Wellness Inspiration
Year of Wellness Readies for Year #3 with Focus on Diabetes
By Bill Baertlein, Tillamook County Commissioner When the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners proclaimed 2016 as the...
Tillamook County Properties, Buildings and Parks Smoke/Tobacco-Free Starting Jan. 1, 2018
Ordinance 82 was approved by voters November 7th and bans the use of tobacco products on all County-owned properties, wi...
Strategies That Work: Quitting Smoking/Tobacco
by DeAnna Pearl, Prevention Specialist, SOS Tillamook Did you know . . . On average, it takes 7 attempts to quit smok...
Tobacco – the Good, the Bad, and the Profit Motive
By Clark Miller, LCSW National indicators seem to show significant reductions in tobacco use (cigarette smoking) over pa...
Living Tobacco Free
By J.R. Becraft, MPH and Michelle Jenck, M.Ed. Want to find freedom from nicotine and tobacco products? For many it’...
September becomes “Self-tember”: Make Me Time Priority
By DeAnna Pearl, MAT, BS, CPS, SOS Tillamook Prevention Program Specialist For anyone who’s been looking for a good re...
June is Safety Month: Be Prepared, Not Scared
By Marge Jozsa, Chief Executive Officer, Rinehart Clinic and Pharmacy We hear the phrase Emergency Preparedness often an...
Adults Become More Positive with Age according to research
By Janet Holboke, MSW, LCSW; Janet is the Older Adult Behavioral Health Specialist for Tillamook County and works for...
Communicating Your Health Needs – A Conversation with Helen Osborne
Wednesday May 3 at 9 am – 11 am North County Recreation District (NCRD) Theater Health literacy happens when patie...
Health Literacy: What Is It and Why Is It Important?
by Heather White, Community Health Improvement Coordinator; Columbia Pacific CCO Two of the most common questions ask...
Use Your Voice, Change the Culture: Sexual Assault Awareness Month
By Beth Hope, Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) coordinator “The words of your enemies do not hurt as much as the si...
YOW Springs into Spring with Focus on Early Childhood Health
By Michelle Jenck, Year of Wellness Coordinator You’ve probably heard the saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a...