The Lewis County Board of Health (BOH) is accepting applications from Lewis County residents interested in serving on the Lewis County Public Health and Social Services (PHSS) Advisory Board.
Applications are due by 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30.
The 13-member volunteer board provides recommendations to the Lewis County Board of Health on a variety of community health, environmental health and social service issues. Three positions are currently open: one for a tribal member representative, one for a first responder representative and one for a law enforcement representative.
PHSS Advisory Board members are appointed by the BOH and serve three-year terms, according to a news release. Newly appointed terms will begin March 1. The board meets at 4 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month in the Board of County Commissioners Hearing Room of the Lewis County Historic Courthouse at 351 NW North St. in Chehalis.
Individuals interested in a PHSS Advisory Board position should download an application (available online at https://tinyurl.com/k2686m48) and then email the completed form to BOH@lewiscountywa.gov. Applications will be presented to the BOH at its meeting on Feb. 9.
For questions about the position, contact Kendra Garrison, clerk of the Board of Health, at BOH@lewiscountywa.gov.
