April 20, 2024, 6:14am Clark County Health
It was during cleanup of an encampment in east Vancouver two years ago that the city’s homeless response manager realized a dangerous shift had occurred. Read story
September 5, 2023, 5:38pm Health Free
A new Stateline analysis shows that U.S. residents under 40 were relatively unscathed by COVID-19 in the pandemic but fell victim to another killer: accidental drug overdose deaths. Read story
September 2, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News
Dewy grass swished under people’s feet as they ambled through rows of cardboard signs exhibiting the lives lost to substances in Clark County. A soft drizzle kissed the printed faces of someone’s mother, father, daughter, son, friend, neighbor. On Thursday, community members, advocates and local leaders gathered in honor of Overdose… Read story
February 26, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive
The tasks of teaching about the dangers of fentanyl and how to save someone suffering from an overdose are being spearheaded by a Vancouver Girl Scout and a Clark County sheriff’s sergeant. Read story