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Dr. Repp was recognized for developing and implementing an innovative suicide surveillance system in Washington County that involves a unique collaboration between the medicolegal death investigators and epidemiologists.

Washington County’s Department of Land Use and Transportation is holding an Open House to discuss proposed improvements to NW Bethany Boulevard, between NW Bronson Drive and West Union Road.

Washington County Disability, Aging and Veteran Services (DAVS) is moving from their current location in downtown Hillsboro to 5240 NE Elam Young Parkway, Suite 300, in Hillsboro.

Washington County Public Health begins offering Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) services today. The NFP program provides nurse home visitation services to low-income, first-time mothers.

In accordance with ordinances adopted in 2015, residents of unincorporated Washington County and the cities of Hillsboro and Cornelius are prohibited from using their wood stoves, wood stove inserts and fireplaces until noon on Thursday, November 15.

Washington County and the cities of Hillsboro and Cornelius have lifted the “red day alert” that was issued late Wednesday afternoon. The air quality status has been upgraded to “yellow” until noon Friday.

In honor of Fair Housing Month, Washington County’s Office of Community Development will host a free public screening of the acclaimed documentary Brick by Brick…A Civil Rights Story on April 22, 2013.

The Capital Services Division/Right-of-Way Section of Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT) has been named the 2018-19 Employer of the Year by the International Right of Way Association (IRWA) Chapter 3.

Washington County’s Benefits Enrollment Center, a program of Disability, Aging and Veteran Services, is a one-stop-benefits-shop that can help people receive benefits to which they are entitled.

On Friday, June 6, 14 members of the Latino community graduated as members of Master Recycler Class 73. This was the first community-based, culturally specific course in recycling and sustainability in Washington County, and the first recycling course in the region where every participant speaks Spanish.

The Hillsboro Public Library recently donated 1,479 new books to Washington County Women, Infants and Children (WIC) for families to take home. This more than doubles their previous donation to WIC in February of this year.

After two years of planning, the Hawthorn Walk-in Center for Mental Health and Addictions Care opened today (May 23, 2017). Located at 5240 NE Elam Young Parkway, Suite 100, in Hillsboro, this is Washington County’s first mental health urgent care center.

National Public Health Week is April 6-12, 2020. Washington County Department of Health and Human Services will honor significant contributions to public health that promote and support a culture of health and well-being in Washington County.

A partir del 1 de enero del 2023, los miembros de la comunidad en áreas no incorporadas del Condado de Washington que subsistan en o, por debajo del 185 % del nivel federal de pobreza que se suscriban al servicio de basura y reciclaje de una de las nueve

The 16th annual Public Health Recognition Awards will be presented on April 3, 2018, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., in Room 103 of the Washington Street Conference Center, located on the first floor of the parking structure at 102 SW Washington Street in downtown Hillsboro.