Clark County Health

Battle Ground issues water alert, calls for conservation

August 4, 2017, 10:58am Clark County Health

Battle Ground city officials have issued a Stage II Water Shortage Declaration after water consumption climbed during the recent hot weather. The city is calling on residents to conserve water to ensure reserves continue to meet personal and emergency response needs. Read story

Drivers traveling along Highway 14 navigate smoky conditions during their commute while near the Lieser Road exit Thursday morning. Smoke from Canadian and Oregon wildfires combined with stagnant air conditions throughout the region are leading to thick haze in the Vancouver area.

Poor air quality affects local patients with COPD

August 3, 2017, 6:16pm Clark County Health

Respiratory therapists at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center were already worried about their patients when the temperatures started to climb earlier this week. But then the wildfire smoke blanketing much of Washington made its way to the metro area, leading therapists to brace for the worst. Read story

Medicare questions answered at session

August 3, 2017, 6:03am Clark County Health

Clark College's Mature Learning program is hosting a free session about Medicare. Read story

Nancy Elder, center, owner of the Healing Winds Inc., helps lead Tim Smith, 14, through an exercise while on horse back on Saturday November 6, 2009. Elder has been running the center for 20 years, which works mostly with developmentally disabled children. Tim has been visiting the center for 8 years.

Thieves steal tools from therapy stables in Brush Prairie

August 1, 2017, 7:15pm Clark County Health

Healing Winds caters to people with disabilities or emotional trauma, many of them children. On Monday, someone reportedly stole an estimated $10,000 in tools from the therapeutic riding center. Read story

Cannabis Country Store in Battle Ground offers a variety of products commonly used for medicinal purposes, such as cannabis vape oil. Cannabis Country Store is one of five Clark County medically endorsed retail stores with medical marijuana consultants on staff.

Merging of marijuana markets gets mixed reviews

August 1, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Business

Many users of medical marijuana don’t see enough incentive to enroll in state database Read story

Latching on to breast-feeding in Clark County

Breast-feeding rates are on the rise across the country. But while most women start breast-feeding, many don’t continue. Health officials believe women need more breast-feeding support.

Amanda Davis always planned to breast-feed. She wanted to feed her babies in what she saw as the most natural way. But when she learned she was pregnant with twins, Davis wondered how she could make breast-feeding work. Read story

Prediabetes class offered at Vancouver Clinic

The Vancouver Clinic is offering a two-hour prediabetes class with a certified diabetes educator. The class is 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 12 at The Vancouver Clinic’s 87th Avenue office, 700 N.E. 87th Ave. The class costs $25 and preregistration is required. To register, call 360-882-2778. The class is for… Read story