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Shelves typically stocked with baby formula sit mostly empty at a store in San Antonio, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves.

Baby formula shortage affects Clark County families

Shelves typically stocked with baby formula sit mostly empty at a store in San Antonio, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves.

May 21, 2022, 6:35pm Clark County News

The national shortage of baby formula, caused by supply chain issues and a recent recall of certain formulas, is impacting Clark County. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 activity rate, hospitalizations continue steady rise

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May 19, 2022, 3:57pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County’s reported COVID-19 activity rate increased this week as disease activity reaches levels not seen since mid-February. Read story

Pink Lemonade breaks fundraising record

May 19, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Health Free

Pink Lemonade Project’s Pink Glow Gala, held May 6 at ilani, raised a record-breaking $425,000 with 530 guests in attendance. Read story

Stacy Noble of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, left, joins a tour as they check out one of the units in Tenny Creek at a grand opening ceremony Monday. The three-story, 40-unit assisted living facility will provide critical housing and support for formerly homeless individuals with complex behavioral and physical health challenges.

Assisted living residence for formerly homeless people opens in Hazel Dell

Stacy Noble of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, left, joins a tour as they check out one of the units in Tenny Creek at a grand opening ceremony Monday. The three-story, 40-unit assisted living facility will provide critical housing and support for formerly homeless individuals with complex behavioral and physical health challenges.

May 18, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Health

A three-story, 40-unit assisted living facility that will provide critical housing and support for formerly homeless individuals with complex behavioral and physical health challenges is opening in Hazel Dell. Read story

Mindful Therapy Group CEO Derek Crain talks about the company at its new Vancouver office, 7600 N.E. 41st St., that opened this month. It is the company's first office in Clark County. Crain, also a licensed clinical social worker, started the company in 2011 in Mountlake Terrace. It has since expanded across the Northwest.

Mindful Therapy Group opens new office in Vancouver, its first in Clark County

Mindful Therapy Group CEO Derek Crain talks about the company at its new Vancouver office, 7600 N.E. 41st St., that opened this month. It is the company's first office in Clark County. Crain, also a licensed clinical social worker, started the company in 2011 in Mountlake Terrace. It has since expanded across the Northwest.

May 13, 2022, 6:03am Business

Mindful Therapy Group, a diverse and collaborative network of licensed, independent mental health clinicians, opened a new office in Vancouver this month — just in time for Mental Health Awareness Month. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 activity rate, hospitalizations increase; deaths surpass 800

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May 12, 2022, 2:35pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County’s reported COVID-19 activity rate increased this week as disease activity reaches levels not seen since early March. Read story

Maj. Jonathan Harvey speaks to a crowded Sequoia Room at The Salvation Army Vancouver Corps 2022 Love Beyond Community Luncheon on Wednesday at Royal Oaks Country Club. The event was the first in-person event held by the organization in more then two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 100 people attended. Money raised by ticket sales for the event exceeded $70,000 -- considerably surpassing the $10,000 the organization hoped to raise during the luncheon.

Salvation Army celebrates service

Maj. Jonathan Harvey speaks to a crowded Sequoia Room at The Salvation Army Vancouver Corps 2022 Love Beyond Community Luncheon on Wednesday at Royal Oaks Country Club. The event was the first in-person event held by the organization in more then two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 100 people attended. Money raised by ticket sales for the event exceeded $70,000 -- considerably surpassing the $10,000 the organization hoped to raise during the luncheon.

May 11, 2022, 8:08pm Clark County News

The Salvation Army Vancouver Corps dusted off its iconic red kettles Wednesday during the nonprofit organization’s first in-person luncheon in more than two years. Read story

Volunteers Joe Pedron, left, Janis Yarbrough, center, and Sally Williams, all of Vancouver, prepare to load a car with donated food Tuesday during a drive-thru food distribution event at the Clark County Food Bank. Organizers of the National Association of Letter Carriers' food drive, slated for Saturday, hope to replenish the food bank's supply.

Stamp Out Hunger drive returns as Clark County food pantries seeing great need

Volunteers Joe Pedron, left, Janis Yarbrough, center, and Sally Williams, all of Vancouver, prepare to load a car with donated food Tuesday during a drive-thru food distribution event at the Clark County Food Bank. Organizers of the National Association of Letter Carriers' food drive, slated for Saturday, hope to replenish the food bank's supply.

May 11, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

The Walk and Knock food drive fills food pantries across Southwest Washington through the winter, but now the shelves are bare. Read story

One thousand pounds of baled surgical blue wrap is prepared to be recycled. The material can be reused as hospital gowns, plastic washbasins and more.

PeaceHealth in Vancouver honored for sustainability initiative

One thousand pounds of baled surgical blue wrap is prepared to be recycled. The material can be reused as hospital gowns, plastic washbasins and more.

May 9, 2022, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

The United States health care industry is responsible for nearly 10 percent of national greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent study from PLOS One, a peer-reviewed scientific journal. And if the global health care sector were a country, it would be the fifth largest greenhouse gas emitter on the… Read story

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How to differentiate between allergies, the common cold, COVID-19

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May 7, 2022, 6:33pm Clark County Health

Spring allergy season in the Northwest is here. Plus, the common cold is circulating, and COVID-19 cases are on the rise. With so much going around, it might be difficult to discern what’s giving you the sniffles. Read story