By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC As temperatures begin to cool and the holiday season gets underway with Halloween this month, it’s time to prepare for fall and winter respiratory illnesses. As we…
Category: Oregon Health Authority
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Recreational use advisory downgraded to precaution for Cullaby Lake in Clatsop County
Pet owners should continue to keep their pets away from areas that appear to have a bloom Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has downgraded the recreational use health advisory to a…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Recreational use advisory issued for Cullaby Lake Sept. 17
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a recreational use health advisory today for Cullaby Lake due to the presence of a cyanotoxins above recreational use values (RUVs). The lake is in Clatsop County. People…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Siletz Bay health advisory issued Sept. 3
High bacteria levels prompt OHA recommendation to avoid water contact (PORTLAND, OR) — Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is issuing a public health advisory today for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Oceanside Beach health advisory issued Sept. 2
High bacteria levels prompt OHA recommendation to avoid water contact (PORTLAND, OR) —Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is issuing a public health advisory today for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Oregon Women, Infants and Children (WIC) celebrates National Breastfeeding Month as more than 97% of participants initiate breastfeeding
Program served more than 119,000 Oregonians in 2025 while expanding breastfeeding support and modernizing access to nutrition services (SALEM, OR) - When Marion County mother Diane Smith became pregnant with her fourth child,…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: ‘Friends for Life’ aims to prevent overdoses among Oregon youth, young adults
New statewide resources give students, families and schools tools to prevent and respond to overdoses (PORTLAND, OR)—As students return to high school and college, Oregon and Washington state public health…
Health Breakdown: When eroding faith in health institutions collides with weaker public health systems
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC A parasitic infection causing severe diarrhea has affected thousands of people across the United States (U.S.) this year. Cyclosporiasis is an infection caused by food or water…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: OHA urges people to limit smoke exposure as wildfire season intensifies
Health officials concerned about poor air quality, effects on sensitive populations as blazes rage across Oregon What you should know: Wildfire season is creating hazardous air quality conditions across Oregon….
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Cyclosporiasis cases linked to national outbreak reported in Oregon
Federal health agencies say illnesses caused by contaminated lettuce (PORTLAND, OR)—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is reporting two Oregon residents who developed Cyclospora infections that may be linked to the ongoing multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak. Both individuals traveled to…
