Columbia County Public Health, in collaboration with Columbia Health Services and multiple community partners, recently completed a spring series of Bridges & Beyond: Youth Prevention Fair and Family Night events across local school districts.Th…

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…

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…

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 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…