The Clark County Council approved a request from Clark County Public Health last week to add a question about residents’ experience with racism and discrimination to an annual statewide survey.
The Clark County Council adopted a resolution last week calling on the Legislature to maintain funding for public health services through a statewide initiative known as Foundational Public Health Services.
The Association of Washington Cities recently named the city of Washougal as one of 127 recipients of the 2026 WellCity Award, given to entities that meet the AWC Employee Benefit…
A Vancouver legislator warns further cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates for dental care will hurt Washington residents’ overall health.
With the rising cost of veterinary care squeezing already pinched household budgets, Clark County residents are increasingly signing up for pet insurance.
Despite being born with a rare metabolic disorder that will significantly affect the rest of her life, Nysa Vinod has maintained a warm, giving spirit and relentlessly positive outlook.
When Camas-based Surro Connections abruptly shut its doors late last year, families and surrogates raised concerns about the largely unregulated surrogacy industry.
As the 2026 Washington legislative session reaches its midpoint in Olympia, local lawmakers are hoping to push several health-related bills in the House and Senate that could affect Clark County residents.
The first thing I saw as I drove into Rising Phoenix Farm is an 8-foot-tall woman gazing serenely toward the horizon. She’s seated in a meditative pose with her legs crossed and open hands resting on her knees, her bronze skin impervious to rain or sun. Her name is Shakti and she watches over the farm’s 51/2 acres in the green hills near Washougal. The farm is home to Yvonne Yeh Gee’s nonprofit wellness collective Embrace Qi and the huge studio belonging to Gee’s partner and Shakti’s sculptor, David Van Zandt.
When Gwyn Bateman accidentally fell into a fire pit late last year, she thought receiving medical care in Clark County would be a given.
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