Small amount of COVID-19 tests available for free at Tillamook County Library branches starting Feb. 14 – Tillamook County Pioneer

A small supply of iHealth COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Home Test Kits remains available for community pickup.
These COVID-19 home testing kits have been made available to our agency to increase access to COVID-19 testing for populations and groups of people who have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
Through a partnership with the Tillamook County Library, beginning Monday, February 14, 2022, COVID-19 home testing kits will be available at all Tillamook County Library branches. While supplies last, stop by the library during business hours in Manzanita, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Bay City, Tillamook, or Pacific City to pick up a free COVID-19 iHealth home test kit. Please limit yourself to taking one test kit (contains two tests) per person.

If you would like additional COVID-19 home testing, up to four free COVID-19 home testing kits are available for every household in the United States, delivered to your home using the federal site: https://www.covidtests.gov/. Community organizations in Tillamook County, who have chosen to participate, will soon have COVID-19 home testing kits available for the people they work with and serve.
We understand how difficult this time is for everyone. We urge you all to continue to follow safety measures related to COVID-19.
If you have a positive test result, please report your test result as soon as possible to the Oregon Health Authority at: Oregon.gov/positivecovidtest or by calling the OHA COVID-19 hotline at: 866-917-8881. Resources and information on isolation and quarantine guidelines can be found at the Oregon Health Authority site listed above.
There are safe and early treatment options for COVID-19, including oral antiviral medications. Some treatment options should be started as early as 5 days from the date of the positive test. If you have a positive COVID-19 test result and have mild to moderate symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath or cough, please contact your health care provider immediately, and especially if you have any chronic conditions that may expose you at higher risk. become very ill from COVID-19. If you don’t have a health care provider, call Adventist Pharmacy at 503-815-2341 to speak with a pharmacist. Consider establishing care with a provider using the following contacts: Tillamook County Community Health Center (503-842-
3900), Adventist Health Tillamook (503-842-5546) or Rinehart Clinic (1-800-368-5182).

If you have questions related to COVID-19 or need additional support, please contact the Public Health Nurse Line at 503-842-3940. Calls are returned within 24 business hours. If you need a test at a healthcare facility, the COVID-19 test can be searched through:
• Tillamook County Community Health Center (503-842-3900)
• Adventist Health, Tillamook (503-842-5546)
• Rinehart Clinic (1-800-368-5182)
• Adventist Health, Tillamook – Manzanita Urgent Care (503-368-6244)

The Tillamook County Equity Plan is available on the Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 page at https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19 under “county equity plans”.

About Tillamook County Community Health Centers
TCCHC has been a federally licensed health center since 1994, providing medical, dental,
behavioral and public health services. Please visit our website at https://tillamookchc.org/ or
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