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Specialized Housing Executive Director Brian McCarl, right, talks to a crowd full of community members and state leaders including Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, and Clark County Treasurer Alishia Topper on Wednesday in Felida.

Nonprofit breaks ground on senior apartments in Felida after four years of planning

Specialized Housing Executive Director Brian McCarl, right, talks to a crowd full of community members and state leaders including Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, and Clark County Treasurer Alishia Topper on Wednesday in Felida.

October 28, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Health

As excavators scooped up dirt, community leaders celebrated a unique development that will help Clark County seniors age in place. Read story

Health Worker Report, Oct. 26, 2024

October 26, 2024, 5:21am Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Health recently took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County providers. Read story

A for sale sign sits outside a vacant building on Northeast 94th Avenue in Vancouver in August. The building is a potential site for the City of Vancouver's 150-bed bridge shelter.

Clark County won’t help Vancouver pay for homeless shelter

A for sale sign sits outside a vacant building on Northeast 94th Avenue in Vancouver in August. The building is a potential site for the City of Vancouver's 150-bed bridge shelter.

October 25, 2024, 2:29pm Clark County Health

Clark County won’t help Vancouver pay for a 150-bed homelessness shelter after all. Read story

Camas High School&rsquo;s Ben Voogt pushes teammate Micah Snell in his wheelchair as they compete in a cross-country meet Oct.

A runner’s spirit: Camas cross country team rallies around Micah Snell and his message of inclusivity

Camas High School&rsquo;s Ben Voogt pushes teammate Micah Snell in his wheelchair as they compete in a cross-country meet Oct.

October 23, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Health

Camas High cross country athlete Micah Snell is happiest when racing — first in marathons starting at age 2, and now on the Papermakers’ cross country team. Read story

Clark County Public Health warns against rising cases of whooping cough as kids return to school.

How bad is WA’s whooping cough outbreak? Clark County has the most cases at 318

Clark County Public Health warns against rising cases of whooping cough as kids return to school.

October 17, 2024, 7:38am Clark County Health

The U.S. is seeing a spike in cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, this year, as case numbers rebound from their lowest levels in decades during the pandemic. In Washington, cases haven’t just returned to their pre-pandemic levels, they’ve exceeded them. Read story

Ben Veghte, director of WA Cares, Washington&rsquo;s long-term health care program, takes a break at the Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington office on Monday morning.

Director defends WA Cares Fund, says claims the long-term care program is insolvent are false

Ben Veghte, director of WA Cares, Washington&rsquo;s long-term health care program, takes a break at the Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of Southwest Washington office on Monday morning.

October 15, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health

As more people near the age of retirement, leaders of Washington’s long-term insurance care program, known as WA Cares, want to prepare families for the financial and emotional impact of that transition. Read story

Dental assistant Kate Hernandez, left, works with patient Gerardo Vazquez of Vancouver with Dr. Natalia Sakun at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington&rsquo;s dental van on Thursday morning. The clinic will begin renovations on its building in spring 2025.

Free Clinic of Southwest Washington will get a $1.5 million upgrade in the spring

Dental assistant Kate Hernandez, left, works with patient Gerardo Vazquez of Vancouver with Dr. Natalia Sakun at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington&rsquo;s dental van on Thursday morning. The clinic will begin renovations on its building in spring 2025.

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

The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington’s building will undergo a $1.5 million renovation in the spring. Read story

Biotech company, CytoDyn, which is headquartered at 1111 Main St., announced recently the company has submitted a study protocol to the FDA and will be moving forward with an oncology study.

Vancouver-based CytoDyn on the verge of leronlimab cancer trial

Biotech company, CytoDyn, which is headquartered at 1111 Main St., announced recently the company has submitted a study protocol to the FDA and will be moving forward with an oncology study.

October 4, 2024, 4:08pm Business

Vancouver-based biotechnology company CytoDyn announced Friday that it is contracting with North Carolina pharmaceutical company Syneos Health for an upcoming oncology trial. Read story

Tamine Robinson holds her 1-year-old daughter Riley, both of Battle Ground, as registered nurse Julie Ward fixes a bandage on Riley’s leg after administering the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine during a free vaccination clinic March 1, 2019, at Legacy Medical Group’s Family Wellness office in Vancouver.

Vaccine exemptions rise among Clark County kids, mirroring national trends

Tamine Robinson holds her 1-year-old daughter Riley, both of Battle Ground, as registered nurse Julie Ward fixes a bandage on Riley’s leg after administering the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine during a free vaccination clinic March 1, 2019, at Legacy Medical Group’s Family Wellness office in Vancouver.

October 4, 2024, 11:56am Clark County Health

Vaccine exemptions have risen in Clark County, mimicking countrywide trends that health officials say have a worrisome impact. Read story

PeaceHealth is buying four medical clinics in Clark County from Providence to help expand primary, specialty and hospital care for patients.

PeaceHealth will buy four Providence clinics in Clark County by December

PeaceHealth is buying four medical clinics in Clark County from Providence to help expand primary, specialty and hospital care for patients.

October 3, 2024, 12:48pm Business

PeaceHealth announced Thursday it will acquire four Providence medical clinics in Clark County. Read story