EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege.” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…
Category: Health Care
West Coast Health Alliance, OHA, leading national medical organizations continue to recommend hepatitis B vaccination for newborns
OIOpublisher WCHA disagrees with CDC’s Advisory Committee’s change to decades-long vaccine recommendation that has reduced pediatric Hepatitis B infections by 99 percent What you need to know: Hepatitis B is a highly infectious virus that attacks…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: Autism – A Mother’s Perspective (Series – Part 2 of 2)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s part two of Michelle Jenck’s “Autism – a Mother’s Perspective” – see below for a link to part one. With all the mis-information about autism and what causes it,…
YOUR LOCAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST: 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝘿𝘾’𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪.
EDITOR’S NOTE: I started following Your Local Epidemiologist during the pandemic. I’m always looking for reliable, knowledge experts in their field that are also excellent writers/communicators … this is one of those…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: VACCINES ARE NOT LINKED TO AUTISM
Vaccines are not linked to autism. Oregon, part of the West Coast Health Alliance, continues to strongly recommend vaccines to protect our children. Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental condition with multiple contributing…
VIEW FROM HERE: Autism – A Mother’s Perspective (Series – Part 1 of 2)
EDITOR’S NOTE: With all the mis-information about autism and what causes it, I reached out to Michelle Jenck. I’ve worked with her for over a decade on Tillamook County Wellness, and I…
Regarding the impossible math of modern healthcare
To the Editor: I read with interest Rep. Javardi’s comments on the crisis in healthcare*, particularly for rural communities. He is correct on all points except one. The greed of the managers…
Oregonians Urged to ‘Rethink the Drink’ this holiday season
The Rethink the Drink invites open conversation about alcohol, how people can keep Oregon safe this holiday season. PORTLAND, Ore. – As Oregonians prepare to celebrate, gather and reconnect with loved ones this…
West Coast Health Alliance Stands with Scientific Evidence: Vaccines Are Not Linked to Autism
The West Coast Health Alliance continues to strongly recommend vaccines to protect our children, noting that rigorous research of millions of people in multiple countries over decades provides high quality evidence that vaccines are not linked…
A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: The Impossible Math of Modern Healthcare
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege.” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, a focus on practical policies…