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Clark County Health

Staff at The Vancouver Clinic are making it a priority to begin end-of-life conversations with their families and patients.

Vancouver Clinic spearheads effort to talk end-of-life plan

Staff at The Vancouver Clinic are making it a priority to begin end-of-life conversations with their families and patients.

April 25, 2016, 6:07am Clark County Health

Ninety percent of people say that talking with their loved ones about end-of-life care is important, but only 27 percent have actually done so, according to The Conversation Project, an organization dedicated to getting people talking about end-of-life care. Read story

Prescription drug take-back event set

April 23, 2016, 6:06am Clark County Health

Clark County residents can dispose of expired or unwanted medications at four sites in Vancouver and La Center next weekend. Read story

Volunteer Linda Luke, left, assists Martha Aguayo of Vancouver as she shops for produce at a Food Bank Fresh stand set up at St. John Lutheran Church in Hazel Dell.

Food Bank Fresh opens its season of service

Volunteer Linda Luke, left, assists Martha Aguayo of Vancouver as she shops for produce at a Food Bank Fresh stand set up at St. John Lutheran Church in Hazel Dell.

April 23, 2016, 6:00am Clark County Health

The gym at St. John Lutheran Church in north Hazel Dell turned into a pop-up food stand Friday afternoon for the Clark County Food Bank's first Food Bank Fresh of the season. Read story

Leanne Reid communicates the new "Weed Can Wait" message as part of a kickoff event at Vancouver's Discovery Middle School Wednesday.

This 4/20 Prevent! Coalition says ‘Weed Can Wait’

Leanne Reid communicates the new "Weed Can Wait" message as part of a kickoff event at Vancouver's Discovery Middle School Wednesday.

April 20, 2016, 2:39pm Clark County Health

For 14-year-old Aliana Montez, weed can wait because she knows the drug can harm young developing brains. Read story

Facilities technician Adam Norman collects pollen samples last year as Dr. Raj Srinivasan looks on at the Vancouver Clinic in Salmon Creek. This year's allergy season is off to an early start.

Allergy season off and running early in Clark County

Facilities technician Adam Norman collects pollen samples last year as Dr. Raj Srinivasan looks on at the Vancouver Clinic in Salmon Creek. This year's allergy season is off to an early start.

April 19, 2016, 5:54pm Clark County Health

Allergy season is in full swing in Clark County and shows no signs of slowing down soon. Read story

Child-find screenings available Wednesday

April 19, 2016, 6:01am Clark County Health

Children ages 3 to 5 residing in the Camas School District boundaries are invited to child-find screenings Wednesday. Read story

County’s health board to honor award-winners

April 19, 2016, 6:01am Clark County Health

The Clark County Board of Health will recognize the winners of the 2016 Public Health Community Award this month. Read story

Maisy Fels, 3, of Vancouver snacks on a free banana while shopping with her grandmother Katy Miller on Tuesday afternoon at the Fisher's Landing Fred Meyer. The grocery chain recently launched its Fruit for Kids program that offers children a free piece of fruit while shopping.

Fred Meyer, QFC provide selection of free produce for kids to enjoy

Maisy Fels, 3, of Vancouver snacks on a free banana while shopping with her grandmother Katy Miller on Tuesday afternoon at the Fisher's Landing Fred Meyer. The grocery chain recently launched its Fruit for Kids program that offers children a free piece of fruit while shopping.

April 18, 2016, 6:15am Clark County Health

Three-year-old Lewis Taylor looked over the small stand of fresh fruit at the Fisher's Landing Fred Meyer offering rows of clementines and bananas, Gala and Granny Smith apples. He went straight for a banana. Read story

NW NOGGIN volunteer Angela Gonzalez, a neuroscience student at WSU Vancouver, talks with Noah Tukhashvili, a Skyview High School biology student, about the parts of a sheep brain at Skyview in April 2015. Gonzalez is part of a NW NOGGIN team traveling to the nation's capital to discuss how the group develops K-12 students' enthusiasm for brain science.

Brains, artwork merge for trip to D.C.

NW NOGGIN volunteer Angela Gonzalez, a neuroscience student at WSU Vancouver, talks with Noah Tukhashvili, a Skyview High School biology student, about the parts of a sheep brain at Skyview in April 2015. Gonzalez is part of a NW NOGGIN team traveling to the nation's capital to discuss how the group develops K-12 students' enthusiasm for brain science.

April 17, 2016, 4:58pm Clark County Health

A neuroscience outreach group that brings human brains and art into K-12 classrooms is taking its show to the nation's capital later this month. Read story

Psychiatric hospital firm appeals denial of Vancouver project

April 13, 2016, 8:45pm Business

A California-based company is appealing the state Department of Health's decision to deny its application to build a 100-bed psychiatric hospital in Vancouver and approve another company's proposal. Read story