By Jan Boal, RN Why did I choose Positive Vibes as the name for my business format? Because I believe in the effects of this energy. That it can, and has to…
Category: Health Care
Start your kids on a heart-healthy path
You’re there to help your children with their homework, and you remind them to brush their teeth. But have you helped them do something good for their hearts lately? You may think…
Nationwide 988 for mental health crisis; Oregon to launch 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
New, easy-to-remember number that starts Saturday will connect people in need of behavioral health crisis support Starting Saturday, July 16, people in Oregon and nationwide who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis will be able…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Eating the Rainbow – 7 Creative Ways to Add More Fruits & Veggies into your Diet
By Lewis Martin, Nutrition Director at the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council for Tillamook County Wellness If you’re like most Americans, you probably have a tough time keeping up with the recommended…
OHA UPDATE: Novavax becomes fourth COVID-19 vaccine authorized by FDA; Rethink the Drink Campaign; COVID Reports, Resources
Yesterday, July 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized for emergency use the COVID-19 vaccine Novavax for adults age 18 and older. The two-dose Novavax vaccine does not use mRNA technology (Moderna and Pfizer), and…
COVID-19 Forecast Shows Continued Rise in Cases; Tillamook County at HIGH Transmission
The July 7th OHSU COVID-19 Forecast shows rises in COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations and deaths over the next few weeks due to the spread of Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5. By…
GORDON’S UPDATE: One-day “heatwave” today; Marine cooling, Pleasant Week; COVID-19 Rise in Cases
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for Tillamook County Pioneer Monday, July 11, 2022, 09:20am Weather A look at the satellite picture tells us, without a cloud in the sky anywhere in or near…
Fentanyl-driven overdoses sharply increasing throughout Oregon; Local resources, harm-reduction programs available
OHA, counties, CBOs working to get word out about rescue drug naloxone PORTLAND, Ore.—Drug overdose deaths in Oregon more than doubled between 2019 and 2021, with the increase driven largely by misuse…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: COVID-19 Cases Increasing, Community Spread High
COVID-19 cases have increased locally and across the state. Just this weekend (July 1-3), there was 20 new COVID-19 cases in Tillamook County. We encourage all to take steps to protect yourself…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather & COVID-19 – 7/5/22
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for Tillamook County Pioneer Tuesday, July 5, 2022, 09:00am Weather Today, Tuesday July 5th we see a large upper-level low pressure trough in the eastern Pacific that is…
