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Disposable vape devices, like this Puff Bar flavored disposable, can leach nicotine and hazardous gases thrown away or placed in recycling bins. Clark County Public Health recently launched an educational campaign on how to properly dispose of the devices.

Clark County Public Health campaign focuses on proper disposal of e-cigarettes, vaping devices

Disposable vape devices, like this Puff Bar flavored disposable, can leach nicotine and hazardous gases thrown away or placed in recycling bins. Clark County Public Health recently launched an educational campaign on how to properly dispose of the devices.

September 4, 2024, 5:12pm Business

If you’re among the thousands of Washington residents who use e-cigarettes or vape devices, you likely have wondered what to do with your old ones. Read story

Clark County Public Health warns against rising cases of whooping cough as kids return to school.

Whooping cough on rise in Clark County; return to school could boost surge

Clark County Public Health warns against rising cases of whooping cough as kids return to school.

August 28, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health warns of a surge in local cases of whooping cough could grow more severe as kids return to school. Read story

Isabella Lippelgoos of Vancouver, from left, joins her daughter, Rosemary Luna, 14 months, as they work with Clark County nurse Ariel Magram during a visit at Jaggy Road Park on Monday afternoon. Clark County Public Health&rsquo;s Nurse-Family Partnership assists low-income moms from pregnancy until their child&rsquo;s second birthday.

Nurse-Family Partnership program supports low-income Clark County moms

Isabella Lippelgoos of Vancouver, from left, joins her daughter, Rosemary Luna, 14 months, as they work with Clark County nurse Ariel Magram during a visit at Jaggy Road Park on Monday afternoon. Clark County Public Health&rsquo;s Nurse-Family Partnership assists low-income moms from pregnancy until their child&rsquo;s second birthday.

August 27, 2024, 6:04am Clark County Health

Vancouver resident Isabella Lippelgoos didn’t know where to turn when she found out she was pregnant two years ago. Read story

Restrooms closed at Vancouver Lake Regional Park due to coliform

August 26, 2024, 5:28pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Works shut off all water at Vancouver Lake Regional Park last week after coliform was discovered during a routine water sample collected Aug. 20. Read story

Clark County Public Health offers sexually transmitted infection testing weekly in Vancouver.

Clark County Public Health provides free services for testing, prevention of sexually transmitted infections

Clark County Public Health offers sexually transmitted infection testing weekly in Vancouver.

August 16, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

As local and national rates of syphilis remain high, Clark County Public Health is reminding residents of several free services it provides for sexually transmitted infection prevention and testing. Read story

Clark County Public Health issues safety warning for Round Lake in Camas amid algae concerns

August 15, 2024, 5:38pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health is warning residents not to swim or drink water from Round Lake in Camas because elevated cyanotoxins were detected in water tested Monday. Warning signs are being placed at public access points around the lake. Read story

Vancouver Girls Softball Association fields, Salmon Creek Greenway Trail closed due to sewer line leak

August 12, 2024, 5:22pm Clark County Health

The Vancouver Girls Softball Association fields and the Salmon Creek Greenway Trail are closed until further notice after a water line break caused a nearby sewer line to leak Monday morning. Read story

Rainbow fentanyl pills and powder come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes.

‘We can’t idly stand by and let children be harmed’: Lawmakers want to expand drug endangerment law

Rainbow fentanyl pills and powder come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes.

August 10, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

In early May, Vancouver police responded to their second call of the day involving a young child believed to have overdosed from illicit drugs — this one, a 3-year-old girl on fentanyl. Before they arrived, her grandmother gave her naloxone, a drug used to counteract opioid overdoses. It took two… Read story

Clark County Public Health lifts warning advisory at Vancouver Lake

August 9, 2024, 6:00pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health has lifted its warning advisory at Vancouver Lake. Read story

Drug overdose deaths increased by about 20 percent in 2023 over 2022, according to preliminary data from the state of Washington.

Overdose deaths in Clark County soared in 2023, with use of fentanyl and meth together a major issue

Drug overdose deaths increased by about 20 percent in 2023 over 2022, according to preliminary data from the state of Washington.

August 1, 2024, 3:13pm Clark County Health

Overdose deaths in Clark County increased 21 percent in 2023 over 2022, with the use of fentanyl and methamphetamine together causing many of the deaths. Read story