KCPH: It’s National Public Health Week
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Centering and Celebrating Cultures in Health is the theme for April’s National Public Health Week. The observance runs from April 3 to 9 and features daily themes.
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KCPH reflects on County Rankings & Roadmaps
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps were released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Local, state and national information is available at countyrankings.org.
Read MoreKlamath Health Partnership welcomes three new providers
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath Health Partnership, a leader in patient care, is pleased to welcome Jenniffer Rodriguez MSN, FNP-C, Dr. Jordan Hoese, and Dr. Ralph Eccles to the medical staff.
Read MoreJanuary is birth defects prevention month
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Personal health begins long before we are born. It’s amazing to think about how each of us was a cell in our mother’s forming body within our grandmother’s womb.
Read MoreVirtual behavioral healthcare comes to Oregonians through new partnership
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - It’s time to close the care gap, and a new partnership between Cascade Health Alliance (CHA) and Valera Health promises to do just that.
Read MorePublic Health hosts Unnatural Causes series showings
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) is hosting a PBS documentary series that addresses the root causes of socio-economic and racial inequities in health.
Read MoreCommunity Baby Shower equips expecting families with newborn essentials
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Community Partners recently held a community baby shower for expecting mothers and families. The event included free resource booths, games, prizes, food, and more to prepare families for their babies on the way. This event aimed to help expecting families improve their babies’ health and offer a helping hand.
Read MorePublic Health to present information on health trends, youth
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The public is invited to attend a Zoom presentation entitled “County Rankings and the future health of Klamath County's youth”.
Read MoreSky Lakes opens larger COVID-19 isolation units
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Sky Lakes Medical Center today moved its COVID-19 isolation units into larger inpatient spaces to accommodate the increasing number of severely ill COVID-19 patients.
Read MoreWildfire smoke is a public health concern
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials report that the air quality index was in the hazardous range at 7 p.m. last night. The infiltration of wildfire smoke from the Caldwell Complex and other fires in California is creating a health risk for the community.
Read MoreEditorial: I'm Not Old Yet, But I'm Not Young Either
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2020 was to be the year of change; well things changed, just not how we expected
I do not know about you but for my family and I, the first part of 2020 has been hell. Stay at home orders, various illnesses from family members, financial woes, and now my health is in trouble. Just a few days ago, we found out that the severe neck and arm pain I have been living with this past couple of months is due to degenerative tissues, a narrowing of the spinal column, and several bulging discs in the cervical area of my spine.
Read MoreOregon Tech, Sky Lakes, & Asante work together to meet critical demand for ventilators
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Oregon Institute of Technology “Oregon Tech,” Sky Lakes Medical Center and Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center today announced a joint partnership to deploy additional ventilators as the COVID-19 public health crises develops.
Read MoreGov. Brown issues statement on wearing homemade masks in public
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PORTLAND, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown issued the following statement today on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new guidance regarding the use of cloth, homemade masks in public: “This is a rapidly-evolving situation, and each day we learn more about this virus,” said Governor Brown. “Early in this pandemic, health experts advised that masks were not an effective way to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Now, the…
Read MoreGov. Brown announces statewide school closure for students in Oregon, March 16-31
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SALEM, Ore. - In consideration of staffing challenges and health concerns due to the public health threat of coronavirus, Governor Kate Brown today announced a statewide closure of Oregon K-12 schools from Monday, March 16 through Tuesday, March 31.
Read MoreGov. Brown declares a State of Emergency to address COVID-19
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SALEM, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency in Oregon to address the spread of the novel coronavirus after the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) identified seven new cases of COVID-19 in Oregon, bringing the total to 14. The Governor authorized the state of emergency by verbal proclamation last night at 8:14 PM, and confirmed the executive order in writing this morning.
Read MoreLetter to the Editor: Wastewater spraying is wrong
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Letter to the Editor by, Travis and Lisa Stringer
The South Suburban Sanitary District’s (SSSD) motto states that they are “Protecting Tomorrow’s Environment!”; however, currently, they are proposing to store and use Class D sewage to irrigate farm lands around residents living off of Reeder Road, Short Road, Highway 39, and Highway 140. Thus, negatively impacting the quality of our wells, soil, health, daily life, and property values.
Read MoreStay healthy this flu season
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – With the number of influenza cases increasing county wide, Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) would like to help the community understand how to prevent getting and spreading the flu.
Read MoreKingsley Field establishes new health and fitness center for Airmen
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The term fitness is everywhere today, from advertisements to hashtags to bookstores; however, there is often confusion as to how it actually defined. Within the military, fitness represents a balance between readiness and well-being, where each of those two conditions support each other.
Read MoreSOS Richardson Provides an Update on Brain Tumor [VIDEO]
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In June 2018 Oregon Secretary of State, Dennis Richardson announced he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Today SOS Richardson provides an update on his condition and on his treatment.
Read MoreKlamath County Shows Improvement in Health Rankings
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Once a year Klamath County receives a health report card that brings an awareness that we are far from honor roll status. Klamath has routinely performed in the bottom quarter of Oregon’s 36 counties, but there are areas of improvement in the 2017 County Health Rankings released today.
“In broad strokes, Klamath moved up a position from last at 36 in March 2017 to 35 in health outcomes and maintained at 33 for health behaviors,” said Courtney Vanbragt, director of Klamath County Public Health (KCPH).
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