OSHA, OHA urge employers to protect workers amid harmful air quality
State workplace and public health officials are urging employers to stop or delay outdoor work activity where they can and take other reasonable…
Continue ReadingHealth
Among widespread impacts of hazardous smoke; RDM flight cancellations, delays
As expected, a shift in winds blew thick smoke from the region’s wildfires into the High Desert late Thursday and Friday morning, sending air-quality…
Continue Reading
Key to keeping smoke inside to a minimum: Seal it up
As poor air quality continues to hit Central Oregon, there seems to be no escape from the…
Continue Reading
With so many fires blazing, DEQ issues statewide air quality alert until Monday
Oregon DEQ, partner agencies extend air quality advisory through at least Monday afternoon due to wildfire smoke from across the West…
Continue Reading
Audit: Oregon’s mental health treatment system needs improvements
Oregon’s mental health treatment system has systemic issues that limit the state’s ability to meet the ever-growing needs of Oregonians,…
Continue Reading
Wildfire smoke prompts DEQ air quality advisory for Central Oregon
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Friday for Central Oregon, south-central Oregon, the Rogue Valley and…
Continue Reading
Oregon launches ‘Healthier Together Oregon’ effort
Oregon on Wednesday launched Healthier Together Oregon, the new State Health Improvement Plan aimed at improving the social influences on health,…
Continue Reading
Like so many 2020 events, Bend’s ‘Walk to End Alzheimer’s’ goes virtual
The flowers were planted, the sun was out and a breeze was blowing, but only a few passers-by were on hand at Riverbend Park on Monday during a video…
Continue Reading
State, partners launching suicide prevention, wellness program for school districts
The Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Department of Education, Lines for Life and local suicide prevention champions are collaborating to launch the…
Continue Reading
Mental health calls rise, child abuse referrals fall in Deschutes County
Whether you have been laid off from work, are struggling to help your children with distance learning or simply trying to make sure there’s enough…
Continue Reading Central Oregon events set to mark National Suicide Prevention Month
Tuesday marks the start of National Suicide Prevention Month. The Central Oregon Suicide Prevention Alliance and community partners are coordinating…
Continue Reading
Central Oregonians urged to access mental health services during pandemic
In the midst of a global pandemic, tensions are high and many people are experiencing increased anxiety, depression and isolation. The Mind Your Mind…
Continue Reading
Sensing the smoke: Bend tech firm measures C.O. air quality like never before
Air quality in Central Oregon is usually excellent. During fire season, however, our air quality can rapidly decline to unhealthy levels, as…
Continue Reading
St. Charles begins collecting names, phone numbers of all hospital visitors
St. Charles Health System announced a new policy late Friday of collecting the names and phone numbers of all visitors at its four Central Oregon…
Continue Reading
Work group recommends crackdown to curb vaping among Oregon youth
Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday received recommendations from the Vaping Public Health Work Group to address the epidemic of vaping-related illness and…
Continue Reading
C.O. medical providers are still urging you to get your flu shot this fall
Many people are still battling the respiratory damages of COVID-19, and with flu season fast approaching, you may be wondering if the flu vaccine can…
Continue Reading
Oregon reports 11 more COVID-19 deaths; toll tops 400, but cases on decline
OVID-19 has claimed 11 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 408, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading
OSU study: Seniors who take daily multivitamin with zinc, vitamin C fare illnesses better
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Older adults who took a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with zinc and high amounts of vitamin C in a 12-week…
Continue Reading Oregon reports nine more COVID-19 deaths, one from Jefferson County
COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, including a 75-year-old Jefferson County man, raising the state’s death toll to 397, the Oregon…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths, issues private office face covering guidance
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 385, along with 323 new cases, 10 of them in Central Oregon, the…
Continue Reading