<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Thursday,  November 21 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest
Healthright chevron arrow icon

Clark County Health

Great Prevention Club expands substance use prevention work at Fort Vancouver High School

November 15, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Health

In a dimly lit room tucked away off one of the hallways at Fort Vancouver High School, two students filled small decorated pots with planting soil and tulip bulbs. They… Read story

‘Tristan matters’: Candlelight vigil for missing Vancouver teen to be held Saturday

November 14, 2024, 1:37pm Clark County Health

Organizers of a Saturday vigil for a 16-year-old who went missing in September hope the event helps the boy’s family feel less alone. Read story

WorkSource to host Vancouver hiring event

November 18, 2024, 12:38pm Business

WorkSource is gathering more than a dozen companies 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday for a free hiring event at its east Vancouver office, 204 S.E. Stonemill Drive, Suite 205. Read story

Police respond to a shooting at Vancouver Mall on Halloween night. One man was killed and two others were wounded.

Children’s Center experts offer advice for helping kids deal with trauma, like Halloween shooting at Vancouver Mall

Police respond to a shooting at Vancouver Mall on Halloween night. One man was killed and two others were wounded.

November 14, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Health

A traumatic event can occur in just seconds, but the effects can last far longer. Read story

An empty bottle of tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine.

Clark County has 406 cases of whooping cough — the highest number in Washington

An empty bottle of tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine.

November 12, 2024, 4:33pm Clark County Health

Clark County is experiencing an alarming spike in whooping cough and chickenpox cases among children — outbreaks that health officials say could’ve been prevented. Read story

Absci is based in east Vancouver.

Vancouver-based Absci marks major milestone in partnership with AstraZeneca on artificial intelligence-generated antibody

Absci is based in east Vancouver.

November 12, 2024, 3:26pm Clark County Health

On the heels of releasing its latest financial statement, Vancouver-based biotechnology company Absci announced it has met its first milestone in its collaboration with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. Read story

Rosemary Luna of Vancouver, 14 months, greets Clark County nurse Ariel Magram at Jaggy Road Neighborhood Park on a Monday afternoon in August. Clark County Public Health&rsquo;s Nurse-Family Partnership assists low-income moms from pregnancy until their child&rsquo;s second birthday.

Clark County’s birth rate drops 13 percent between 2013 and 2022

Rosemary Luna of Vancouver, 14 months, greets Clark County nurse Ariel Magram at Jaggy Road Neighborhood Park on a Monday afternoon in August. Clark County Public Health&rsquo;s Nurse-Family Partnership assists low-income moms from pregnancy until their child&rsquo;s second birthday.

November 7, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Health

Clark County’s birth rate per 1,000 residents dropped by 13 percent from 2013 to 2022, mirroring nationwide numbers that reached a historic low during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

iStock.com

Is Clark County ready for a post-election digital diet?

iStock.com

November 5, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Health

It’s been especially important over the past few months — while voters have been preparing for profound Election Day decisions — to pay attention to news and information. Read story

(iStock.com)

Northwest’s supply of sunlight is SAD in winter, ushering in depression for many

(iStock.com)

November 2, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Health

Hello darkness, my old friend. Daylight saving time shall end. Read story

Vancouver resident Connor Kassing-Fernandez&rsquo;s custom-designed shoes for the Doernbecher Freestyle Program sold for a record $77,500.

‘Paso a paso’: Vancouver teen pushes past brain bleeds through music and family

Vancouver resident Connor Kassing-Fernandez&rsquo;s custom-designed shoes for the Doernbecher Freestyle Program sold for a record $77,500.

October 31, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health

Connor Kassing-Fernandez was just 8 years old when he experienced bleeding in his brain. It marked the beginning of a life-changing medical journey. Read story