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Clark County Health

Mobile DSHS office to visit Battle Ground, Washougal

June 20, 2019, 8:18pm Clark County Health

The state Department of Social and Health Services' Mobile Community Service Office will visit Battle Ground and Washougal next month. Read story

The Port of Vancouver (The Columbian files)

Physicians call for halt to natural gas fracking projects

The Port of Vancouver (The Columbian files)

June 19, 2019, 8:37pm Clark County Business

Two physicians groups have issued a 145-page report calling for an immediate halt to projects involving hydraulically fracked natural gas in the Northwest. Read story

Jim Jensen, center, listens at a Clark County Opioid Task Force meeting in May at Bridgeview Resource Center in Vancouver. The task force is bringing diverse voices together to tackle the opioid epidemic in Clark County.

Task force formed to fight Clark County opioid issue

Jim Jensen, center, listens at a Clark County Opioid Task Force meeting in May at Bridgeview Resource Center in Vancouver. The task force is bringing diverse voices together to tackle the opioid epidemic in Clark County.

June 17, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Health

A new task force formed to combat the opioid problem in Clark County includes the usual suspects, plus some new faces: people who have experienced that crisis. Read story

Margie Linn works on her paintings for an art show that was held Friday at Rite Choice Ventilator Speciality adult family home in Vancouver. Linn, who was diagnosed with polio as a teenager and later placed on a ventilator, feels painting is one way she stays active and independent.

Despite health setbacks, Margie Linn strives for independence

Margie Linn works on her paintings for an art show that was held Friday at Rite Choice Ventilator Speciality adult family home in Vancouver. Linn, who was diagnosed with polio as a teenager and later placed on a ventilator, feels painting is one way she stays active and independent.

June 17, 2019, 5:59am Clark County Health

When it’s nice outside, you can probably find Margie Linn gardening on the porch of Vancouver’s Rite Choice Ventilator Speciality adult family home. Read story

Dr. Dino Ramzi stands outside his clinic in Battle Ground, which was called Patient Direct Care and now goes by Delta Direct Care. Ramzi will open a new clinic in Vancouver later this year and is part of Delta Healthcare Foundation, a nonprofit aiming to give primary care scholarship to those in need of health care.

Delta Healthcare Foundation targets health care equity

Dr. Dino Ramzi stands outside his clinic in Battle Ground, which was called Patient Direct Care and now goes by Delta Direct Care. Ramzi will open a new clinic in Vancouver later this year and is part of Delta Healthcare Foundation, a nonprofit aiming to give primary care scholarship to those in need of health care.

June 15, 2019, 4:28pm Clark County Health

Clark County will have expanded health care options for uninsured or under-insured families and individuals later this year. Read story

Blue-green algae advisory issued for Vancouver Lake

June 12, 2019, 5:15pm Clark County Health

The summer solstice doesn’t come until June 21, but Vancouver Lake has already experienced its first blue-green algae advisory. Vancouver Lake Regional Park remains open and the water in park restrooms and shelters is not affected and remains safe to drink. Clark County Public Health posted caution signs, warning of… Read story

PeaceHealth named top place to work in health care

June 11, 2019, 9:30pm Business Briefs

Health media company Becker's Healthcare has named Vancouver-based PeaceHealth one of its 2019 Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare, a list highlighting hospitals, health systems and health care companies that excel at promoting diversity within the workforce, employee engagement and professional growth. Read story

Kim Schneiderman, the executive director of NAMI Southwest Washington, left, talks with Heidi Bjurstrom, program director, in the group’s new offices in downtown Vancouver. Schneiderman said the new location is more accessible. “I wanted to go to people, instead of people coming to us,” she said.

New look for NAMI

Kim Schneiderman, the executive director of NAMI Southwest Washington, left, talks with Heidi Bjurstrom, program director, in the group’s new offices in downtown Vancouver. Schneiderman said the new location is more accessible. “I wanted to go to people, instead of people coming to us,” she said.

June 10, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Health

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Southwest Washington has undergone big changes this year. Read story

Health Worker Report

June 10, 2019, 6:03am 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

Shona Carter, 47, at Eisenhower Park in Vancouver. In April 2018, Carter received a bone marrow transplant and finished treatment for acute myeloid leukemia. After struggling to find a bone-marrow match, Carter is now raising awareness about the need for more African-American donors. Some 23 percent of African Americans are able to find a marrow match on the Be the Match registry. Carter was able to get a bone-marrow transplant from her half-sister.

Vancouver woman struggled to find a bone-marrow transplant donor – a common issue for African Americans

Shona Carter, 47, at Eisenhower Park in Vancouver. In April 2018, Carter received a bone marrow transplant and finished treatment for acute myeloid leukemia. After struggling to find a bone-marrow match, Carter is now raising awareness about the need for more African-American donors. Some 23 percent of African Americans are able to find a marrow match on the Be the Match registry. Carter was able to get a bone-marrow transplant from her half-sister.

June 7, 2019, 6:58pm Clark County Health

Shona Carter’s relationship with her half-sister was mostly relegated to the internet until Carter got cancer. Read story