THE GORGE — Local Dr. Connie Serra has been a provider at One Community Health (OCH) in Hood River for 21 years, and every year in October, she sees the same thing.
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A medida que las personas pasan más tiempo en interiores con el inicio de clases y los cambios climáticos, el Distrito de Salud Pública de North Central recomienda tomar medidas de protección para prevenir enfermedades respiratorias.
THE DALLES — As people spend more time indoors with school starting and weather changing, North Central Public Health District recommends taking protective steps to prevent respiratory illnesses.
HOOD RIVER — Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Education have announced updates to COVID-19 protocols for K-12 schools.
La semana pasada, la Autoridad de Salud de Oregón (OHA) y el Departamento de Educación de Oregón (ODE) anunciaron actualizaciones de los protocolos COVID-19 para las escuelas K-12.
More time on the line for pikeminnow anglers: App provides licenses, pikeminnow program registration
PORTLAND — A new app allows anglers to bypass the registration station so they can spend more time and earn more money for reeling in voracious salmon-eating predators during this year’s Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program.
North Central Public Health District (NCPHD) has resumed offering limited COVID-19 vaccines to ages 12 and older. Staffing shortages last fall required a temporary suspension of this important service.
HOOD RIVER — Kim Salvesen, owner of Windermere Real Estate Columbia River Gorge, Inc., has been honored as the 2022 REALTOR of the Year by the Mid-Columbia Association of REALTORS (MCAR), a professional real estate association that serves six counties in Oregon and Washington within the Mid-…
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In 2022, much of the disruption and concern brought on by the COVID-19 global pandemic began to subside in its second year, as in-person events gradually became the norm once again. Classes resumed in Gorge schools, and businesses and churches returned to pre-pandemic operations.
THE DALLES — With record levels of flu nationwide, and an increase in COVID cases, the best present you can give yourself and your family for the holidays is to head to a free, three-day vaccine clinic Dec. 15-17 and boost your immune system.
To help you prepare for the holidays, North Central Public Health District (NCPHD) is offering free iHealth COVID-19 self-test kits to the public.
Planning on seeing family for Thanksgiving? Head to a free, three-day vaccine clinic Nov. 17-19 and get the updated COVID-19 booster and a flu shot to shore up your immune system before the festivities.
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Vaccine Clinics planned in October, November and December
Available for age 6 months and up
SALEM — Oregon Housing and Community Services announced that the Oregon Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) program is open to applicants eligible for Phase 3. The program is a federal temporary COVID-19 emergency mortgage relief program intended to support homeowners who have experienced severe financial hardships due to the pandemic. It provides funding for past-due mortgages and other housing expenses to a limited number of homeowners with low incomes.
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A 2013 Oregon plan to modernize public health practices in the state is being revived in 2022, even as local health departments eye surges in COVID infections and hospitalizations in the region, emphasizing the ongoing need to pivot resources back to pandemic response as conditions fluctuate.
A two-day free COVID-19 vaccine clinic offering both walk-in and drive-through vaccinations is set for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., this coming Friday and Saturday, June 17-18, at 523 E. Third St., across from Sawyer’s Ace Hardware and Grinders Coffee, in downtown The Dalles.
The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup (WSSSRW) has recommended that a Pfizer COVID-19 booster dose be made available to children ages 5-11 at least five months after receiving the last dose in their primary vaccine series. The decision comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Admin…
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In a sad reminder that the pandemic is not over, despite a dramatic drop in cases, Wasco County has recently recorded its 60th COVID-19 death.
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