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Columbia Pacific CCO to Host Opioid and Substance Use Summit
Columbia Pacific Coordinated
Care Organization (CCO) is hosting the
third annual Opioid and Substance Use
Summit on Monday and Tuesday, April
23 and 24, at the Seaside Civic and Con-
vention Center.
“Overdose deaths from opioids
in Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook
counties still exceed the average for the
state of Oregon,” said Safina Koreishi,
M.D., medical director for Columbia Pa-
cific CCO. “Over the last couple of years
we have made great progress on a variety
of initiatives, including trainings on safe
prescribing and difficult conversations
for primary care providers, completion
of regional prescribing guidelines and
increasing the use of Naloxone for emer-
gency responders. We hope to build on
our progress to address opioids and sub-
stance use through a trauma-informed
lens to inspire collaboration and de-stig-
matize addiction in our communities.”
All community members from
Columbia, Clatsop, and Tillamook
counties are invited to attend this event,
as well as physicians and other medical
care providers, pharmacists, behavioral
Where Do You Read The Voice?
Former
Creatures Pet
Store owner
Michal Smith
(left) and new
owner Beth
Smith (right)
catch up on
the news from
Vernonia
in front of
Michal’s new
Creatures store
in Madras.
V ernonia C hristian C hurch
Everyone is welcome in our vibrant & active community!
Sunday
Worship Service
11:00 am
Pastor Sam Hough
410 North St.
Vernonia
• Youth and Adult Sunday School
• Evening Youth Groups
4th-6th Grade
Junior & Senior High
• Home Study Groups
• Outdoor Ministry
Christian Bow Hunters of America
Annual Sportsman’s Banquet
office@VernoniaChristianChurch.org
503-429-6522
health clinicians, and emergency first re-
sponders. A limited number of commu-
nity scholarships are available.
For more information or to reg-
ister for the event please visit: https://
events.com/r/en_US/registration/2018-
northwest-opioid--substance-use-sum-
mit-seaside-april-730839.
About Columbia Pacific Coordinated
Care Organization
Established in September 2012,
Columbia Pacific CCO coordinates
health services for more than 24,000 Or-
egon Health Plan members in Columbia,
Clatsop, and Tillamook counties. For
more information on Columbia Pacific
CCO, contact Jeanie Lunsford at lun-
sfordj@careoregon.oreor (503) 416-
3626. Also visit our website at colpach-
health.org and Facebook at @Columbia-
PacificCCO.
LAIKA Entertainment
Presentation at the Library
Characters from the Hallmark production Jingle and Bell came to visit
the Vernonia Library, along with Crystal Talbaldo of LAIKA Entertainment, for
a presentation on stop-motion animation. The event was attended by about 40
people and was sponsored by Vernonia Hands on Art.
LAIKA animation is featured in a major exhibit at the Portland Art
Museum now through May 20, including interactive family events on Sundays,
April 15 and May 20. The exhibit’s focus is puppets, props and sets from over
ten years and four films.