August 22, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Health
When adults in Washington are in need of inpatient psychiatric care, a lengthy list of systemic barriers can prevent them from getting a bed. Read story
August 18, 2022, 2:16pm Clark County Health Free
Clark County’s COVID-19 activity rate and hospitalizations fell again this week, and the county remains at low risk for disease transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story
August 18, 2022, 10:35am Clark County Health
Clark County Public Health issued a warning advisory at Round Lake on Thursday after testing detected elevated levels of cyanotoxins from algae in the lake. Read story
August 18, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive
It’s hard to estimate how much Lisa Bayautet spent out-of-pocket for a year’s worth of medication to treat her psoriatic arthritis. Read story
August 14, 2022, 6:06am Clark County Health
Last year, the Southwest Washington Accountability Communities for Health, or SWACH, used a $1 million federal grant to encourage better access to Covid vaccines for minority communities in Southwest Washington, and now the nonprofit is lending a hand to other nonprofits to improve overall health in those same communities. Read story
August 13, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Health Free
The Nursing Assistant Program suspended the certified nursing assistant license of Akberet M. Tekle. The Department of Social and Health Services determined that he neglected a vulnerable adult and placed Tekle on a registry that prevents him from being employed to care for vulnerable adults. Read story
August 12, 2022, 6:02am Business
Clark County is seeking nominations of businesses and individuals for its annual Clark County Disability Employment Awareness Month Awards. Read story
August 11, 2022, 3:59pm Clark County Health Free
Clark County’s COVID-19 activity rate and hospitalizations decreased this week, and the county remains at low risk for disease transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story
August 11, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Health
When Billy Peck first visited Lifeline Connections in Vancouver, his addiction to drugs and alcohol consumed him. Read story
August 10, 2022, 3:03pm Clark County Health
Clark County now has three cases of human monkeypox virus, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared it a public health emergency. There are a total of 213 cases in Washington, according to the Washington State Department of Health MPV tracker. Read story
