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Registered dietitian Ali Jack speaks to a group of HRM diet participants during a weekly group meeting Wednesday at the PeaceHealth Southwest Specialty Clinics in Vancouver. PeaceHealth's Weight Loss for Life clinic has used the program since 2006.

Weighing a new kind of diet

Registered dietitian Ali Jack speaks to a group of HRM diet participants during a weekly group meeting Wednesday at the PeaceHealth Southwest Specialty Clinics in Vancouver. PeaceHealth's Weight Loss for Life clinic has used the program since 2006.

January 23, 2017, 6:01am Clark County Health

Tammy Huskisson has tried countless diets but had never seen anything quite like the HMR diet. Read story

Two years ago, WaferTech remodeled its dining hall to feature more fresh, whole foods and less processed items.

WaferTech among employers striving to keep workers well

Two years ago, WaferTech remodeled its dining hall to feature more fresh, whole foods and less processed items.

January 16, 2017, 6:00am Business

When employees walk into the dining hall at WaferTech, they’re greeted with refrigerated display cases full of whole fruit, yogurt, salad, milk, fruit juice and teas. There’s a table where employees can make their own granola mix and a salad bar that serves as a smoothie bar during breakfast hours. Read story

Haddie Brans, 4, stands on a scale during a checkup Tuesday at the Child & Adolescent Clinic in Salmon Creek. Haddie's mom, Angela Brans, scheduled the checkup six weeks earlier; Tuesday was the soonest they could get an appointment.

Finding care can be a pain in Clark County

Haddie Brans, 4, stands on a scale during a checkup Tuesday at the Child & Adolescent Clinic in Salmon Creek. Haddie's mom, Angela Brans, scheduled the checkup six weeks earlier; Tuesday was the soonest they could get an appointment.

January 15, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Health

The phones begin ringing at 7:30 a.m. at the Child & Adolescent Clinic’s Vancouver office. The doors don’t open to patients for another hour, but Evelyn Paxton is at the front desk, headset on, taking calls to fill same-day sick appointments. Read story

An exterior view of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (The Columbian files)

Clark County flu outbreak continues; two deaths reported

An exterior view of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (The Columbian files)

January 13, 2017, 1:00pm Clark County Health

The flu continues to sweep through the community, with elevated levels for the ninth consecutive week this season. Read story

Free Clinic raises $185,000 at fundraiser

January 11, 2017, 5:59am Clark County Health

The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington raised $185,000 during its eighth annual Holiday Ball on Dec. 3 at Heathman Lodge. Read story

The long-vacant Borders store in east Vancouver is slated to become the first Clark County location for Crunch Fitness.

Former Borders to be Crunch Gym in east Vancouver

The long-vacant Borders store in east Vancouver is slated to become the first Clark County location for Crunch Fitness.

January 10, 2017, 6:05am Business

There are signs of life at the former Borders bookstore in east Vancouver. New York-based fitness company Crunch Fitness may move into the space. Read story

Larry Bremmeyer Sr., photographed here with his granddaughter Aubree Bremmeyer, died Tuesday from complications of pneumonia.

Family: Pneumonia can be deadly

Larry Bremmeyer Sr., photographed here with his granddaughter Aubree Bremmeyer, died Tuesday from complications of pneumonia.

January 9, 2017, 6:30am Clark County Health

For weeks, Larry Bremmeyer Sr. shrugged off his cough and runny nose. Read story

Vancouver resident Sandra Cruz, 36, is one of about 200 Clark County residents enrolled in Project Access, a program offered at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington. Project Access was created in 2007 and connects low-income, uninsured Clark County residents with donated speciality care.

Expanding access to specialty care

Vancouver resident Sandra Cruz, 36, is one of about 200 Clark County residents enrolled in Project Access, a program offered at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington. Project Access was created in 2007 and connects low-income, uninsured Clark County residents with donated speciality care.

January 9, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Health

Sandra Cruz knew something wasn’t right, but she never suspected cancer. Read story

Gail Moebius and Laura Bocho, top, try the Polar Bear Slide at the 2015 Resolution Run in Battle Ground.

Resolve to get fit while having fun

Gail Moebius and Laura Bocho, top, try the Polar Bear Slide at the 2015 Resolution Run in Battle Ground.

January 6, 2017, 6:01am Clark County Health

Calories love us more than we love them. Even when we’re ready to call off the affair, they just don’t let go. Read story

An exterior view of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (The Columbian files)

Clark County hit hard by uptick in flu cases

An exterior view of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (The Columbian files)

January 5, 2017, 10:46am Clark County Health

Clark County is being hit hard by the seasonal flu and local hospitals are feeling the impact. Read story