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Stories by Wyatt Stayner

Columbian staff writer

Report: Racism, discrimination, trauma harming health outcomes

August 19, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

The Healthy Columbia Willamette Collaborative has identified discrimination, racism and trauma as the main drivers of health concerns for people in Clark County and the Portland metropolitan area, according to the recently released 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment. Read story

Signs are posted around Vancouver Lake to warn visitors that the lake is closed due to toxic algae in August 2019.

Vancouver Lake placed back under warning

Signs are posted around Vancouver Lake to warn visitors that the lake is closed due to toxic algae in August 2019.

August 15, 2019, 4:04pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health has upgraded its advisory on Vancouver Lake from a caution to a warning, after results discovered elevated cyanotoxin levels in the water. Read story

MaryAnn St. Mars affectionately holds her doll outside her home in Woodland. St. Mars recently received the doll as part of the Hope Dementia Support Group program, which provides dolls and stuffed animals to help calm those with dementia.

Vancouver group offers dolls, stuffed animals to help people with dementia

MaryAnn St. Mars affectionately holds her doll outside her home in Woodland. St. Mars recently received the doll as part of the Hope Dementia Support Group program, which provides dolls and stuffed animals to help calm those with dementia.

August 12, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

It’s hard to separate MaryAnn St. Mars from her baby. Read story

Vancouver resident Charles Hanset, at right, who marked two years of sobriety in June, volunteers by donating clothes and food to the homeless at the Vancouver Navigation Center, a homeless resource center.

For Vancouver man, every day is a chance to make a difference

Vancouver resident Charles Hanset, at right, who marked two years of sobriety in June, volunteers by donating clothes and food to the homeless at the Vancouver Navigation Center, a homeless resource center.

August 11, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

Charles Hanset was living another day that wasn’t supposed to be, which meant he had another chance to make a difference. So he stacked seven pizza boxes in the passenger seat of his station wagon. Read story

High student debt, poor work-life balances and sorrow that can come from treating ailing animals all contribute to increased suicide rates for veterinarians.

Banfield Pet Hospital effort strives to help veterinarians as suicide rates climb

High student debt, poor work-life balances and sorrow that can come from treating ailing animals all contribute to increased suicide rates for veterinarians.

August 9, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Business

Being a veterinarian isn’t all wagging puppies and purring kittens. Read story

The beach at Vancouver Lake.

Vancouver Lake reopens; blue-green algae blooms dissipate

The beach at Vancouver Lake.

August 8, 2019, 3:40pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health has downgraded its advisory at Vancouver Lake and reopened the swim beach, which had been closed since July 24. Read story

Clark County Public Health intern Michael Wagner collects a water sample for cyanotoxin level testing in the flushing channel at Vancouver Lake. The Washington Department of Ecology pays for the testing, and the samples are shipped overnight to King County Environmental Lab. Testing results from Monday’s collection could return today. At top, signs are posted to warn visitors that the lake is closed.

Specific factors make this summer troublesome for Vancouver Lake

Clark County Public Health intern Michael Wagner collects a water sample for cyanotoxin level testing in the flushing channel at Vancouver Lake. The Washington Department of Ecology pays for the testing, and the samples are shipped overnight to King County Environmental Lab. Testing results from Monday’s collection could return today. At top, signs are posted to warn visitors that the lake is closed.

August 7, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Health

The open again, closed again life of Vancouver Lake will most likely continue this summer and deeper into the future. Read story

Dr. Allen Gabriel scrubs in before going into a breast reconstruction surgery at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. Gabriel was filming educational videos with his mentor, Dr. Patrick Maxwell of Nashville, Tenn.

Mentor assists Vancouver plastic surgeon while filming surgery videos

Dr. Allen Gabriel scrubs in before going into a breast reconstruction surgery at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. Gabriel was filming educational videos with his mentor, Dr. Patrick Maxwell of Nashville, Tenn.

August 5, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Health

When Dr. Allen Gabriel looked up and saw Dr. Patrick Maxwell standing across the operating table from him on Wednesday, things had come full circle. Read story

Rick Vanover, left, and Lyn Anderson, talk while out with the Recovery Cafe’s Walking Group.

Weekly walking group on the road to recovery from drug, alcohol abuse

Rick Vanover, left, and Lyn Anderson, talk while out with the Recovery Cafe’s Walking Group.

August 3, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Life

Recovering from drug or alcohol addiction is like a long walk. Read story

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center set a record with 363 births at the hospital in July.

Legacy breaks record with July baby boom

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center set a record with 363 births at the hospital in July.

August 2, 2019, 7:08pm Clark County Health

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center set a record with 363 births at the hospital in July. Although that's the most births in a month since the hospital opened in 2005, it's not an outlier as the Salmon Creek hospital's second-highest number of births came in June, with 330 babies. Read story