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DHS Communications
Overview
The department's public communications are delivered through the Office of Communications. The office serves the entire department, partners, legislators, stakeholders, the news media, the general public, members of Congress, and many other audiences. The office also develops and coordinates department-wide internal communication strategies for ongoing programs and key initiatives.
The office has communications officers assigned to each division and major program to provide communications services in the areas of strategic planning, writing, Web content review, publication editing, branding and messaging, media response, and other efforts.
Following is a list of media contacts for DHS by division and subject area.
Office of Communications: 503-947-5050
Addictions and Mental Health Division (AMH)
Communications Officer: Ken Palke, ken.palke@state.or.us
- County alcohol and drug treatment grants
- Drug courts
- Crisis and extended community-based psychiatric services
- Gambling addiction prevention and treatment programs
- Residential and out-patient mental health treatment programs
- Residential gambling treatment programs
Addictions and Mental Health Division (AMH) - Oregon State Hospital (OSH)
Communications Officer: Patricia Feeny, patricia.feeny@state.or.us
- Blue Mountain Recovery Center in Pendleton
- Oregon State Hospital in Salem and Portland
- Oregon State Hospital Replacement Project
Children, Adults and Families Division (CAF) - Child welfare programs
Communications Officer: Greg Parker, greg.w.parker@state.or.us
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Child safety
- Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) reviews
- Domestic violence programs
- Foster care and adoption
Children, Adults and Families Division (CAF) - Self-sufficiency programs
Communications Officer: Lauri Stewart, lauri.stewart@state.or.us
- Food debit cards
- Self-sufficiency services
- Vocational rehabilitation services
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
- JOBS employer subsidy program for hiring TANF clients
- Eligibility determination and connections for all mental health and substance abuse programs and services
Division of Medical Assistance Programs (DMAP)
Communications Officer: Jim Sellers, jim.sellers@state.or.us
- Healthy Kids Plan
- Oregon Health Plan
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Medicaid
- Medicare premium payment assistance
Public Health Division (PHD)
Communications Officer: Patrick O'Neill, patrick.s.oneill@state.or.us
- Ambulance services and hospital regulation
- Chronic illness prevention
- Drinking water and restaurant regulation
- Environmental monitoring for bacteria in water, lead, radiation leaks and other toxic substances
- Epidemiology studies
- Family health services
- Immunizations
- Injury and violence prevention
- Monitoring and prevention of communicable diseases
- Public health lab services
- Public health preparedness
- Screening of newborns for serious disorders
- Smoking prevention and cessation
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program and prenatal care
Seniors and People with Disabilities Division (SPD)
Communications Officer: Cary Greenwood, cary.greenwood@state.or.us
- Senior safety
- Licensing and monitoring nursing homes and community-based care facilities
- Long-term care assistance for seniors and individuals with physical or developmental disabilities
- Community supports and employment services for developmentally disabled individuals
- Eastern Oregon Training Center
- Determination of eligibility for Social Security, Medicaid and food debit cards for seniors and people with disabilities
- Oregon Project Independence
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Web Content
Contact the communication officer assigned to that area.
Additional Resources
- See Media Contacts (for a more complete list of topics and media contacts)
- See Reporter Tools (for general information on DHS and its structure, short biographies of DHS leaders, and DHS terminology)
- Daily clips about the DHS in the news
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