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Clark County business briefing, April 27, 2024

WEBThis Earth Day, Clark County Public Health honored environmental sustainability leaders in local K-12 schools and businesses with the 2024 Green Awards. …

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Native Americans have shorter life spans. Better health care isn’t …

WEBThe Indian Health Service funds several kinds of these programs, including community health worker initiatives, and efforts to increase access to fresh produce and …

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PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s new emergency …

WEBCommunity hub. On the second floor of the emergency department, a new concept called the Community Health Hub will provide patients with additional resources …

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Study says Washington is home to four of the healthiest cities in …

WEBThe study also found that Seattle residents search Google for health-related terms more than people in other cities. Searches include “healthy dinner ideas” and …

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Past, present Hanford nuclear workers getting federal help for lung

WEBFor more information about federal and state compensation programs for ill current and past Hanford workers or there survivors, contact the Hanford Workforce …

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Your health care costs went up in 2023. It won’t stop

WEBCompanies are scrambling to find health care plans good enough to entice employees while coverage costs are expected to rise another 6.5% in 2024, according …

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In Washington, it might soon be easier to get mental health help …

WEBWashington is heading into a new stage as it tries to develop better systems for responding to mental health crises: It's placing counselors for its 988 mental …

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Majority of Cowlitz County Board of Health says COVID mandates

WEBLONGVIEW — After several months of debate, the Cowlitz County Board of Health has passed a “medical freedom resolution,” partly to prevent the government …

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Groups target homelessness: Discussion hosted by healthcare …

WEBVancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, standing, speaks to the group at a roundtable discussion about homelessness hosted by a group of healthcare agencies on …

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Washington Department of Health releases updated guidance for …

WEBPublished: March 18, 2024, 4:17pm. Share: COVID-19 test kitsfrom iHealth. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS) The Washington State Department of Health …

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Impact of microplastics on human health focus of research

WEBMicroplastics and nanoplastics have been found to infiltrate every corner of the globe. Their small size allows them to be ingested, absorbed, or inhaled, raising …

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Idaho needs doctors. But many don’t want to come. What that …

WEBThe report notes that Idaho had 268 obstetricians in August 2022, and by November 2023, was down to 210 obstetricians, a loss of dozens of obstetricians during …

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Medicare’s push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but …

WEBBut while early research found the service, called Chronic Care Management, reduced emergency room and in-patient hospital visits and lowered total …

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PeaceHealth nurses announce plan to picket outside hospital April …

WEBNurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver will picket outside the hospital April 18. Employees represented by the Washington State Nurses …

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Superfund designation for PFAS raises concern over liability

WEBNeither PFOS or PFOA are manufactured in the U.S. any more, but remain widespread in the soil and water. The move was celebrated by public health and …

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Idaho attorney general questions doctors’ claims of abortion

WEBThe federal government and Idaho doctors have told a different story. In the amicus briefs and interviews, physicians and St. Luke’s Health System said there’s fear …

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Biden administration sets higher staffing mandates. Most nursing …

WEBFILE - Tina Sandri, CEO of Forest Hills of DC senior living facility, left, helps resident Courty Andrews back to her room, Dec. 8, 2022, in Washington. The federal …

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Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma, leaving trail of destruction and

WEBSULPHUR, Okla. — Tornadoes killed at least four people in Oklahoma and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather …

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Seahawks wrap up 8-player draft class that brings a wealth of

WEBFILE - Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Feb. 27, 2024. …

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A funeral is held for 20 Cambodian soldiers killed in an arms depot

WEBCambodia, like many countries in the region, has been suffering from an extended heat wave, and the province where the blast took place registered a high of 39 …

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Controversial proposal to regulate hospital mergers advances in

WEBResearch from KFF, a health policy research organization, has found that provider mergers and hospital consolidations can lead to higher prices and reduced …

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Stroke, hemorrhage, sepsis: Idaho doctors detail ways abortion …

WEBJamie Richmond, Boise, dressed as a pregnant Statue of Liberty during a rally at the Idaho Capitol in Boise, Idaho, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. Hundreds gathered to …

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OHSU to acquire Legacy Health in merger; combined entity will …

WEBThe two systems combined will have more than 32,000 employees and more than 100 locations, including 10 hospitals. The merger will make the new …

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PeaceHealth nurses picket Vancouver hospital, demanding safe …

WEBPeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center registered nurse Sarah Collins, right, joins colleagues as they picket outside the hospital on Thursday morning, April 18, …

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