By DeAnna Pearl, M.A.T, B.S., Certified Prevention Specialist, SOS Tillamook Prevention Program, Tillamook Family Counseling Center This is National Prevention Week, May 13-19th, and the focus is on “Action Today. Healthier Tomorrow.”…
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“Year of Wellness” transitions into long-term community health improvement effort
YOW “2.0” Kick Off May 14th YOW is evolving! Well into its third year, the “Year” of Wellness is transitioning into a long-term community health improvement initiative. “When people started referring to…
Nehalem Bay Health District Launches Strategic Planning Process Board Seeks Public and Stakeholder Involvement on Future of the District
(Wheeler) – The Nehalem Bay Health District is beginning a long-range strategic planning process to better define the district’s mission. The board is encouraging broad public involvement in the planning process and…
Crystals for Healing
By Christy Stumpf, Reiki Master and Certified Crystal Healing Practitioner, Cosmic Healing NW For this discussion I will use the word “crystals”, but this can be interchanged easily with stones, rocks, and…
YOW partners STEPPING UP to offer community-based walking groups throughout Tillamook County
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…
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…