Public Health

Public Health Department Hosts Second Annual Drug-Free Pep Rallies


Columbia County Public Health, in partnership with the Opioid Response Network (ORN), recently held a successful series of nine Drug-Free Pep Rallies focused on overdose prevention, vaping, and marijuana education. These events, which took place fro…

Public Health Department Promotes Drug-Free Youth with Pep Rallies


In May, the Columbia County Public Health Department held seven pep rallies at schools throughout the county to encourage local youth to maintain a drug-free lifestyle. Guest speaker Jerria Martin, a prevention consultant from the Opioid Response Ne…

Columbia County Reports First Confirmed Case Of Monkeypox (hMPXV)


Columbia County Public Health announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the county. The person, a Columbia County resident, did not require hospitalization and is isolating at home. Monkeypox is a potentially serious viral illness that typi…

Free COVID-19 Testing at Columbia County Rider Transit Center


The Public Health Department has improved local access to COVID-19 testing by hosting a convenient testing site at the Columbia County Rider Transit Center located at 1155 Deer Island Road in St. Helens. The testing site is open daily from 10:00 AM …

Public Health Department Prioritizes Investigating High-Risk COVID-19 Outbreaks and Providing Vital Services


The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has revised its guidelines for investigating COVID-19 cases. The revised guidelines focus less on interviewing individual cases and conducting contact tracing, and more on outbreaks in high-risk settings such as con…

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