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Clark County Health

Vancouver Clinic offers prediabetes class

December 18, 2017, 4:58pm Clark County Health

The Vancouver Clinic is offering a two-hour prediabetes class with a certified diabetes educator. The class will be 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 13 at The Vancouver Clinic’s 87th Avenue Office, 700 N.E. 87th Ave. The class costs $25 and preregistration is required. The class is for anyone who has… Read story

Jessica Denise, from left, Molly Maher and Jonathan Beckstead listen to directions from instructor Kathrine Kofoed at Burntown. The new high-intensity fitness studio opened in east Vancouver last month.

Burntown, a high-intensity, low-impact fitness studio, comes to east Vancouver

Jessica Denise, from left, Molly Maher and Jonathan Beckstead listen to directions from instructor Kathrine Kofoed at Burntown. The new high-intensity fitness studio opened in east Vancouver last month.

December 18, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Health

For about five minutes, Molly Maher works on a pyramid of sumo squats and renegade rows. Read story

More whooping cough cases reported

December 15, 2017, 8:56pm Clark County Health

Hudson’s Bay High School is the latest Clark County school to send letters home to parents after health officials confirmed cases of whooping cough. Read story

Tuberculosis testing urged for 187 at Wy’east

December 13, 2017, 7:17pm Clark County Health

Clark County health officials are recommending tuberculosis testing for 187 students and staff at Wy’east Middle School who may have come into contact with someone with active TB. Read story

Nurse practitioner surrenders license

December 12, 2017, 6:40pm Clark County Health

A Clark County nurse practitioner sanctioned by the state health department in 2009 for overprescribing opioids at the Payette Clinic has surrendered her license following additional charges related to overprescribing. Read story

During the 2016-17 school year, just 41 percent of Mountain View High School students were up to date on all of their immunizations.

Whooping cough strikes at Mountain View High School

During the 2016-17 school year, just 41 percent of Mountain View High School students were up to date on all of their immunizations.

December 11, 2017, 5:52pm Clark County Health

Half a dozen students at Mountain View High School have contracted whooping cough since last month. Read story

Weather Service says stagnant air affecting Clark County communities until Thursday

December 11, 2017, 1:20pm Clark County Health

The regional forecast office of the National Weather Service said stagnant air conditions in the greater Vancouver area are expected until later this week. Read story

Zack Groen of Woodland has gastroparesis, a debilitating digestive condition, and recently received a gastric device surgically implanted in his stomach to help improve his digestive function. Although Groen said the device hasn’t stopped his gastrointestinal symptoms, it has improved his body’s function by about 40 percent.

Device gives Woodland man with digestive disorder hope for a new life

Zack Groen of Woodland has gastroparesis, a debilitating digestive condition, and recently received a gastric device surgically implanted in his stomach to help improve his digestive function. Although Groen said the device hasn’t stopped his gastrointestinal symptoms, it has improved his body’s function by about 40 percent.

December 11, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Health

Zack Groen doesn’t know what “normal” feels like. Read story

Joel Justus, a central sterile technician, receives a flu shot from Lindsey Wreden.

Flu season in full swing in county

Joel Justus, a central sterile technician, receives a flu shot from Lindsey Wreden.

December 10, 2017, 6:06am Clark County Health

Flu activity is heating up in Clark County and across the country, and health officials say the strain circulating doesn’t typically respond as well to the annual flu shot as other strains. Read story

Dr. Beth Lee and her husband Dr. Art Simons stand outside their home in Battle Ground. The retired physicians recently returned from an eight-day trip volunteering for a medical relief effort in Puerto Rico organized by Team Rubicon.

Battle Ground retired doctors provide disaster relief

Dr. Beth Lee and her husband Dr. Art Simons stand outside their home in Battle Ground. The retired physicians recently returned from an eight-day trip volunteering for a medical relief effort in Puerto Rico organized by Team Rubicon.

December 10, 2017, 6:06am Clark County Health

Almost two months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, first-response teams finally reached the most isolated villages. Read story