Step It Up! Walking Groups begin the first week in April and will meet weekly to encourage increased physical activity and social support for improved physical and mental health. Being more active…
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Tillamook Regional Medical Center receives funding for Step It Up! Tillamook Cancer Survivors Program
Tillamook Regional Medical Center (TRMC) received $15,000 from the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program to implement a Step It Up! walking group program with the goal of enhancing social support…
Year of Wellness: Reversing Type 2 Diabetes (and other chronic disease) Without Drugs
Editor’s Note: Dr. Hans Diehl will be in Tillamook March 1 through 3 and there will be a variety of presentations, luncheons and workshops to attend. The events are FREE, but RSVPs…
Thank You For Infecting Me (Or Please Mind Your Flu Manners)
By Judith Yamada, Kitchen Maven While their daughter was visiting from out of town, a close friend and her husband, decided to invite a neighbor to their home for dinner. The neighbor,…
Offering Hope: Suicide Intervention 101 Training January 18
Tillamook County is known for its preparedness and readiness in the event of natural disasters and weather events. SOS Tillamook, the Prevention programs for Tillamook Family Counseling Center provides a variety of…
Barbara Edwardson Joins Nehalem Bay Health District Board
News from the Nehalem Bay Health District For immediate release December 5, 2017 (Wheeler) – Barbara Edwardson of Nehalem has been appointed to the board of the Nehalem Bay Health District. Edwardson…
YOW October Events Focus on Caring Well for Community – Circle of Security Oct. 5th; Self Care with Robin Rose Speaker Series Oct. 19 & 20
By Laura Swanson, YOW PR Coordinator Autumn already? Feel like you’re just “falling into Fall” wondering, what happened to August and September? Take some time in October for a focus on caring…
The Mighty Calorie and a Mighty Good BBQ Bean Recipe
By Michelle Jenck, M.Ed., Coordinator, Year of Wellness Calories are a pretty big deal. If we don’t consume enough of them, we starve. If we get too many, we gain weight. Both…
Stepping into the Energy Flow of Health and Well-being – Part 3 of 3
by Chris Wagner There are many different types of long term care. Most are geared toward the needs of elders, but there are alternative options for specific issues including people with disabilities. …
Stepping Into the Energy Flow of Health and Well-Being – Part 2 of 3
NOTE: May is National Arthritis Awareness Month. Arthritis is a disease that impacts more than 50 million Americans, making it the number one cause of disability in the country. That means 1 in…