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Executive Director Elizabeth Higley takes a break outside of Great Life Mentoring's new office space in Portland on Thursday. Great Life Mentoring, a former program of Columbia River Mental Health Services that provides mental health services for children living in poverty, is transitioning into becoming a standalone nonprofit thanks to grants from the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington and others.

Clark County nonprofit that helps children with mental health issues expanding

Executive Director Elizabeth Higley takes a break outside of Great Life Mentoring's new office space in Portland on Thursday. Great Life Mentoring, a former program of Columbia River Mental Health Services that provides mental health services for children living in poverty, is transitioning into becoming a standalone nonprofit thanks to grants from the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington and others.

April 8, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Health

There are more than 30 million children living in low-income households in the United States, according to the National Center for Children in Poverty. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 activity rate drops slightly, at low for 2022

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April 7, 2022, 2:29pm Clark County Health

Clark County’s reported COVID-19 activity rate dropped slightly this week as the epidemiological curve continues to plateau. Read story

Pulmonologist Dr. Bhanu Patibandla, left, and thoracic surgeon Dr. Svetlana Kotova stand for a portrait with an Ion Endoluminal System device at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The device allows Patibandla to locate and biopsy lung masses that are less then a centimeter in size, a tenth of what could traditionally be located and biopsied before. Using the device, Patibandla and Kotova developed a dual procedure where they perform a lung biopsy and remove the mass in a single operation, providing a diagnosis and treatment with one procedure instead of two.

Treating lung cancer with innovation, efficiency

Pulmonologist Dr. Bhanu Patibandla, left, and thoracic surgeon Dr. Svetlana Kotova stand for a portrait with an Ion Endoluminal System device at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The device allows Patibandla to locate and biopsy lung masses that are less then a centimeter in size, a tenth of what could traditionally be located and biopsied before. Using the device, Patibandla and Kotova developed a dual procedure where they perform a lung biopsy and remove the mass in a single operation, providing a diagnosis and treatment with one procedure instead of two.

April 2, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Health

Portland resident Robin Hungerford felt as if the air was being sucked out of the room when she learned she might have lung cancer. Having smoked for 51 years, she was not surprised that her CT scan showed a mass on her lung, but she was terrified. Read story

COVID-19 cases dip in Clark County schools

April 1, 2022, 6:01am Clark County Health

Clark County school districts are reporting 49 new cases of COVID-19 in the past week, a slight decrease from the 53 cases last week. Weekly virus cases in schools are now experiencing a plateau in recent weeks after a monthslong pattern of steep decline began following the omicron surge in… Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 activity rate hits plateau

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March 31, 2022, 2:57pm Clark County Health

Clark County reported that its COVID-19 activity rate plateaued this week, meaning the precipitous drop in cases that began in February has ended. The rate of new hospitalizations continued to decrease this week, however. Read story

Oregon Adult Medicine joins Vancouver Clinic

March 30, 2022, 6:03am Business

Vancouver Clinic and Oregon Adult Medicine, a Northwest Portland primary care practice, are joining forces. Read story

Clark County seeks applicants for Commission on Aging

March 30, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Health

Clark County is seeking applicants for three positions on its Commission on Aging. Read story

FILE - A health worker administers a dose of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the Norristown Public Health Center in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers. The company announced early findings from a study of children younger than 6 on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

Clark County vaccine supply good as second COVID booster OK’d

FILE - A health worker administers a dose of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at the Norristown Public Health Center in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers. The company announced early findings from a study of children younger than 6 on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

March 30, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations to align with the Food and Drug Administration’s authorization of a second booster dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines — Pfizer and Moderna — for certain groups at higher risk of severe illness. Read story

Providence Medical Group is leaving Battle Ground

March 29, 2022, 6:03am Business

The new property owners of Providence Medical Group’s Battle Ground clinic, 101 N.W. 12th Ave., are not renewing the lease for the clinic. Read story

More than 50 spots are reserved for motor vehicles at the Evergreen Transit Center in northeast Vancouver. The site, which is staffed during the daytime and monitored by security at night, serves around 70 people on average. There are portable restrooms, handwashing stations and trash services at the parking area.

Clark County officials, nonprofits try four new approaches to homelessness

More than 50 spots are reserved for motor vehicles at the Evergreen Transit Center in northeast Vancouver. The site, which is staffed during the daytime and monitored by security at night, serves around 70 people on average. There are portable restrooms, handwashing stations and trash services at the parking area.

March 27, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Health

As number who are houseless climbs and shelters continue to be full, local officials, nonprofits turn to innovative programs Read story