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Clark County Health

Health Worker Report

February 15, 2020, 6:04am Business

The Health Systems Quality Assurance Division of the state Department of Health recently took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County health care providers. Read story

Noah Gray, 18, of Woodland, died of injuries suffered in a Feb. 2, 2020, vehicle vs. pedestrian crash near Horseshoe Lake.

Death of young Woodland man helps six other people to live

Noah Gray, 18, of Woodland, died of injuries suffered in a Feb. 2, 2020, vehicle vs. pedestrian crash near Horseshoe Lake.

February 14, 2020, 6:01am Clark County Health

A young Woodland man who died last week after he was struck by a car will live on through six organ recipients. Read story

Bonaventure of Vancouver resident Patricia Hulslander tries out a photographic tour of Paris&#039;s Notre-Dame Cathedral with a virtual reality headset at the retirement community in Vancouver. Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries worked with Bonaventure of Vancouver to provide residents with the virtual vacation activity.

Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries system helps those who can’t travel still venture afar

Bonaventure of Vancouver resident Patricia Hulslander tries out a photographic tour of Paris&#039;s Notre-Dame Cathedral with a virtual reality headset at the retirement community in Vancouver. Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries worked with Bonaventure of Vancouver to provide residents with the virtual vacation activity.

February 13, 2020, 6:01am Clark County Health

Six women gather around a circular table Tuesday at a retirement community in Five Corners, ready to travel. Read story

Clark County Public Health seeking nominations for award

February 8, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health is seeking nominations for its annual Public Health Community Award. The award recognizes both an individual and an organization in Clark County for their contributions to promoting and protecting community health, according to a county press releases. Read story

Groups launch Every28Days drive for feminine hygiene items

February 8, 2020, 6:01am Clark County Health

Nonprofits and businesses will be collecting feminine hygiene projects this month to distribute to low-income and homeless women and girls as part of an effort called Every28Days. Read story

Kaley McLachlan-Burton, environmental outreach specialist with Clark County Public Health, monitors the department&#039;s social media feeds for misinformation on the measles outbreak while working at the Clark County Public Health offices in January. Public Health uses much of its foundational dollars to help with communicable disease control.

Clark County Public Health funding continues to decline

Kaley McLachlan-Burton, environmental outreach specialist with Clark County Public Health, monitors the department&#039;s social media feeds for misinformation on the measles outbreak while working at the Clark County Public Health offices in January. Public Health uses much of its foundational dollars to help with communicable disease control.

February 7, 2020, 6:03am Clark County Health

Maybe Clark County Public Health Officer Dr. Alan Melnick needs to advocate for public health in a cuter way? If only he could fit orcas into his advocacy. Read story

Fred Meyer awards $30,000 grant to Legacy Health Foundation

February 7, 2020, 6:03am Clark County Health

Fred Meyer has awarded a $30,000 grant to the Legacy Health Foundation. Read story

Refresh Therapy is opening a third local branch on the fourth floor of the Murdock Building next month. Chief Operating Officer Jeff Goodman said that mental health services are in &quot;extremely high demand&quot; in Vancouver, allowing Refresh Therapy to grow.

Refresh Therapy’s third clinic coming to Murdock Building

Refresh Therapy is opening a third local branch on the fourth floor of the Murdock Building next month. Chief Operating Officer Jeff Goodman said that mental health services are in &quot;extremely high demand&quot; in Vancouver, allowing Refresh Therapy to grow.

February 6, 2020, 6:05am Business

A local mental health counseling clinic has chosen the Murdock Building at The Waterfront Vancouver for its third location. It opens in early March. Read story

Richard Sauter, left, Les Burger and his wife Julie Burger chat during a Sing Here Now choir practice at Mannahouse Church in Vancouver. Sing Here Now is Clark County&#039;s only Alzheimer&#039;s Choir. It&#039;s run by the Alzheimer&#039;s Association Oregon &amp; Southwest Washington Chapter.

Sing Here Now Vancouver’s only choir for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s, dementiavideo icon

Richard Sauter, left, Les Burger and his wife Julie Burger chat during a Sing Here Now choir practice at Mannahouse Church in Vancouver. Sing Here Now is Clark County&#039;s only Alzheimer&#039;s Choir. It&#039;s run by the Alzheimer&#039;s Association Oregon &amp; Southwest Washington Chapter.

February 4, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health

Toward the end of practice, Les, 79, and Julie Burger, 80, stood up and started to dance. Read story

A clerk wearing a face mask and a plastic bag stands in a pharmacy in Wuhan in central China&#039;s Hubei Province, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. The U.S. advised against all travel to China as the number of cases of a worrying new virus spiked more than tenfold in a week, including the highest death toll in a 24-hour period reported Friday.

U.S. declares emergency, new entry restrictions due to virus

A clerk wearing a face mask and a plastic bag stands in a pharmacy in Wuhan in central China&#039;s Hubei Province, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. The U.S. advised against all travel to China as the number of cases of a worrying new virus spiked more than tenfold in a week, including the highest death toll in a 24-hour period reported Friday.

January 31, 2020, 2:05pm Clark County Health

The United States on Friday declared a public health emergency because of a new virus that hit China and has spread to other nations. Read story