By Neal Lemery for the Tillamook County Pioneer “Tillamook County is Number One!” Who doesn’t like to hear that statement about one’s community? There’s that sense of pride, and a feeling of…
Category: Health Care
NW Rides Improves Access to Care
By Shelby Porter, AmeriCorps Diabetes Prevention & Community Health Promotion VISTA with Tillamook County Community Health Centers Have you ever needed to get across town or even out of town for a…
‘Tis the Season – Time for Flu Shots
Tillamook, Ore.— With influenza season rolling around, it’s time for flu shots. Vaccines ae a covered benefit for most insurance plans and Columbia Pacific CCO members on the Oregon Health Plan. Did…
Brandi-Ann Harris, DNP joins Adventist Health in Tillamook
Brandi-Ann Harris, Doctor of Nurse Practitioner, has joined Adventist Health. Harris, who has joined the team practicing at Adventist Health Medical Office Plaza at 1100 3rd St, Tillamook. She received her Doctor…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Booze
By Linda Tate, Communications Director, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation This week, we are going to talk about Alcohol. Booze, ETOH, juice, liquid courage, suds, ahhhh, alcohol…you are a drug of many names….
Free Urgent Dental Care Clinic
** FREE ** URGENT DENTAL CARE CLINIC Do you have pain, swelling or bleeding in your mouth? Do you have holes in your teeth or a broken tooth? Adventist Health Tillamook is…
Improving Lives with Otago – Individualized, In-home Exercise Program for Older Adults
By Holly Rudman, NWSDS and Kelly Benson, Tillamook County Family YMCA Many of us take for granted the basic activities of daily life. Getting up out of a chair, walking to the…
VETERANS’ BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FORUM IN TILLAMOOK September 26th
Veterans, behavioral health care providers, policymakers: Please join us for a forum about behavioral health services for Oregon veterans. All are welcome to attend these discussions, share their perspectives, and offer feedback….
In Good Health: Bipolar Disorder
By Linda Tate, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation Communications Director This week we are going to talk about Bipolar Disorder. You may recall seeing meme’s that say things like, “The weather is Bipolar.”…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: The Intersection Between Education and Health
By Michelle Jenck, Tillamook County Wellness Coordinator “It is widely recognized that education influences health outcomes and community well-being.” So begins the introductory statement from a recent National Academy of Sciences workshop…
