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Clark County Health

Toxic algae warning advisory issued for Lacamas Lake

October 20, 2023, 1:44pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health issued a warning advisory Friday for Lacamas Lake due to elevated levels of cyanotoxins from harmful algae. Read story

Linnea, left, and Matt Justis hold a photo of their son Zain Justis. Zain died in 2021 from primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma and his parents created the foundation to raise awareness of and fund research for rare types of cancer that affect kids and young adults.

‘Better because of him’: Washougal family’s foundation honors son’s memory, funds cancer research

Linnea, left, and Matt Justis hold a photo of their son Zain Justis. Zain died in 2021 from primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma and his parents created the foundation to raise awareness of and fund research for rare types of cancer that affect kids and young adults.

October 20, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health

Traveling through Washington’s vast forests on unmarked dirt roads, Matt and Barrett Justis had been traversing rough terrain for miles when their tent poles fell off the back of their motorcycles. Read story

ESD 112 awarded $1 million grant to help school mental health

October 19, 2023, 5:55am Clark County Health

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded Educational Service District 112 a $1 million grant to bolster mental health and case coordination programs in Clark County’s nine public school districts. Read story

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

1,300 PeaceHealth workers voted to strike; company says they would lose insurance benefits

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

October 17, 2023, 2:53pm Business

Over 1,300 health care workers at PeaceHealth say they could lose their health insurance if the upcoming strike planned for Monday carries into November. Read story

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Collecting data on Clark County deaths complicated; housing status, reliability an issue in overdoses

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October 17, 2023, 6:08am Clark County Health

Challenges with collecting new kinds of data on Clark County deaths in recent years have become more evident with the release of a statewide dashboard tracking unintentional overdose deaths within some Washington counties. Read story

Clark County Health Worker Report

October 14, 2023, 5:05am Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Health took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County providers. Read story

PeaceHealth strike will begin Oct. 23 — if there is no contract

October 13, 2023, 3:08pm Clark County Health

PeaceHealth employees in Vancouver and Longview gave notice Friday that their 1,900 health care workers will strike on Oct. 23 if a contract agreement can’t be reached by then. Read story

Kaiser Permanent workers picket Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Baldwin Park, Calif.

National settlement reached, but Washington Kaiser workers still want to strike

Kaiser Permanent workers picket Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Baldwin Park, Calif.

October 13, 2023, 12:47pm Business

Kaiser Permanente health care workers in Washington have voted 99 percent in favor to authorize a strike on Nov. 1 over what they say are unfair labor practices unless they reach a negotiated contract with Kaiser by midnight on Oct. 31. Read story

"Union strong, bring it on," reads the sticker on a member of Service Employees International Union  Local 49. Many family members of health care workers came out in solidarity.

Kaiser Permanente, unions reach tentative agreement

"Union strong, bring it on," reads the sticker on a member of Service Employees International Union  Local 49. Many family members of health care workers came out in solidarity.

October 13, 2023, 9:34am Clark County Health

The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions has reached a tentative contract with Kaiser Permanente, following the largest health care strike in U.S. history last week. Read story

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Where to find a COVID, flu, RSV vaccine in Clark County

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

October 13, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Health

The 2023 rollout of the updated COVID-19 vaccine has been slower than last year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story