Clark County Public Health is investigating two confirmed cases of measles in Clark County children who are unvaccinated. 

A person who tested positive for measles was at a local school while they were contagious. People who were at the following location at the listed day and times may have been exposed:

• River HomeLink, 610A SW Eaton Blvd., Battle Ground: Thursday, Sept. 17, from 8 am to 3 pm.

Clark County Public Health is working with Battle Ground Public Schools to identify students and staff who are not… Read More

Vancouver, Wash. – The Clark County Board of Health this week voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Brianna da Silva Bhatia as interim Health Officer for the county. 

Dr. Brianna da Silva Bhatia joined Clark County Public Health as deputy health officer in February 2025. She is a practicing and board-certified internal medicine physician. 

Dr. da Silva Bhatia received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Aureus University School of Medicine in Aruba. While pursuing her degree, Dr. da Silva Bhatia had the opportunity to travel and split… Read More

Clark County Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of measles in a Clark County child who is unvaccinated. 

The person who tested positive for measles was at local health care facility while they were contagious. People who were at the following location at the listed day and times may have been exposed:

• AFC Urgent Care Camas, 180 NE 192nd Ave., Vancouver: Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 from 2 to 6:30 pm

People who were at the clinic and have not been vaccinated against measles or have not had measles in… Read More

The Clark County Board of Health is seeking applicants for six volunteer positions on the Public Health Advisory Council. 

The following positions are available:

• Three positions for consumers of public health services
• One position representing a Clark County social/human services agency
• One position for a dentist practicing in Clark County
• One position representing the Clark County Youth Commission, Clark County Youth House, or a local high school or college
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Vancouver, Wash. – Six additional cases of measles have been reported in Clark County. The additional cases do not appear to be connected to the one measles case announced by Clark County Public Health on July 22. No additional public exposure locations have been identified for any of the new cases.

The six new cases were exposed to measles in private settings. The six cases are all children who are unvaccinated. 

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Vancouver, Wash. – Clark County Public Health is investigating a confirmed case of measles in a Clark County child. It is unknown when or where the child, who is unvaccinated, was exposed to measles. 

The person who tested positive for measles was at local health care facility while they were contagious. People who were at the following location at the listed day and times may have been exposed:

• Vancouver Clinic, Salmon Creek 1 Clinic, 2525 NE 139th St.: 1:30-5:30 pm July 17, 2026.

People who were at… Read More

This Memorial Day weekend, Clark County Public Health is reminding people to take caution in and around local lakes and rivers. This weekend may mark the unofficial start of summer, but lakes and rivers in Southwest Washington are still cold, and water may be moving quickly.

Even as temperatures outside get warmer, local lakes and rivers are still cold enough to shock even the strongest swimmers. When a swimmer’s body hits the cold water, it can trigger a sudden, rapid increase in breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. The uncontrolled breathing can cause people… Read More

Clark County’s Environmental Public Health permitting system will be unavailable May 11-17, 2026 as the department transitions to a new system. 

During the closure, Public Health will be unable to accept online or in-person applications and payments for Environmental Public Health permits. Public Health also will be unable to access application or permit records for customers. Food Worker Card testing will continue to be available online.

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Six additional cases of measles have been reported in Clark County. The new cases are connected to the measles case announced by Clark County Public Health on Jan. 23. The new cases were exposed to measles in non-public locations. No additional public exposure locations have been identified for any of the cases in Clark County.

“We do not currently have any evidence that measles is spreading in public locations in Clark County,” said Dr. Alan… Read More

Clark County Public Health has identified an additional location where a person with measles visited while contagious last week. Public Health announced the case on Jan. 23, 2026. No additional confirmed cases of measles have been identified to date. 

People who visited The Vancouver Clinic’s Ridgefield clinic, 5515 Pioneer St., from 4 to 9 pm Wednesday, Jan. 21 may have been exposed to measles. People who were at the medical office and… Read More