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Clark County Commission on Aging hosts emergency series

March 14, 2024, 5:56am Clark County Health

The Clark County Commission on Aging continues its “Prepare in a Year” series with a discussion on creating an emergency kit. Read story

Brain researcher John Medina gives a lecture on the effects of food and exercise on cognitive ability to residents at The Park at University Village, an assisted and independent living home in the Vancouver area.

How the arts keep you sharp: Brain researcher delivers lecture on healthy aging at Vancouver assisted living home

Brain researcher John Medina gives a lecture on the effects of food and exercise on cognitive ability to residents at The Park at University Village, an assisted and independent living home in the Vancouver area.

March 13, 2024, 8:00pm Clark County Health

Most people know the basics of staying healthy: diet, exercise and social interactions. Read story

FILE - This undated, colorized electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, indicated in yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, indicated in blue/pink, cultured in a laboratory. The National Institutes of Health is opening a handful of studies to start testing possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition. The announcement, Monday, July 31, 2023 comes amid frustration from patients who've struggled for months or years with sometimes disabling health problems.

COVID-19, respiratory ailments ‘slowing down’ in Clark County

FILE - This undated, colorized electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, indicated in yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, indicated in blue/pink, cultured in a laboratory. The National Institutes of Health is opening a handful of studies to start testing possible treatments for long COVID, an anxiously awaited step in U.S. efforts against the mysterious condition. The announcement, Monday, July 31, 2023 comes amid frustration from patients who've struggled for months or years with sometimes disabling health problems.

March 13, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

“Respiratory illness in general in Clark County seems to be slowing down,” Clark County Public Health spokesperson Marissa Armstrong said, and that includes COVID-19. (See the data for yourself at clark.wa.gov/public-health/respiratory-illness-data.) Read story

This electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a cluster of norovirus virions. (charles d.

That ‘stomach flu’ could be norovirus, say Clark County health officials

This electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a cluster of norovirus virions. (charles d.

March 13, 2024, 6:00am Clark County Health

If you’ve recently been laid low with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever and aches (or even two or three of those things), you might have had norovirus. Commonly called “stomach flu,” it’s unrelated to the virus that causes the flu. Read story

Thrive2Survive director of operations Erin Honan, from right, talks about the organization&rsquo;s new recovery home, The Dewey House, with RePurpose Center diversion specialist Sunny Hannah, Thrive2Survive executive assistant Kandyss Hanset and Thrive2Survive founder Charles Hanset Jr.

Recovery home for men: The Dewey House opens with help from Clark County’s mental health sales tax

Thrive2Survive director of operations Erin Honan, from right, talks about the organization&rsquo;s new recovery home, The Dewey House, with RePurpose Center diversion specialist Sunny Hannah, Thrive2Survive executive assistant Kandyss Hanset and Thrive2Survive founder Charles Hanset Jr.

March 12, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

Charles Hanset Jr. could list many things he admires about his late uncle, Dewey Long. He was extremely talented at playing the drums and fixing up cars, and he always tried to pass on his knowledge to young Hanset. Read story

Health experts say aromatics are good for your immune system, like those in this Thai-inspired soup.

It’s science! This soup will help cure what ails you in Northwest winters

Health experts say aromatics are good for your immune system, like those in this Thai-inspired soup.

March 12, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Health

Chicken noodle soup is simply a classic when someone is sick. The broth is good for a sore throat and the vegetables have plenty of vitamins to give the immune system a boost. In fact, a 2000 study published in an actual medical journal said as much. Read story

Columbia River Mental Health Services sets forum on policing in Fourth Plain corridor

March 12, 2024, 5:56am Clark County Health

Columbia River Mental Health Services will hold a public forum focused on mental health, substance use and law enforcement within the Fourth Plain corridor in Vancouver. Read story

Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart chats with guests Friday at the Java For Justice Brunch. Smart was abducted in 2002 from her Salt Lake City home and held captive for nine months before she was rescued.

NWCAVE fundraiser hosts Elizabeth Smart: “Media is so powerful. I have no doubt that I would not be here if not for the media”

Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart chats with guests Friday at the Java For Justice Brunch. Smart was abducted in 2002 from her Salt Lake City home and held captive for nine months before she was rescued.

March 8, 2024, 3:23pm Clark County Health

As a child, Elizabeth Smart was taught to not talk to strangers, to use the buddy system, and to stop, drop and roll if on fire. But she wasn’t taught what to do when confronted with sexual violence. Most kids aren’t. Read story

If Legacy Health and Regency BlueCross BlueShield can't come to an agreement by the end of the month, patients in Clark County could face challenges getting or continuing care.

Patients could face out-of-network costs if Legacy Health, Regence negotiations fail

If Legacy Health and Regency BlueCross BlueShield can't come to an agreement by the end of the month, patients in Clark County could face challenges getting or continuing care.

March 8, 2024, 6:02am Business

As contract negotiations continue between Portland-based Legacy Health and Regence BlueCross BlueShield, patients at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center are worried what a potential contract termination would mean for their access to care. Read story

John Gentry, left, and his wife, Joyce, right, both of Vancouver, call up to one of their Meals on Wheels People clients in Smith Tower Apartments downtown. The couple volunteers every Tuesday and also fills in on other days when needed. “Sometimes, for some of these people, we’re the only people they talk to,” John Gentry said.

Meals on Wheels gets 2 grants for $1.7M for meals tailored to those just released from hospital

John Gentry, left, and his wife, Joyce, right, both of Vancouver, call up to one of their Meals on Wheels People clients in Smith Tower Apartments downtown. The couple volunteers every Tuesday and also fills in on other days when needed. “Sometimes, for some of these people, we’re the only people they talk to,” John Gentry said.

March 5, 2024, 5:39pm Clark County Health

Meals on Wheels People announced Tuesday it received two grants totaling $1.7 million from Trillium Community Health Plan to support its Medically Tailored Meals program. Read story