Snohomish County announces appointment of new Health Department Director
EVERETT—Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers has appointed Kim VanPelt as the new Health Department Director. VanPelt comes to Snohomish County from Tucson, Arizona, where she served as Deputy Director for Programming and Development at the Pima County Health Department since 2022. Her work there included oversight of community engagement, health prevention and promotion, public policy, […]
Snohomish County Starts Search for New Health Department Director
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The search for a new Health Department Director begins today, June 27. Dennis Worsham, the current director, is departing to take up the role of Washington State Secretary of Health, as announced by Governor Bob Ferguson earlier this month. Worsham will assume his new position on July 7. In a message to Health Department […]
Ferguson appoints Dennis Worsham as Washington’s DOH Secretary of Health
OLYMPIA—Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson appointed current Snohomish County Health Department Director Dennis Worsham as Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH) Secretary effective July 7. “Dennis Worsham is well positioned to lead the Department of Health,” said Governor Ferguson. “His decades of experience and broad skillset will help chart a new vision for public health […]
Snohomish unveils new Health on Wheels van to meet public health demands where they are
EVERETT—The Snohomish County Health Department unveiled its new, state-of-the-art, ‘Health on Wheels’ van today just in time for National Public Health Week which spans from April 7 through 13. The Health on Wheels van is a mobile public health unit designed to bring essential services directly to residents across Snohomish County, expanding the reach of […]
County Health Dept working through food permit backlog best it can with staffing shortage
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—At the beginning of the year the Snohomish County Health Department experienced a 100% turnover in its food permit application review team leading to an unprecedented backlog of nearly 100 new businesses awaiting approval before they could open. Through a strategic plan, and reallocating resources, the Department has brought that number down to 36 […]
One year in, Snohomish County’s newly formed Health Department has big plans for 2024
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—On May 2022, after years of financially struggling, the Snohomish County Health District announced that its local public health services would be integrating to the county government structure as the newly formed Snohomish County Health Department. Despite financial constraints, the District had an eventful final year before the integration commenced on January 1, 2023: […]
Dennis Worsham appointed as Director of newly formed Health Department
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., November 16, 2022 – Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers today announced the appointment of Dennis Worsham as the first Director for Snohomish County’s Health Department. Since Mr. Worsham spent time early in his career at the Snohomish Health District (SHD), he will be returning to Snohomish County after an eventful career in […]
