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Washington State Local Department of Health and Agriculture Contact Information
Washington State State Department of Health Contact Information
Most questions regarding food production, handling, sales and serving, including cottage food laws and regulations are handled by the state's local health department or department of agriculture, and sometimes by a city or county business registration office.
Washington State Health Department
Washington State Department of Health is no longer offering in-person customer service until further notice. You can still access some services like vital records or health care licensing services online, by phone, or via email. For more information about other services still available, call our office at 360-236-4501 or 800-525-0127 during regular business hours. Please note: Normal turnaround times may be delayed as Department staff are helping to support the COVID-19 response.Department of Health Programs and Services
Contacts Directory
General questions about public health or if you have questions about where to send mail:
Consumer assistance line:
360-236-4501 or
800-525-0127
Washington State local department of health contacts
The following counties have websites, and some have Facebook pages, that provide information regarding their department and its services.
Washington State requires that all food workers have food safety training before handling food served to the public. Food workers who take a food
safety training class and pass the State of Washington exam on food safety basics are issued a Food Worker Card (also called a Food Handler Permit).
Am I a food worker? You are a food worker if you work with unpackaged food, food equipment or utensils, or with any surface
where people put unwrapped food.
Do I need to get a food worker card? Yes. All food workers are required (Chapter 246-217 WAC)
to have a valid food worker card to work in Washington. It's important that your card, or a copy of it, is with you at work and available for the
health department to check during a food inspection.
Can I start work before I get my card? Yes, you can work for up to 14 days
before you get your card - if you get food safety training from your employer.
Where can I get a food worker card? Local health departments offer the food worker training, test, and card. Your card is valid throughout the state.
Washington State Local Health Departments and Districts
- Adams County - Adams County Integrated Health Care Services
- Asotin County - Asotin County Public Health
- Benton County - Benton-Franklin Health District
- Chelan County - Chelan-Douglas Health District
- Clallam County - Clallam County Health and Human Services
- Clark County - Clark County Public Health
- Columbia County - Columbia County Public Health
- Cowlitz County - Cowlitz County Health and Human Services
- Douglas County - Chelan-Douglas Health District
- Ferry County - Northeast Tri County Health District
- Franklin County - Benton-Franklin Health District
- Garfield County - Garfield County Health District
- Grant County - Grant County Health District
- Grays Harbor County - Grays Harbor Public Health and Social Services
- Island County - Island County Public Health
- Jefferson County - Jefferson County Public Health
- King County - Seattle and King County Public Health
- Kitsap County - Kitsap Public Health District
- Kittitas County - Kittitas County Public Health
- Klickitat County - Klickitat County Public Health
- Lewis County - Lewis County Public Health and Social Services
- Lincoln County - Lincoln County Health Department
- Mason County - Mason County Public Health
- Okanogan County - Okanogan County Public Health
- Pacific County - Pacific County Health and Human Services
- Pend Oreille County - Northeast Tri County Health District
- Pierce County - Tacoma - Pierce County Health Department
- San Juan County - San Juan County Health and Community Services
- Skagit County - Skagit County Public Health
- Skamania County - Skamania County Community Health
- Snohomish County - Snohomish Health District
- Spokane County - Spokane Regional Health District
- Stevens County - Northeast Tri County Health District
- Thurston County - Thurston County Public Health and Social Services
- Wahkiakum County - Wahkiakum County Public Health and Human Services
- Walla Walla County - Walla Walla County Community Health
- Whatcom County - Whatcom County Health Department
- Whitman County - Whitman County Public Health
- Yakima County - Yakima Health District
Environmental Health
This section offers data and statistical reports on environmental exposures (for example, air, water, fish, etc.), contamination, zoonotics, biomonitoring, etc.
- Biomonitoring
- Chemicals and Children
- Drinking Water Systems
- Fish and Shellfish
- Pesticide Illness
- Site Assessments
- Washington Tracking Network (WTN)
- Zoonotic Diseases
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website
FDA Labeling and NutritionNutrition Facts Label, Label Claims, Menu and Vending Machine Labeling, Gluten-Free Labeling
FDA Ingredients and PackagingFood & Color Additives, GRAS, Food Allergens, Food Contact Substances, New Plant Varieties
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a tool, the AskUSDA site providing information from across USDA all in one place. Just type key words or phrases into the search box. Your search will provide the top 10 results from across USDA. For the best search results, keep in mind that including "and" in the search box will exclude articles that don't include all searched words. Including "or" in the search box will include articles with any of the searched words.
If you have specific USDA questions that you cannot find answers to on the site, call (202) 720-2791 or email USDA at askusda@usda.gov.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
If you are looking for the national US Department of Health, that's the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and here is the mailing address and phone number:
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775
Note: Please be aware that mail sent to their Washington D.C. area offices takes an additional 3-4 days to process due to security precautions.
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