Medical

Why would I go to Urgent Care? Urgent medical conditions are ones not considered emergencies but still require immediate care within 24 hours. Some examples might include: Accidents and falls…

Many Eastern Washington residents are still without power and with repair timelines not coming soon enough, we need to bring the focus of this storm back to YOU! It’s easy…

It is National Vaccine Awareness Month and that means… it’s time to talk about immunizations. I will keep this short and sweet as we want to stay focused. Please come…

Child holding a red apple in one hand and a chocolate chip cookie in the other, illustrating a healthy food choice for kids.

Do you know why there’s so much talk these days about obesity in children? Children who are overweight when they are young have a much harder time losing weight when…

With recent wildfires in the area you may be wondering what this means for your children. The smoke from wildfires contains a mixture of gasses as well as fine particles…

With the hot wet days and nights of summer come the biting insects, especially in those early evening hours when eating outdoors and enjoying the gentle weather of a summer…

It’s Men’s Health Month, and an important part of staying healthy is engaging in routine health care maintenance (getting the screening you are due for). At age 18 men should…

CHAS Health staff member examining a young patient

With it being National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), it is a great time to make sure we are promoting, encouraging, educating and reminding parents to have their children immunized. If…

Did you know March is National MS Education and Awareness Month? Multiple sclerosis affects more than 2.5 million people worldwide and is an unpredictable disease. I recently sat down with CHAS’ chief…

“Someone inside the tent stirred, but no one came out. “You deal with a lot of fear out here,” said Zarins-Ilgen, who does outreach for the Community Health Association of…