Public Health
Jessica Kosydar Honored with Statewide Public Health Award
Published on May 12, 2025
Jessica Kosydar, Columbia County Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Coordinator, has been awarded the 2025 Individual Outstanding Service Award by the Oregon Health Authority. The award recognizes a PHEP coordinator who has made a significa…
Public Health Department Hosts Second Annual Drug-Free Pep Rallies
Published on June 05, 2024
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
Published on June 26, 2023
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)
Published on July 30, 2022
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
Published on January 27, 2022
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 …
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