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Client Cecelia Mikles, left, works with women&#039;s health physical therapist Christina Trautman during a session Wednesday at Trautman&#039;s Felida home. Mikles is 23 weeks pregnant and is going through Trautman&#039;s Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise Training program to stay fit during pregnancy and prepare for labor.

Physical therapist helps Clark County women train for pregnancy, labor

Client Cecelia Mikles, left, works with women&#039;s health physical therapist Christina Trautman during a session Wednesday at Trautman&#039;s Felida home. Mikles is 23 weeks pregnant and is going through Trautman&#039;s Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise Training program to stay fit during pregnancy and prepare for labor.

April 24, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Health

When Haley Baker learned she was pregnant with her second child, she knew she wouldn’t do things the same way she did during her first pregnancy. Read story

Teacher Linda Martinez shares a high-five while working with toddlers at Children&#039;s Village-Burton Road in Vancouver.

Finding care isn’t child’s play in Clark County

Teacher Linda Martinez shares a high-five while working with toddlers at Children&#039;s Village-Burton Road in Vancouver.

April 23, 2017, 6:02am Clark County Health

As soon as Marlene Julye moved to Clark County, she started the search for child care. Read story

Vancouver Clinic offers prediabetes class

April 21, 2017, 2:40pm Clark County Health

The Vancouver Clinic is offering a two-hour prediabetes class with a certified diabetes educator. The class is 10 a.m. to noon May 13 at The Vancouver Clinic’s 87th Avenue office, 700 N.E. 87th Ave., Vancouver. The class costs $25 and pre-registration is required. To register, call 360-882-2778. The class is… Read story

Amy Campbell, a special education teacher at Helen Baller Elementary School in Camas, pushed her student Micah Snell for 26.2 miles in the Vernonia Marathon in Vernonia, Ore., on April 8. Micah collected $1,400 in donations to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation for the marathon effort.

Running marathons, father and son raise $48,000 for charities

Amy Campbell, a special education teacher at Helen Baller Elementary School in Camas, pushed her student Micah Snell for 26.2 miles in the Vernonia Marathon in Vernonia, Ore., on April 8. Micah collected $1,400 in donations to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation for the marathon effort.

April 17, 2017, 5:59am Clark County Health

At just 7 years old, Micah Snell has completed more marathons than the vast majority of adults. With 22 marathons under his belt and $48,000 raised for charities, Micah shows no signs of stopping. Read story

Author offers seminars on aging

April 13, 2017, 10:54am Clark County Health

A nationally known gerontologist and best-selling author is coming to Vancouver. Dr. Bill Thomas is bringing his ChangingAging tour to Clark County for two sessions, “Disrupt Dementia” and “Life’s Most Dangerous Game.” The seminars blend medical science, storytelling and live music to shatter damaging myths about aging. The event is… Read story

Hospice Southwest seeking volunteers for new program

April 12, 2017, 5:06pm Clark County Health

Hospice Southwest is looking for volunteers for a new program called No One Dies Alone. The program is for patients who are comfort care and expected to die within 24 to 48 hours. Program volunteers provide companionship during the dying process to patients who are alone. The new program will… Read story

Declan Reagan, 5, right, plays with his twin brother, Adrian, during a bone marrow and blood donation event March 28 at The Nines hotel in Portland. Declan needs a lifesaving bone marrow transplant.

Declan’s determination: Beat cancer

Declan Reagan, 5, right, plays with his twin brother, Adrian, during a bone marrow and blood donation event March 28 at The Nines hotel in Portland. Declan needs a lifesaving bone marrow transplant.

April 10, 2017, 6:30am Clark County Health

At just 4 years old, Declan Reagan endured 79 high doses of chemotherapy, two surgeries and five bone marrow punctures and received 40 blood-product transfusions. Read story

Severe flu season winding down

April 8, 2017, 7:42pm Clark County Health

Flu season is finally winding down in Clark County after five months of influenza viruses sickening people in the community. Read story

Felix Duncan, 11, right, plays with his younger sister, Esme, 3, in Felix&#039;s bunk bed filled with stuffed animals from his many hospital stays. The Hazel Dell boy was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 22 months old and, through the nonprofit Candlelighters for Children with Cancer, received several stuffed animals throughout his 3 1/2  years of treatment.

Candlelighters a Beacon of Hope

Felix Duncan, 11, right, plays with his younger sister, Esme, 3, in Felix&#039;s bunk bed filled with stuffed animals from his many hospital stays. The Hazel Dell boy was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 22 months old and, through the nonprofit Candlelighters for Children with Cancer, received several stuffed animals throughout his 3 1/2  years of treatment.

April 3, 2017, 6:30am Clark County Health

Felix Duncan was just 22 months old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. Read story

A little girl touches noses with an alpaca in a pen during Alpacapalooza Saturday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. The event featured hundreds of alpacas and vendors selling alpaca fleece items.

Alpacapalooza is fleecy fun

A little girl touches noses with an alpaca in a pen during Alpacapalooza Saturday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. The event featured hundreds of alpacas and vendors selling alpaca fleece items.

April 1, 2017, 8:27pm Clark County News

Trump stands in front of the industrial fan, the golden brown hair around his ears blowing in the manufactured breeze. Others crowd around Trump, trying to cool off near the fan. Melania lies on the ground nearby, not far from Trump but away from the fray. Read story