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    Meet the Healthy Communities Coordinator

    Misha Peel is Polk County's new Healthy Communities Coordinator.  Misha partners with local agencies and organizations to promote chronic disease self-management classes and implements system-wide policy change to decrease the prevalence and impact of chronic diseases in the Polk County community.

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  • Cancer You Can Actually Prevent?

    March 19, 2013

    PORTLAND, Ore. Polk County, in partnership with the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division, launched a new statewide campaign to increase colorectal cancer screening among Oregonians over the age of 50. Guided by a research finding that people are much more likely to get screened if they are encouraged by someone they know and trust, the campaign takes an innovative approach by empowering already screened men and women to serve as champions, and to encourage people they know to get screened.

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  • Pertussis in the County

    Incidences of pertussis in Polk County has decreased over the last few months, however, there are still cases in the area.

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  • Out of the Flu Vaccine

    Polk County Public Health is out of the flu vaccine.  We will not be receiving any more doses this year.  

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  • Flu Season in Oregon

    In the past few weeks, flu cases have been on the rise in Oregon, but officials say flu activity remains at a moderate level across the state.  Since October 1, 2012, there have been 65 hospitalizations in the Portland metro area, of which 46% have been elderly.  While the current rate of flu activity has been increasing, it remains well below the rate seen during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic.

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  • Alerts and Notices
    Public Health Alerts and Notices
    Date Alert/Notice
    October 2012 It's Time For Your Flu Shot
    September 2012 West Nile Virus Prevention & Education

     

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