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Clark County Health

PeaceHealth Hospice program adds online training

March 9, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

PeaceHealth Hospice is debuting a new online training program designed for people who want to volunteer, but can't attend daytime training sessions, according to a PeaceHealth press release. Read story

Signs warns visitors to stay away if they have measles at Evergreen Pediatric Clinic.

No new or suspected measles cases reported

Signs warns visitors to stay away if they have measles at Evergreen Pediatric Clinic.

March 8, 2019, 10:18am Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health hasn’t identified any new confirmed measles cases or suspected cases in its ongoing outbreak investigation. There are 70 confirmed cases in Clark County. There hasn’t been a new confirmed case since Saturday. Public Health hasn’t found any new exposure locations, either. For a complete list of exposure… Read story

A sign warns visitors to stay away if they have measles at Evergreen Pediatric Clinic.

Measles case count remains at 70; one suspected case reported

A sign warns visitors to stay away if they have measles at Evergreen Pediatric Clinic.

March 7, 2019, 11:55am Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health is investigating one suspected case of measles in its ongoing outbreak investigation. Public Health hasn't identified any new confirmed cases since March 2, when the case count rose to 70. Read story

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

Clark County Public Health investigating three suspected measles cases

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

March 6, 2019, 10:25am Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health is investigating three suspected measles cases in its ongoing measles outbreak investigation. There are no new exposure locations, according to a Wednesday Public Health news release. Read story

Health group seeks members for its board

March 6, 2019, 6:10am Clark County Health

Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health is recruiting members for its board, which governs the Vancouver-based nonprofit's work to improve the community's health in Southwest Washington. Read story

Free MMR vaccinations offered at March clinics

March 5, 2019, 9:10pm Clark County Health

Legacy Health and Clark County Public Health will offer free measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations to adults and children, regardless of insurance status. Read story

Antonio Delgado, an environmental health specialist with Clark County, tests the soil where a septic system was proposed in 2019 in Ridgefield.

Measles outbreak delaying other work by health workers

Antonio Delgado, an environmental health specialist with Clark County, tests the soil where a septic system was proposed in 2019 in Ridgefield.

March 5, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

Antonio Delgado is an environmental health specialist for Clark County Public Health who normally works with septic systems. But these have not been normal times. Read story

A vial of the measles vaccine is displayed at the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office in Vancouver.

On second consecutive day, Clark County confirms no new measles cases

A vial of the measles vaccine is displayed at the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office in Vancouver.

March 4, 2019, 2:22pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health reported no new confirmed or suspected measles cases Monday. Read story

Lacamas Athletic Club Aquatic Director David Crippen, of Vancouver, instructs students on the best methods for floating at Lacamas Athletic Club in Camas. The Club offers free, monthly water safety and swim classes taught by Crippen. The next classes take place March 23, April 27, May 25 and June 22.

Lacamas Athletic Club offers free, monthly swim safety classes for kids

Lacamas Athletic Club Aquatic Director David Crippen, of Vancouver, instructs students on the best methods for floating at Lacamas Athletic Club in Camas. The Club offers free, monthly water safety and swim classes taught by Crippen. The next classes take place March 23, April 27, May 25 and June 22.

March 4, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

David Crippen can tell you exactly how not to save someone struggling in water. Read story

File - In this Jan. 30, 2019, file photo, a sign posted at The Vancouver Clinic in Vancouver, Wash., warns patients and visitors of a measles outbreak. The focus on measles in the Pacific Northwest intensified Friday, March 1, 2019, as public health officials in Oregon announced a new case of the highly contagious disease unrelated to an ongoing outbreak in Washington state that’s sickened 68 people so far.

Clark County confirms no new measles cases Sunday

File - In this Jan. 30, 2019, file photo, a sign posted at The Vancouver Clinic in Vancouver, Wash., warns patients and visitors of a measles outbreak. The focus on measles in the Pacific Northwest intensified Friday, March 1, 2019, as public health officials in Oregon announced a new case of the highly contagious disease unrelated to an ongoing outbreak in Washington state that’s sickened 68 people so far.

March 3, 2019, 3:29pm Clark County Health Free

Clark County Public Health reported no new confirmed or suspected measles cases Sunday. Read story