<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Saturday,  November 23 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest
Healthright chevron arrow icon

Clark County Health

The Interstate 5 Bridge stretches across a hazy Columbia River on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2022, as seen from the Vancouver Waterfront. Smoke from the Nakia Creek Fire and a morning layer of fog pushed air quality into the “unhealthy” range.

East Clark County air quality pushed into unhealthy range

The Interstate 5 Bridge stretches across a hazy Columbia River on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2022, as seen from the Vancouver Waterfront. Smoke from the Nakia Creek Fire and a morning layer of fog pushed air quality into the “unhealthy” range.

October 18, 2022, 7:45pm Clark County Health

Air quality significantly degraded overnight, pushing into the unhealthy range across parts of Southwest Washington and Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington and Columbia counties in Oregon. Smoke from the Nakia Creek fire covers much of the region, according to the Southwest Clean Air Agency. Read story

Victor Zamora, right, gets his Tdap shot from pediatric nurse practitioner Jenny Lu, right, in Tustin, Calif. on Aug. 18, 2011.

Officials: Childhood vaccine rate down in Clark County, state

Victor Zamora, right, gets his Tdap shot from pediatric nurse practitioner Jenny Lu, right, in Tustin, Calif. on Aug. 18, 2011.

October 18, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Health

Routine childhood vaccination rates have declined since 2019, causing some concern among local health care authorities. Read story

A large plume of smoke billows from the Nakia Creek Fire near Larch Mountain in east Clark County in this view taken at about 11:30 a.m. Fire activity increased significantly Sunday morning due to unseasonably hot, dry and windy conditions.

Fire expected to degrade Clark County air quality for days

A large plume of smoke billows from the Nakia Creek Fire near Larch Mountain in east Clark County in this view taken at about 11:30 a.m. Fire activity increased significantly Sunday morning due to unseasonably hot, dry and windy conditions.

October 17, 2022, 2:45pm Clark County Health

Air quality in parts of Clark County currently ranges between moderate and unhealthy as a result of the smoke from the Nakia Creek Fire. Read story

Living Hope Church operates the second Safe Stay Community site 24/7. Many of its staff have recovered from homelessness and also serve as mentors for residents at the site.

Air quality a concern for homeless in Vancouver, Clark County

Living Hope Church operates the second Safe Stay Community site 24/7. Many of its staff have recovered from homelessness and also serve as mentors for residents at the site.

October 17, 2022, 2:20pm Clark County Health

As the Nakia Creek fire expanded this weekend, people living outside had some extra precautions to consider, such as where to find safe shelter if bad air quality makes it too dangerous to stay outdoors. Read story

Physician assistant and Vital Care owner Todd Cichosz adjusts an X-ray machine at the new primary and urgent care clinic in Battle Ground.

Independent medical clinic in Battle Ground aims to put patients at ease

Physician assistant and Vital Care owner Todd Cichosz adjusts an X-ray machine at the new primary and urgent care clinic in Battle Ground.

October 14, 2022, 6:04am Business

The waiting room of Vital Care is far from what you may imagine when thinking of a typical urgent care — it looks more like someone’s living room with comfortable chairs, colorful wall art and modern lighting. Read story

(iStock.com)

Clark County COVID-19 infection rates down, hospitalizations up

(iStock.com)

October 13, 2022, 1:21pm Clark County Health

COVID-19 infection rates in Clark County decreased for the fourth week in a row, though hospitalization rates of those with or suspected of having COVID-19 slightly rose, according to the latest data from Clark County Public Health. Read story

HOPE Dementia Support specialist and facilitator Lori Massie, left, and group facilitator Carol Becker, shown here at Vista Meadows Neighborhood Park in Vancouver, lead a group that is unique in providing supportive space for both caregivers and those with a dementia diagnosis.

HOPE Dementia Support group a refuge for caregivers, their loved ones in Clark County

HOPE Dementia Support specialist and facilitator Lori Massie, left, and group facilitator Carol Becker, shown here at Vista Meadows Neighborhood Park in Vancouver, lead a group that is unique in providing supportive space for both caregivers and those with a dementia diagnosis.

October 13, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Health

As retired volunteer chaplains, Fred and Laura Lake spent years helping families struggling with dementia, but they never imagined it would affect them so directly — until Laura Lake was diagnosed with dementia in 2019. Read story

Pink Lemonade Project CEO Susan Stearns, right, talks with Portland resident Nicole Bell on Sept. 8 at The Standard Volunteer Expo at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland. The nonprofit is trying to recruit more volunteers and raise its profile.

Vancouver-based Pink Lemonade Project emerges from pandemic bigger, stronger

Pink Lemonade Project CEO Susan Stearns, right, talks with Portland resident Nicole Bell on Sept. 8 at The Standard Volunteer Expo at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland. The nonprofit is trying to recruit more volunteers and raise its profile.

October 9, 2022, 6:05am Breast Cancer

The Vancouver-based Pink Lemonade Project is growing exponentially. Read story

From left: Lucy Beltran, Esthela Cazarez, Susan Stearns and Margarita Jimenez Pacheco stand by the bright pink car sponsored by Vancouver Toyota for Pink Lemonade Project. The women met for the first time in August after participating in a Latina support group for Spanish speaking patients that met virtually during the pandemic.

Latina support community forms for breast cancer patients in Oregon, Southwest Washington

From left: Lucy Beltran, Esthela Cazarez, Susan Stearns and Margarita Jimenez Pacheco stand by the bright pink car sponsored by Vancouver Toyota for Pink Lemonade Project. The women met for the first time in August after participating in a Latina support group for Spanish speaking patients that met virtually during the pandemic.

October 9, 2022, 5:41am Breast Cancer

When Lucy Beltran found out she had breast cancer in 2019, she scoured the internet searching for an Oregon or Washington support group in Spanish, her native language. After not finding any Latina support groups, she settled on the Pink Lemonade Project’s English support group, figuring it was “better than… Read story

High End Market Place store manager Jeffrey Hickok said he often recommends cannabis flower to help counteract chemotherapy side effects such as nausea and pain.

Is cannabis a solution for breast cancer patients’ chemo side effects?

High End Market Place store manager Jeffrey Hickok said he often recommends cannabis flower to help counteract chemotherapy side effects such as nausea and pain.

October 9, 2022, 5:39am Breast Cancer

The months after a breast cancer diagnosis can be frightening as patients weigh the pros and cons of treatment approaches. Patients may discuss radiation, chemotherapy, mastectomies and reconstruction with their oncologists. These days, there’s another thing that patients might add to that list: cannabis. Read story