Jackson County Health and Human Services

ASHLAND, Or.- Today in Ashland, people took advantage of the chance to get tested for coronavirus for free regardless of whether or not they have symptoms. Dozens of cars were lined up for the first of two days of free testing in …

MEDFORD, Ore. — A new presumptive case was discovered in Multnomah County today, bringing the statewide total to 15. Jackson County Public Health held the first in a series of daily press conferences today to update the local community on coronavirus. Currently, …

JACKSON CO., Ore – Today is World Suicide Awareness Day, and Jackson County Health and Human Services wants you to know there is help available. Recent studies have shown rural areas tend to have higher risk of suicide. Here in southern Oregon, the …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Lieutenant Mike Budreau with Medford Police says they get more than 400 calls a year of people in a mental health crisis in the city. That’ s why Jackson County Health and Human Services says it’s important the public …

MEDFORD, Ore.– Large cases of the flu have been rising across the state in the last couple weeks but in southern Oregon that doesn’t seem to be the case. According to Jackson County Health and Human Services, from February 24 to March …

MEDFORD, Ore.– A new drug that has made it’s way into the Rogue Valley in the past couple years has law enforcement and health officials concerned about the potential it has to disrupt the community. It’s called fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that …

MEDFORD, Ore.– As STDs are on a rise across the country, the situation is the same for Jackson County where county health reports show that several diseases reached record high numbers in 2017. “As CDC reported, nationwide we’re at record levels,” said Tanya …

Medford, Ore. — A local business owner is concerned about losing customers because of the layoffs. The owner of Wamba Juice and Deli says she’s not only losing customers, but she’s losing friends. The deli is located just down the street from Jackson …

Medford, Ore. — Senator Ron Wyden is in Southern Oregon to touch on a number of issues, including how the Zika virus is affecting the region. Local health professionals, as well as representative from Jackson County Vector Control met at Jackson County …