At Home COVID-19 Test Kits

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One Community Health currently provides over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests free of charge at our clinics, while supplies remain available.

Stop by any of our clinics to pick tests up for you and your family. Check availability by calling 541.386.6380 for Hood River and The Dalles locations, 509.493.2133 for White Salmon, and 509.427.4212 for Stevenson.

Did you test positive for Covid using an at-home test kit?

If you live in Oregon: Call 211 or visit the Oregon positive COVID-19 test webpage here.

If you live in Washington State: Call: 1 (800)-525-0127, then press # (press 7 for Spanish) or visit the Washington positive COVID-19 test webpage here.

Do you have additional questions? Please contact your primary healthcare provider. If you do not have a healthcare provider contact your local health department:

Is my test kit expired?

It may not be clear if your at-home test kit is really expired. Although each box has a date, many brands have received extensions from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Extending a product’s shelf-life is not uncommon practice and occurs as manufacturers demonstrate that a product still performs effectively after the initial expiration date.

To check if your test kit is really expired you can visit the manufacturer or the FDA website and look for your test-kit lot number.

FDA Website for expiration date extensions for all brands: HERE

Frequently Asked Questions

  • One Community Health has lots of free at-home tests! Stop by today to pick up tests for you and your family.

    The United States Postal Service (USPS) OTC Test Program is available while supplies last.

    Most local pharmacies sell at-home tests, including Walgreens, Rite-Aid, Hi-School Pharmacy, and Fred Meyer. Supplies are limited and may sell out quickly. Some grocery stores now carry at-home tests, including Rosauers, Safeway, and Costco.

  • At-home COVID-19 tests are a great resource and can be used any time you have symptoms, have been exposed to someone with COVID, or need to check if you might have COVID-19. In almost all cases an at-home COVID-19 test is appropriate and convenient.

  • To remain accurate an at-home test might need to be kept from getting too cold or too hot. Check the box label for that test's requirements.

  • No! At-home tests are accurate enough that you do not need to confirm you have COVID-19 with a test in the clinic. False positive tests are very, very rare. Please assume you have COVID-19 and isolate following the CDC guidelines

  • At-home tests are almost as accurate as a test that you would get in the clinic. Most importantly, you have a very, very low chance of having a false positive result from an at-home test. There have been instances of a false negative result, meaning you test negative but you actually do have COVID-19. For this reason, if you have COVID-19 symptoms it is very important that you still assume you have COVID-19 and follow the CDC's recommendations for quarantine. If you do have symptoms and a negative result, repeat testing at least 2 more times over 3 days, with 48 hours between tests.

  • You should immediately follow the CDC's recommendations for quarantine.

    If you have additional questions you should contact your primary care provider. If you do not have a health care provider contact your local health department:

    Hood River County Health Department (541) 386-1115

    Wasco and Sherman Counties (North Central Public Health District) (541) 506-2600

    Klickitat County Health Department (509) 493-1558

    Skamania County Health Department (509) 427-3850

  • If you are a patient of One Community Health please contact us at 541.386.6380 for Hood River and Oregon clinics, 509.493.2133 for White Salmon, and 509.427.4212 for Stevenson.

    If you are not a patient of One Community Health, we recommend getting treatment from your regular doctor to ensure continuity of healthcare. If you cannot make it into your clinic or test-to-treat center you can use the Home Test to Treat program to request Paxlovid or other medicines that treat COVID.

    Home Test to Treat is a program funded by the National Institutes of Health focused on providing COVID-19 care and treatment for adults who are at greater risk of being affected by COVID-19. Adults who do not currently have COVID-19 or flu may enroll and receive free tests if they are uninsured or are enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, the Veterans Affairs health care system, or the Indian Health Services. Individuals who are currently positive for COVID-19 can enroll to receive telehealth services for COVID-19 and treatment (if prescribed) at no cost. Informational flyers are available in English and Spanish.

At-Home Test Instructions

For the latest updates, guidance, and useful information about COVID-19, please visit our Resource Center HERE.

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