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Public Health Awards Recognize Outstanding Efforts in Hands-Only CPR, Healthy Lifestyles, and Tobacco and Suicide Prevention

Washington County Health and Human Services will present the 13th Annual Public Health Recognition Awards on Thursday, April 9, 2 p.m., in the Public Services Building auditorium

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Registration Open for April Family Caregiver Training Series

The free five-week series is designed for family members and other unpaid caregivers who provide care for older adults in the home

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Art Contest Raises Awareness of Problem Gambling

All middle schoolers are invited to submit entries for possible inclusion in a statewide calendar.

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Hillsboro Library Donates 675 Books to Washington County WIC

Hillsboro Library donates 675 books to Washington County WIC for families and children

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Washington County Requests Nominations for 13th Annual Public Health Recognition Awards

Deadline for nominations is March 6. Awards ceremony and reception to take place on April 9.

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Major Revisions Proposed to Washington County Animal Services Ordinance

The new code will be a modern, enforceable instrument for the protection of people and pets in our community.

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Focus Groups to Inform Strategic Plan for Washington County Disability, Aging and Veteran Services

Community input is sought from older adults, veterans and people with disabilities in Washington County.

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Veterans Day Ceremony at Washington County Fair Complex

Veterans Day Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, November 11, at 11:00 a.m. at the Washington County Fair Complex

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Conference Helps Family Caregivers Thrive, Not Just Survive

A day-long conference is being offered on Friday, November 14. It is free for unpaid family caregivers.

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Orientation for Volunteers Interested in Helping Seniors

An information and orientation session will take place on Thursday, October 30, at the Beaverton Activities Center.

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Tricia Mortell to Join Washington County as Public Health Division Manager

Mortell has more than 30 years of public health experience, first with Multnomah County and most recently as chief operations officer for Clark County Public Health.

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Plans Underway to Get Gidget Home!

Gidget, the Pennsylvania dog that ended up in Oregon, will be going home soon, thanks to the company that manufactured her microchip.

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Jack Russell Terrier from Pennsylvania Arrives as a Stray at Bonnie Hays Shelter

Gidget went missing from a town near Philadelphia in April. A Good Samaritan recently found her in Tualatin and brought her to the Bonnie Hays Animal Shelter.

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Senior LGBT Community Invited for Coffee and Conversation

A discussion for LGBT seniors and their caregivers, friends and family members

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Pilot Project Aims to Help People With Physical Disabilities

Washington County is one of 12 counties participating in a year-long Oregon Project Independence (OPI) pilot project.

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Six-Week Series Helps Caregivers Care for Themselves

This educational series is designed to help unpaid family caregivers take care of themselves while they are caring for a relative or friend with a chronic illness.

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Volunteer Orientation for Those Interested in Helping Seniors

A volunteer information and orientation session will take place on Tuesday, August 19, for those interested in helping seniors.

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Registration Open for Free Family Caregiver Training Series

The five-week training is designed for family members and other unpaid caregivers who provide care in the home.

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Adult Cat Adoption Fees Reduced to $10 at the Bonnie Hays Shelter

Every cat over a year old at the Bonnie Hays Small Animal Shelter has had its adoption fee reduced to $10 through August 30.

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Enrollment Open for Master Recycling Class

Applications are being accepted through August 14 for the Master Recycling series.

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