By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the expansion of Medicaid, 44 million people gained health insurance. This allowed people who were unable to get medical coverage through…
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POSSIBLE COVID EXPOSURE AT WYDEN TOWN HALL
OIOpublisher For those who went to Ron Wyden’s Town Hall on Friday… Unfortunately, learned on Saturday that Sen. Wyden has tested positive for COVID. In case you were at the town hall,…
KYLER’S BIG HEART BENEFIT CONCERT 2025: LET’S MAKE A DIFFERENCE – VOICE FINALIST HEADLINERS JACQUIE ROAR RETURNS WITH STEE – SATURDAY SEPT. 13
By Garibaldi Portside Bistro Join us at Kyler’s Big Heart Benefit Concert 2025 for a night of music, food and fun- let’s make a difference together Saturday, September 13 · 5 – 10pm, …
WEST COAST HEALTH ALLIANCE – Oregon, Washington, California and Hawaii governors form alliance to safeguard scientific expertise
Some people in Oregon may be worried about the many questions raised following federal policy changes affecting COVID-19 vaccines – and whether and how they can get vaccinated. On Sep. 3, Gov….
International Overdose Awareness Day 2025; Remembering Those We’ve Lost, Educating About Saving Lives with Narcan, Counseling & Hope
On August 31, 2025, the world will come together for International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) to honor those lost to overdose, reduce stigma, and promote prevention. Started in 2001 by the Pennington…
NEHALEM BAY HEALTH DISTRICT: Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy Update for the week of 9/1/2025; Opening Dedication Scheduled for Oct. 4th
What to expect this week:• Final corrections• Elevator inspection• Final cleaning to be completedMajor milestones on the project:• Landscaping complete• Lighting controls programming complete• Final punch lists generated About the new…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: WHOOPING COUGH OUTBREAK IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY; BEST PROTECTION GET VACCINATED!
There is a confirmed outbreak of Pertussis, otherwise known as “Whooping Cough,” in Tillamook County. Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory infection that causes violent coughing which can make it hard to…
IN GOOD HEALTH: What’s going on down there? Changes to Vulva in Menopause
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Women (people born with ovaries) experience many physical changes when their estrogen begins to decline in perimenopause. Some are obvious, such as hot flashes and weight gain in…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY FRIDAY AUG. 21 AT BLUE HERON
This Friday, August 22, 2025, join Tillamook County Community Health Centers for Overdose Awareness Day at Blue Heron, Tillamook from 3–7 PMThis community event is a chance to come together, challenge stigma,…
IN GOOD HEALTH: FDA Panel on SSRIs Use in Pregnancy Not Looking at Harm Reduction; Black Box Warning will Cause Harm, Confusion
By Leanna Coy, FPN-BC On July 21, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened a panel to discuss the safety of using a class of antidepressants in pregnancy. The drugs,…