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Physical therapist Amy Scott supports Daphne Calvert, 3, who as Rett syndrome, while utilizing a bolster swing during a therapy session at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver. Daphne loves to swing. It&#039;s a fun activity she is able to do with Rett.

Parents striving to give daughter with Rett syndrome the best life possible

Physical therapist Amy Scott supports Daphne Calvert, 3, who as Rett syndrome, while utilizing a bolster swing during a therapy session at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver. Daphne loves to swing. It&#039;s a fun activity she is able to do with Rett.

September 14, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

There’s something essential to childhood that Daphne Calvert will never fully experience. Read story

A prescription Oxycodone pills.

Report on Clark County deaths tied to opioids in dispute

A prescription Oxycodone pills.

September 13, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

Officials at Clark County Public Health are disputing a presentation given to the Vancouver City Council on Monday evening that claimed the region’s opioid-related overdoses were dropping. Read story

Vancouver City Council chambers.

Vancouver City Council told opioid deaths fall in Clark County

Vancouver City Council chambers.

September 9, 2019, 9:54pm Clark County Health

The latest report from Vancouver’s contracted ambulance company contained a bright spot: Opioid overdoses in the region appear to be dropping so far in 2019 compared with the year prior. Read story

Kris Houston uses a medicine ball to work out at Planet Fitness in Hazel Dell. Houston has started working out four to five times a week since entering the Washington State University Clark County Extension Diabetes Prevention Program last year.

Diabetes Prevention Program offers sustainable way to approach nutrition, exercise

Kris Houston uses a medicine ball to work out at Planet Fitness in Hazel Dell. Houston has started working out four to five times a week since entering the Washington State University Clark County Extension Diabetes Prevention Program last year.

September 9, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Health

When Kris Houston’s doctor told her she was on the verge of getting diabetes last summer, it was a wake-up call. Read story

Certified fitness instructor Amie Sowe, 25, leads a 50-minute African dance class at the Touchmark Health & Fitness Club on Mondays and Wednesdays. Sowe has worked at the facility since 2016 and enjoys channeling love of her home country — The Gambia — into the class. “Here are some moves to help your back, or your balance. That’s how I molded it. Just to showcase me and who I am. This is me,” she said.

Working in Clark County: Amie Sowe, instructor at Touchmark Health & Fitness Club

Certified fitness instructor Amie Sowe, 25, leads a 50-minute African dance class at the Touchmark Health & Fitness Club on Mondays and Wednesdays. Sowe has worked at the facility since 2016 and enjoys channeling love of her home country — The Gambia — into the class. “Here are some moves to help your back, or your balance. That’s how I molded it. Just to showcase me and who I am. This is me,” she said.

September 9, 2019, 6:00am Business

At 11 a.m. on a Wednesday, one could hear Amie Sowe’s voice carrying through the gym at Touchmark Health & Fitness Club. Read story

Camas resident Janis Jasinsky, center, poses for a photo at a previous Walk to End Alzheimer’s. She will walk in honor of her mother at Sunday’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Vancouver. “The first time you go to the walk, you’re surrounded by thousands of people who have all been impacted by the disease,” she said.

Camas resident helps others navigate Alzheimer’s

Camas resident Janis Jasinsky, center, poses for a photo at a previous Walk to End Alzheimer’s. She will walk in honor of her mother at Sunday’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Vancouver. “The first time you go to the walk, you’re surrounded by thousands of people who have all been impacted by the disease,” she said.

September 7, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

When Janis Jasinsky’s mom, Grayce Vanerio, was living with Alzheimer’s, Jasinsky did everything she could to craft one-on-one connection. Read story

Washington State University medical student Christie Kirkpatrick poses with Dr. Douglas Whalen at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver. The photo was taken after Kirkpatrick helped Whalen deliver a baby in August. Whalen delivered Kirkpatrick at PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview about a quarter of a century ago.

WSU medical student delivers baby in Vancouver with same doctor who brought her into world

Washington State University medical student Christie Kirkpatrick poses with Dr. Douglas Whalen at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver. The photo was taken after Kirkpatrick helped Whalen deliver a baby in August. Whalen delivered Kirkpatrick at PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview about a quarter of a century ago.

September 5, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Health

After delivering her first baby, Christie Kirkpatrick put her hands on her knees as if she had just run a marathon. Read story

The Battle Ground Public School board meets during a district meeting on Jan. 14.

Battle Ground Public Schools set to act on sexual health curriculum

The Battle Ground Public School board meets during a district meeting on Jan. 14.

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

After more than a year of consideration, Battle Ground Public Schools is poised to move forward with the adoption of a sexual health curriculum featuring a blended set of lessons from state-recognized programs. Read story

Debra Buckley poses for a portrait as she holds a photo of herself from 1992, which shows her smile prior to dental infections, at her home in Vancouver. Buckley needs to raise $15,000 more to afford dental work that could prevent deadly infections, but she can’t work because of her medical complications and might not ever be able to afford the treatment.

Vancouver woman in desperate need of dental work insurance won’t cover

Debra Buckley poses for a portrait as she holds a photo of herself from 1992, which shows her smile prior to dental infections, at her home in Vancouver. Buckley needs to raise $15,000 more to afford dental work that could prevent deadly infections, but she can’t work because of her medical complications and might not ever be able to afford the treatment.

September 2, 2019, 6:30am Clark County Health

Over the years, the rejection letters have piled up for Debra Buckley. Read story

Cardiologist Dr. Nathan Boyer follows up with patient Sharon Parks at Vancouver Clinic in 2016. Parks, 69, was the first patient in Clark County to undergo a new cardiac procedure called TAVR. The procedure was initially only available to the most high-risk patients, but has been expanded to all risk levels.

Heart surgeries advance locally, nationally

Cardiologist Dr. Nathan Boyer follows up with patient Sharon Parks at Vancouver Clinic in 2016. Parks, 69, was the first patient in Clark County to undergo a new cardiac procedure called TAVR. The procedure was initially only available to the most high-risk patients, but has been expanded to all risk levels.

September 2, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

When Dr. Nathan Boyer and the rest of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s heart team completed Clark County’s first transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR procedure, in 2016, he didn’t quite know where the technology was headed, but it felt promising. Read story