This Friday, August 22, 2025, join Tillamook County Community Health Centers for Overdose Awareness Day at Blue Heron, Tillamook from 3–7 PMThis community event is a chance to come together, challenge stigma,…
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IN GOOD HEALTH: FDA Panel on SSRIs Use in Pregnancy Not Looking at Harm Reduction; Black Box Warning will Cause Harm, Confusion
OIOpublisher By Leanna Coy, FPN-BC On July 21, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened a panel to discuss the safety of using a class of antidepressants in pregnancy. The…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Hot conditions could lead to heat-related illness
Preventive steps include limiting sun exposure, donning light clothing, recognizing heat stroke PORTLAND, Ore.—As summer reaches its peak – and with a hazardous heat watch in the forecast starting Sunday – Oregon Health Authority (OHA) encourages…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS CELEBRATE NATIONAL HEALTH CENTER WEEK, 30 YEARS AS FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER
The 2025 National Health Center Week (August 3-9) theme of celebrating the past, present and future aligns perfectly as the Tillamook County Community Health Centers celebrate nearly a century of providing healthcare…
IN GOOD HEALTH – PERIMENOPAUSE IMPACTS: The word is on the tip of my tongue – Brain fog!
By Leanna Coy, FNP Kelly is finding it increasingly difficult to get her work done. She is more forgetful and has a harder time staying on task. When she is at home,…
IN GOOD HEALTH: What Changes to FDA Approval for Compounded Weight Loss Medications Mean
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC KEY TAKEAWAYS: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) remain popular, but expensive options for weight loss. In 2022, drug shortages led to…
TILLAMOOK FAMILY COUNSELING & TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS Safer Homes Event at Pastega Activity Center Aug. 1st – FREE Food & Bowling for First 100
Tillamook County Community Health Centers and Tillamook Family Counseling Center are teaming up to host a Safer Homes event on Friday, August 1st from 3:00-6:00 PM at the Pastega Activity Center (Bowling…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Not just hot flashes – What every woman should know about the perimenopause transition
By Leanna Coy, FNP Menopause care is booming right now. This is great news after more than two decades of women in menopause not getting the care they needed. Twenty years ago,…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: OHA launches ‘Connect to Hope’ awareness campaign, data dashboard on third anniversary of 988
(Salem, Ore.) – Oregon Health Authority is marking the third anniversary of 988—the three-digit number that anyone can call, text or chat when in need of mental health support—with two significant milestones:…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Some Non-Legislative Thoughts
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, I thought I’d offer readers a legislative break this week and turn to news I’m seeing outside the Capitol. Earlier this…