. Read on...

Executive Sidhu has rescinded the Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19 response that was signed March 10,2020. The termination is effective on October 31. Additional Info...

The Whatcom County Health Department is offering free training that allows homeowners to perform required septic evaluations and become eligible for septic system rebates. Learn more

Anyone 12 and older can now get the new Moderna and Pfizer booster shot that helps to protect against the COVID-19 Omicron variants. These new booster shots are coming to local pharmacies soon and will be offered at our pop-up clinic, Friday, Sept. 9. Learn more

We will soon make changes to the COVID-19 data dashboard on our website. A lot has changed since the pandemic started more than two years ago, and we're making these changes to better reflect where we are now in the pandemic. Read on...

Are you curious about what’s been happening in response to the November 2021 floods and what’s being done to prepare for future floods? Read on...

On Friday, April 1st, the Whatcom County Health Department officially launched its Response Systems Division, a new division focused on serving people in mental or behavioral health crises and building infrastructure to provide coordinated services. Learn more