By DeAnna Pearl, Certified Prevention Specialist, SOS Tillamook Prevention Program “Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” The words of Dr. Martin Luther King are fitting for over MLK…
Category: Health Care
Rinehart Clinic welcomes new CEO
OIOpublisher The Rinehart Clinic is pleased to welcome Gail Nelson as its new Chief Executive Officer. Gail will join the team in late January. An extensive search for a new CEO had…
Type 2 Diabetes: Let’s all work to prevent it
By Peggy Spangler, OSU Dietetic Intern, working with Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council We’ve been hearing a lot about diabetes as a priority issue for Tillamook County Wellness (formerly YOW). About 11%…
Making Health Affordable – CHIP Program Has Many Benefits – Starts Jan. 21st
(From Tillamook County Wellness) Making healthy lifestyle changes are most often thought of as being too involved and very expensive, at least that was the belief of Bill and Bettie Lou Meador…
Health District Planning Goes Forward — Public Weighs in on Future Direction of the Nehalem Bay Health District
Nearly 50 local residents participated in two public meetings on January 10th and 12th to help craft a long-range strategic plan for the Nehalem Bay Health District. Meetings were held in Nehalem…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Epstein-Barr – A Myth or a Serious Reality?
By Linda Tate, Communications Director, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation We hope you enjoyed the holiday break as much as we did at the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation. Happy New Year, and let’s…
HOMELESS CONNECT EVENT SET TO TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 IN TILLAMOOK
Tillamook, Oregon – Community Action Resource Enterprises, Inc. (CARE) announces its annual Homeless Connect event, to be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, from 2-5pm at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church gym…
PARTICIPATION IN OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES CUTS HEALTHCARE COSTS BY MILLIONS, NEW REPORT SHOWS
Oregonian’s participation in outdoor recreation activities saves the state $1.4 billion annually in healthcare costs, according to a report released today by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD). The report, Health…
Free Early Childhood Screening Fair January 23-24
January 3, 2019 – Tillamook County’s Early Childhood Screening Fair will be held January 23-24, 2019 at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds. All Tillamook County children ages 2 to 6 years of age…
Community Invited to Hospice Reading of the Names January 10
Adventist Health Hospice serving Tillamook County invites the community to the annual Reading of the Names ceremony that honors tribute gifts made during the Light Up a Life campaign. These funds help…