By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 9:15am Weather There is a ridge of high pressure to the west that weakened and flattened and as a result, a…
Category: Health Care
FREE In-Home COVID tests – How to get your at-home Covid-19 tests
Many Americans can now get an at-home Covid-19 tests at no cost through their private insurance. The tests can be obtained from pharmacies, retailers and online vendors. The program is part of…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS COVID-19 RESPONSE: 55th COVID-19 Related Death Reported in Tillamook County
TILLAMOOK, Ore. (Jan. 18, 2022) — Tillamook County Public Health Department was notified of new a COVID-19 related death that occurred this month, raising the Tillamook County COVID-19 pandemic death toll to 55….
OHA updates recommendations for COVID-19 contact tracing, reduces reporting requirements in K-12 settings
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Health Authority (OHA) will release new COVID-19 contact tracing and notification recommendations for K-12 settings to lessen the overall burden of contact tracing on K-12 schools, while ensuring school staff…
OREGON NATIONAL GUARD TO START SECOND HOSPITAL RELIEF MISSION
SALEM, Ore. – With the surge of COVID-19 cases, Oregon Governor Kate Brown has ordered an increase of National Guard members for the second hospital relief mission, with up to 1,200 Oregon…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: Tillamook County COVID-19 Update – January 14, 2022
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — In the first two weeks of January 2022, we have had 283 cases and 5 COVID-19 related deaths, raising the pandemic total COVID-19 case count to 2,710 and total…
Adventist Health Tillamook Allotted Oral Antiviral COVID-19 Treatment Medication
January 12, 2022 (Tillamook, Ore.) – Adventist Health Tillamook has been allotted a limited supply of Emergency Use Authorized treatment medication by the Federal Drug Administration for high-risk patients who test positive…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: RECORD-SETTING REPORT – COVID-19 weekly cases surge, hospitalizations, deaths increase
OHA reported 47,272 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Jan 3, through Sunday, Jan. 9 – six times higher than two weeks ago and three times higher than the previous pandemic record…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Benefits of Gratitude, Mindfulness and Meditation
by Michelle Jenck, M.Ed., Community Well-Being Director, Adventist Health Tillamook It’s hard to be anxious, sad or angry when we are counting our blessings. This makes sense but it can be hard…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS COVID-19 RESPONSE: 53rd and 54th COVID-19 Related Deaths Reported in Tillamook County
January 12, 2022 – TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Tillamook County Public Health Department was notified of two new COVID-19 related deaths that occurred this month, raising the Tillamook County COVID-19 pandemic death toll to…
