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Clark County Health

Clark County Council OKs committee to advise on issues affecting disabled people

July 18, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

The Clark County Council unanimously approved the creation of the Accessible Community Advisory Committee following a public hearing Tuesday. Read story

Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez tours Vancouver VA campus with secretary of Veterans Affairs

July 17, 2024, 1:17pm Clark County Health

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez hand-delivered a petition to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough on Tuesday urging the VA to reopen a clinic in Lewis County. Read story

The homepage of Vancouver biotech company Cytodyn.

Vancouver-based biotechnology company CytoDyn settles lawsuit for $12M

The homepage of Vancouver biotech company Cytodyn.

July 17, 2024, 6:05am Business

Vancouver-based biotechnology company CytoDyn has reached a $12 million settlement with its former research contractor Amarex Clinical Research. Read story

A rendering of a planned stand-alone, inpatient rehabilitation facility in Vancouver.

PeaceHealth plans to build rehab facility to treat patients with brain injuries in Vancouver

A rendering of a planned stand-alone, inpatient rehabilitation facility in Vancouver.

July 12, 2024, 6:08am Business

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center announced Wednesday it will partner with Lifepoint Rehabilitation to build and operate a new stand-alone, inpatient rehabilitation facility in Vancouver. Read story

Housing Hotline supervisor Guy Hardy, left, passes papers to interim CFO Beth Oliver during a Council for the Homeless meeting at Vancouver Housing Authority. Homeless service providers, such as Council for the Homeless, are struggling with retention and recruitment.

‘The need has increased and our staffing hasn’t’: Providers of services to homeless people in Clark County struggle

Housing Hotline supervisor Guy Hardy, left, passes papers to interim CFO Beth Oliver during a Council for the Homeless meeting at Vancouver Housing Authority. Homeless service providers, such as Council for the Homeless, are struggling with retention and recruitment.

July 11, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Health

Clark County’s homeless population is growing rapidly but the number of homeless service providers aren’t. Burnout and lower pay compared with other industries make retention and recruitment a struggle, say managers of these nonprofits. Read story

A tick is viewed atop a pencil eraser in a laboratory in April in Fort Collins, Colo.

Tick season is here: Here’s how to protect yourself from the blood-feeding parasites

A tick is viewed atop a pencil eraser in a laboratory in April in Fort Collins, Colo.

July 8, 2024, 4:45pm Clark County Health

Local health officials are warning the community of a potential increase in tick activity as summer persists. Read story

Visitors to Moulton Falls Bridge pause to check out the view Friday afternoon. The bridge will close next week for repairs.

Clean Air Agency issues smog advisory in Clark County and the Portland area

Visitors to Moulton Falls Bridge pause to check out the view Friday afternoon. The bridge will close next week for repairs.

July 8, 2024, 2:33pm Clark County Health Free

Ozone levels, commonly known as smog, are expected to make the air in Clark County and the Portland-metro area unhealthy for sensitive groups, according to the Southwest Clean Air Agency.  Read story

FILE - Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response on Feb. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati. The Biden administration on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, finalized strict limits on certain so-called &ldquo;forever chemicals&rdquo; in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

Washougal finds ‘slightly elevated’ levels of PFAS in all six of the city’s wells

FILE - Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response on Feb. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati. The Biden administration on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, finalized strict limits on certain so-called &ldquo;forever chemicals&rdquo; in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

July 6, 2024, 6:11am Clark County Health

The city of Washougal has detected slightly elevated levels of harmful “forever chemicals” in its drinking water. Read story

The National Women's Law Center and a coalition of reproductive health, rights, and justice groups hold an "abortion is health care" rally in front of the Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments in the cases of Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States. The cases center on whether a federal law, known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act — or EMTALA — supersedes Idaho's law banning most abortions on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 in Washington.

Washington sees ripple effects of Dobbs decision as Idaho patients seek abortion care

The National Women's Law Center and a coalition of reproductive health, rights, and justice groups hold an "abortion is health care" rally in front of the Supreme Court as justices hear oral arguments in the cases of Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States. The cases center on whether a federal law, known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act — or EMTALA — supersedes Idaho's law banning most abortions on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 in Washington.

July 6, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Health

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 2024 report from Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office reveals the decision caused ripple effects across Washington’s health care system. Read story

Phillip Dick, who has been a volunteer at Living Hope Church for four years, takes a moment to rest while helping those in need escape the heat wave at the church's cooling center in August 2023. The church is again among the sites offering those in need a respite from the excessive heat forecast for the Fourth of July weekend.

Cooling centers set to open in Clark County during heat wave

Phillip Dick, who has been a volunteer at Living Hope Church for four years, takes a moment to rest while helping those in need escape the heat wave at the church's cooling center in August 2023. The church is again among the sites offering those in need a respite from the excessive heat forecast for the Fourth of July weekend.

July 3, 2024, 6:12pm Churches & Religion Free

Council for the Homeless issued a severe weather alert for Friday and Saturday for the emergency shelter system in Clark County. Read story