Tillamook County Family YMCA in partnership with Northwest Senior and Disability conducted their third full year National Diabetes Prevention Program – Live Well in December of 2020. Over 20 people registered at the end…
Category: Wellness
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Staying Healthy in a Pandemic
by Leanna Coy, Family Nurse Practitioner at Rinehart Clinic for Tillamook County Wellness All our lives changed last year with the global pandemic. As members of the community and health care providers,…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Refocus – Connecting for Healthy Living
By Kelly Benson, Sustainable Relationships for Community Health (SRCH) Coordinator & Tillamook County Pioneer Partner We have had such a bizarre year. I have found myself often slipping into thinking that I…
Celebrating Bill Baertlein: The Wow of Yow
By Michelle Jenck, Adventist Health Director of Community Well-Being In 2014, Bill Baertlein, local accountant and civic leader, began floating an idea to do something fun to get people moving in a…
Gambling: It’s a Gamble
By Laura Swanson, for SOS Tillamook, Prevention Program of Tillamook Family Counseling Center DEFINING GAMBLING: Is it what you think it is? Gambling is the wagering of money, or something of value,…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Why I Volunteer
by Neal Lemery “Putting years of experience to work in our community on behalf of the arts brings excitement and joy. We take on unimagined projects that engage us intellectually, physically and…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Winter hiking on the Oregon Coast. Why would anyone be crazy enough to do this? Some of us are, and here are some tips to help you get started.
By Don Backman This is the first article in a series about hiking. Since it is the off season, and officially winter, it seemed best to start with the obvious question: Why…
Looking Forward: SOS Tillamook 2021 Calendar Celebrates “When things change…”
By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer Putting 2020 behind us and moving forward into 2021 brings anticipation and question marks unlike any other New Year. SOS Tillamook, the prevention program of…
Your Invited to the First Tea of 2021 – with North Fork 53 Communitea Jan. 1st at Noon
Happy New Years Eve Everyone! Ginger and Brigham Edwards (neighbors) – shared this email about a virtual “First Tea” for 2021 and I want to share it with all of you. If you…
Adventist Health Tillamook vaccinates front lines associates
December 28, 2020, Tillamook, Ore – Adventist Health Tillamook healthcare associates on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic have received a historic shot of protection against the novel coronavirus after acquiring…
