(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…
Category: Health Care
Health District Planning Goes Forward — Public Weighs in on Future Direction of the Nehalem Bay Health District
OIOpublisher 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…
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…
NEWS FROM THE NEHALEM BAY HEALTH DISTRICT: Public Encouraged to Help Chart Future for Health District
Sessions Scheduled in Nehalem and Manzanita, January 10th and January 12, 2019 Residents of northern Tillamook County are encouraged to attend two different public meetings in January to help chart the future…
Tillamook couple makes positive health and lifestyle transformation with innovative program
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — When Mandie Phipps was diagnosed with pre-diabetes, she knew that she was going to have to make some significant changes to improve her health. But when her partner, Shawn…
The Gift of Sobriety
By Neal Lemery (12/24/2018) “I know my limit,” one young man kept saying, his bloodshot eyes and pale complexion seemingly at odds with his statement, as he held his energy drink, hands…