Is it weird to be healthy or are we wired to be healthy? By Michelle, Jenck, M-Ed Is it any wonder that our physical and mental health is so tragically offline? Given…
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IN GOOD HEALTH: Not lazy, just undiagnosed Adult ADHD
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Mark has struggled to keep a job. At 35, he hasn’t worked in one place for more than a year, citing frustrations with coworkers or problems keeping…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Are you one of the rural women getting left behind on menopause care?
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Donna sleeps naked. She’s too hot at night to wear pajamas. She regularly wakes around 2:00 am drenched in sweat, and her husband says he feels the…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: Rabies and Bats Safety Awareness – What to do if you have a close encounter with a bat
Why it matters: • Bats are important to Oregon’s ecosystem. • Bats can carry rabies, a deadly disease that spreads through bites and scratches or infected saliva through an open wound. Both…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Recreational use advisory issued for Cullaby Lake Sept. 17
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a recreational use health advisory today for Cullaby Lake due to the presence of a cyanotoxins above recreational use values (RUVs). The lake is in Clatsop County. People…
IN GOOD HEALTH: A Stranger and a Lesson in Loneliness
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC On a recent trip to Savannah, Georgia, I set out on a walk to explore the beautiful park squares scattered throughout the city. As I turned a…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Kindness Is Good for Your Community – and Your Health
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Dolly Parton once said, “When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they’re not, then I try to set about trying to make them…
More Than a Number: How the National Diabetes Prevention Program Can Change Lives
By Galena Flores, Tillamook YMCA Lifestyle Coach & Diabetes Prevention Program Coordinator “You are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.” Those words can be scary. For many people, they are…
LIFE LESSONS: Underneath It Was Me
By Denise Donahue, M Ed I believe I was 37 when the first clump of hair fell out. I remember standing in the shower, putting conditioner in my hair like I always…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Oregon Women, Infants and Children (WIC) celebrates National Breastfeeding Month as more than 97% of participants initiate breastfeeding
Program served more than 119,000 Oregonians in 2025 while expanding breastfeeding support and modernizing access to nutrition services (SALEM, OR) - When Marion County mother Diane Smith became pregnant with her fourth child,…
