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Tillamook Medical Minute: Mental Health is a Shared Conversation Worth Having
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (228+ words) Mental health is often talked about in whispers, or not at all. For many people, the subject still carries assumptions: that mental health challenges are rare, that they signal weakness or that they belong in a separate category from "real…...
Overdose deaths in Oregon drop second year in a row
1+ week, 3+ day ago (251+ words) Free narcan kits that reverse fentanyl overdoses are offered at a health fair in Baker City on Oct. 22, 2024." Overdose deaths in Oregon have dropped for a second year in a row, according to the state's health agency. There were 1, 100 overdose…...
$90 M for opioid prevention, treatment, recovery services across Oregon
1+ week, 4+ day ago (406+ words) The Oregon Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Board (OSPTR) has allocated more than $90 million statewide for substance use prevention, treatment and recovery services and supports statewide over the last two years, according to a new report that details spending…...
Local disaster response exercise planned in Newport | News | tillamookheadlightherald. com
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (193+ words) Organizers said this full-scale exercise will simulate a catastrophic Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami. This full-scale mass casualty disaster response exercise is planned for May 15-16. More than 100 military members, medical personnel, student nurses, and civilians will participate in this…...
From Wheeler to Grenada: Local Dentist leads mission to end childhood tooth decay
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (210+ words) Brian Holmes, DMD, joined Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy last year as the dental director " but every January, the Wheeler-area dentist trades the Oregon coast for the Caribbean island of Grenada, where he leads one of the most impactful school-based…...
At best, social media connections unlikely to make you less lonely, research suggests
2+ week, 6+ day ago (576+ words) Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook and similar platforms are apparently no antidote for the global loneliness epidemic, according to Oregon State University research that linked increases in social media use with a greater likelihood of feeling alone. A first-of-its-kind study of…...
TBCC celebrates new administration and health sciences building
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (701+ words) Well over 100 faculty, students, staff, local elected officials and community members gathered at Tillamook Bay Community College on the afternoon of April 18, to celebrate the completion of the college's new administration and health sciences building. The event also celebrated a…...
Regional partners encourage safer choices, open conversations for alcohol awareness month
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (169+ words) Alcohol is the most commonly used substance in Oregon and across the United States. In recognition of Alcohol Awareness Month, Alcohol and Drug Prevention Education Programs (ADPEP) administrators in Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook'counties'are encouraging'residents'to reflect on their relationship with alcohol…...
Genoa Healthcare Pharmacy Opens in Tillamook County
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (311+ words) Tillamook Headlight-Herald Tillamook County Community Health Centers (TCCHC) is pleased to welcome Genoa Healthcare Pharmacy (Genoa) to Tillamook County. TCCHC has partnered with Genoa to offer on-site medication services to our patients and the broader Tillamook community. After a limited…...
Equipment going in at new Adventist surgery expansion
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (180+ words) The new building's exterior faces the hospital's rear parking lot which will be largely repaved later in the construction process. As construction on Adventist Health Tillamook's four new operating rooms nears completion, installation of equipment has begun, and all mounted…...