ADAI Resources: Yakima County

Yakima County, Washington Yakima County, a state and national leader in several farm products, is located in south central Washington. Named after the Yakama Indians, whose large reservation covers nearly 39 percent of the area, the county lies partly in the Cascade Range and partly in upfolded ridges and a broad irrigated valley of the Columbia Plateau. Yakima, as a name, is from the Indian word "eyakima" meaning "well fed people." Yakima County was created by the Washington Territorial Legislature on January 21, 1865.

General County Information

Treatment and Prevention

Yakima County Health District. General health and epidemiologic information for Yakima County.

Criminal Justice

Drug Court Contacts. Adult and juvenile drug court contact information.

Statistics

Yakima County: Drug Use and Epidemiology. ADAI Research Brief 04-08.
Risk and Protective Profile for Substance Abuse Prevention for Yakima County, Profile of Substance Use and Need for Treatment Services in Yakima County. Source: RDA.

Washington State Resources Home

Updated 3/2003
http://depts.washington.edu/adai/wa/yakima.htm