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Gerald Dory, right, leads a neighborhood walk during a Let’s Get Moving meeting. The program is a culture-specific program that takes aim at health disparities among black people.

Let’s Get Moving program in Vancouver inspires healthy changes

Gerald Dory, right, leads a neighborhood walk during a Let’s Get Moving meeting. The program is a culture-specific program that takes aim at health disparities among black people.

April 23, 2018, 6:30am Clark County Health

Abigail Boyd-Williams used to spend her Saturdays in bed, closing herself off from others and feeling depressed. Read story

Panel discusses opioid addiction among area youth

April 23, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Health

The percentage of Clark County 10th-graders misusing prescription medications may have declined over the last decade, but local teens are still using opioids and dying from overdoses. Read story

Walmart to host free health screenings

April 20, 2018, 6:02am Clark County Health

Washington Walmart stores are hosting their second Walmart Wellness Day of the year on Saturday. Read story

OHSU to host Brain Awareness lectures

April 19, 2018, 1:38pm Clark County Health

Oregon Health and Science University announced the dates and topics for its annual Brain Awareness lecture series. This year’s series will explore the influence nourishing the brain has on daily abilities, from academic performance to good decision making. The lectures are at 7 p.m. May 7, May 14 and May… Read story

Manu Iyer, with the Harlem Wizards, presents Lauren Reagan with team jersey for her and her husband, Francis Reagan. Their twin sons, Declan and Adrian, were signed by the team during a ceremony Wednesday morning. Declan recently started hospice care after a two year fight with leukemia.

Harlem Wizards ‘draft’ 6-year-old Vancouver twins

Manu Iyer, with the Harlem Wizards, presents Lauren Reagan with team jersey for her and her husband, Francis Reagan. Their twin sons, Declan and Adrian, were signed by the team during a ceremony Wednesday morning. Declan recently started hospice care after a two year fight with leukemia.

April 18, 2018, 2:53pm Clark County Health

In front of television cameras and a crowd of cheering fans, Adrian and Declan Reagan became the newest members of the Harlem Wizards. Read story

Juuls — electronic cigarettes that look like USB devices — are growing in popularity.

Health experts: Juul isn’t cool

Juuls — electronic cigarettes that look like USB devices — are growing in popularity.

April 16, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Health

Teenagers smoking behind the bleachers may be a thing of the past, but health officials say teens are still using nicotine. The latest method: “juuling” in school bathrooms. Read story

The exterior of a new Woodland High School building.

Woodland Public Schools reports 4 cases of whooping cough

The exterior of a new Woodland High School building.

April 11, 2018, 5:31pm Clark County Health

Woodland Public Schools officials sent letters home to families Wednesday alerting them to four confirmed cases of whooping cough in the district and warning that students might have been exposed. Read story

Nonprofit seeking input from breast cancer community

April 11, 2018, 2:30pm Clark County Health

Local nonprofit Pink Lemonade Project wants to hear from people affected by breast cancer. Pink Lemonade Project is a Vancouver-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering breast cancer patients and survivors. The organization offers weekend retreats, support groups and regular social events, among other services. Pink Lemonade has created an online survey,… Read story

Support group offered for survivors of suicide loss

April 10, 2018, 10:58am Clark County Health

Community Home Health & Hospice is offering a free eight-week grief support group for survivors of suicide loss. The group will meet 4 to 6 p.m. Thursdays, May 10 to June 28, at the Elaine & Don Heimbigner Hospice Care Center, 3102 N.E. 134th St., Vancouver. The group will be… Read story

Vancouver library hosts series on healthy aging

April 10, 2018, 10:56am Clark County Health

Fort Vancouver Regional Library is hosting a free six-week series on healthy aging and aging in place. The classes are 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays, beginning May 6, at Vancouver Community Library, Klickitat Room, 901 C St., Vancouver. Here are the scheduled topics: May 6: Healthy Aging and Alternative Medicine:… Read story