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Klamath County Public Health officials are working on an updated Air Quality Ordinance that will simplify the current woodstove advisories provided for the Klamath Falls-area Air Quality Zone.
Read MoreWASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Klamath County Public Health and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have secured a combined $5.1 million in federal funds for air quality.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Twice each year there are open burn windows that allow Klamath County Air Quality Zone residents the opportunity to burn yard waste. Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) just announced the 2023 Fall open burning window. It begins 8 a.m. Saturday, October 28, and ends 5 p.m. Sunday, November 12.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials determined this morning that smoke from Lane County’s Bedrock Fire will affect Klamath County through Thursday.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials determined this morning that there will be smoke from a variety of fires affecting different parts of the county through Wednesday.
Read MoreCentering 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.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Twice each year there are open burn windows that allow Klamath County Air Quality Zone residents the opportunity to burn yard waste. Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) just announced the 2023 Spring open burning window. Beginning at 8:00 AM, Saturday, March 18, and ends 5:00 PM, Sunday, April 2.
Read MoreKLAMATH 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 MoreKLAMATH 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 MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials have announced a flu vaccine clinic at the agency’s facility, 3314 Vandenberg Road.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) and Klamath Basin Behavioral Health (KBBH) are inviting community members and colleagues to a special video showing and conversation Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The nation, including Oregon, is in the grip of a heat event that promises record temperatures by the close of the week. Listed below are places local people can go to get out of the heat and experience some cool, fresh air.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Wildfire smoke has become a routine summer visitor to Southern Oregon in recent years. Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) and other regional agencies are encouraging people to be prepared for wildfire smoke in the days and weeks ahead.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - As part of the ongoing work to create a Klamath County community health improvement plan, a listening session will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday, June 16, at the Chiloquin Community Center.
Read MoreAt the time this was written, there were no wildfires in Oregon. However, California had already experienced 1,301 wildfire incidents in 2022. Woodstove advisory season ended in the Klamath County Air Quality Zone on March 15 and wildfire season could start at any time.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Twice each year there are open burn windows that allow Klamath County Air Quality Zone residents the opportunity to burn yard waste. Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) just announced the 2022 Spring open burning window. It begins at 8:00 AM Saturday, March 26, and ends at 5:00 PM Sunday, April 10.
Read MoreThe Klamath County School District Board of Directors sent a third resolution to Gov. Kate Brown this week, urging the state to change COVID-19 requirements to recommendations and allow the district to work directly with Klamath County Public Health to determine appropriate mitigation strategies for its schools.
Read MoreCommentary by, Jennifer Little, Director of Klamath County Public Health
We are in an interesting period of the pandemic. The quarantine or isolation period is five days and in most cases it takes more than five days to receive test results.
What should a person do? One of the most important things we can all do is stay home if we are sick. If you suspect you have COVID-19, stay home for five days. Some people might experience fever longer than five days; they should be fever-free for 24 hours before leaving home.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - It’s the time of year for people to come together and often share food. At family gatherings, we don’t think twice about having some of Grandma’s famous stuffing or Aunt Mary’s pecan pie. However, not everyone has the same standards about kitchen cleanliness.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health (KCPH) officials have announced three different vaccine-related events in the county next week.
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