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Savannah Rhinevault, 17, a senior at Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School, watches a patient move his weighted feet during her internship in the physical therapy department at the Vancouver Veterans Affairs campus.

Henrietta Lacks High launches 55 new healers

Savannah Rhinevault, 17, a senior at Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School, watches a patient move his weighted feet during her internship in the physical therapy department at the Vancouver Veterans Affairs campus.

June 1, 2016, 9:31am Clark County Health

Will Lee stood behind a work table as he placed individual pills into blister packs in a pharmacy at Vancouver’s Veterans Affairs campus. Read story

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

313 PeaceHealth workers voting on joining union

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

May 31, 2016, 6:50pm Business

Local health care workers say they’re showing symptoms of poor benefits and a low staff count, and some believe a union is the best prescription. Read story

Clark County Sheriff&#039;s deputy Jack Phane inspects a dose of intranasal naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote, at a training session to learn how to administer the medication.

Clark County deputies armed for drug overdoses

Clark County Sheriff&#039;s deputy Jack Phane inspects a dose of intranasal naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote, at a training session to learn how to administer the medication.

May 30, 2016, 7:48pm Clark County Health

The sheriff’s deputies passed around a little vial and spray nozzle. Read story

Free skin cancer screening June 11

May 28, 2016, 6:00am Clark County Health

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center is offering free skin cancer screenings to the public from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 11. Read story

Health Worker Report

May 28, 2016, 5:44am Clark County Health

The Health Systems Quality Assurance Division of the state Department of Health recently took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County health care providers. Read story

Groundbreaking held for healing garden

May 27, 2016, 1:59pm Clark County Health

After a year of fundraising, construction will begin in June on a new healing garden in the third-floor rooftop plaza of Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. Read story

Pre-diabetes lifestyle change program offered

May 27, 2016, 1:57pm Clark County Health

The Washington State University Extension office is offering a 16-week lifestyle change program starting in June for people with pre-diabetes. Read story

Volunteer sought to fill health council vacancy

May 27, 2016, 6:02am Clark County Health

The Clark County Board of Health is seeking a local social or human services agency representative to fill a vacancy on the Public Health Advisory Council. Read story

Brenda, left, and Laura, both mothers whose sons struggle with mental illness, share their experience with the SoulCollage group.

Vancouver parents of children with special needs create community

Brenda, left, and Laura, both mothers whose sons struggle with mental illness, share their experience with the SoulCollage group.

May 22, 2016, 6:04am Clark County Health

On a recent Sunday afternoon, the sun shone warmly through the windows of St. Andrew Lutheran Church, illuminating a table strewn with photo clippings from magazines and other images. An adjacent table was prepared with individual settings of card stock, pens, scissors and glue. Read story

No evidence of Longview patients’ exposure to pathogens

May 17, 2016, 9:41pm Clark County Health

    Recent test results do not show evidence that sleep apnea patients were exposed to blood-borne pathogens at PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, according to a press release. Last month, the hospital offered precautionary testing to 260 patients who were fitted for dental devices to treat sleep… Read story