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Public Health News for 2008
Health advisories, media alerts, news releases, guest opinions, and public meeting notices.
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September
News release September 16, 2008
Public health advisory issued for Lost Creek Reservoir (pdf)
News release September 16, 2008
Oregon to receive $1.5 million for pandemic influenza planning (pdf)
News release September 10, 2008
No evidence of harm from repaired school buses (pdf)
News release September 4, 2008
Salmonellosis outbreak prompts alfalfa sprout recall (pdf)
Meeting notice September 3, 2008
Obesity prevention task force meets Monday (pdf)
August
Meeting notice August 28, 2008
Public Health Advisory Board to discuss environmental issues (pdf)
News release August 28, 2008
DHS invites students to enter National Radon Poster Contest (pdf)
News release August 22, 2008
Precautionary health advisory LIFTED for Nye Beach (pdf)
News release August 22, 2008
Public health advisory issued for Dorena Reservoir (pdf)
News release August 22, 2008
Public Health Advisory LIFTED For Odell Lake (pdf)
News release August 21, 2008
Precautionary health advisory issued for Nye Beach (pdf)
News release August 20, 2008
Algae advisory LIFTED for Willow Creek Reservoir (pdf)
News release August 19, 2008
Governor's council to receive medical marijuana briefing Aug. 26 (pdf)
News release August 15, 2008
WISEWOMAN Program Funded in Oregon (pdf)
News release August 14, 2008
Obesity task force meets Monday (pdf)
News release August 14, 2008
Malheur County has Oregon's first human West Nile cases of 2008 (pdf)
News release August 11, 2008
Oregon’s patient safety reporting system working well (pdf)
News release August 8, 2008
Health officials warn against rabid bats (pdf)
News release August 4, 2008
Study finds naturally-occurring arsenic in some Douglas County wells (pdf)
News release August 4, 2008
Terrebonne-area residents will discuss Lower Bridge Mine (pdf)
July
News release July 30, 2008
State epidemiologist says data support restaurant calorie listing (pdf)
News release July 28, 2008
Mosquitoes bring the first sign of West Nile virus for 2008 (pdf)
News release July 25, 2008
Public health advisory LIFTED for Tualatin River (pdf)
News release July 24, 2008
Two-thirds of Oregon liquor establishments are smokefree (pdf)
News release July 23, 2008
Precautionary health advisory LIFTED for Cannon Beach (pdf)
News release July 22, 2008
Precautionary health advisory issued for Cannon Beach (pdf)
News release July 16, 2008
Health officials LIFT Hills Creek Reservoir health advisory (pdf)
News release July 14, 2008
Algae brings Tualatin River health advisory (pdf)
News release July 11, 2008
Public health advisory issued for Lemolo Lake (pdf)
News release July 2, 2008
Temperature plays key role in food safety (pdf)
News release July 2, 2008
Public health advisory issued for Willow Creek Reservoir (pdf)
June
Media alert June 27, 2008
News release June 23, 2008
DHS to expand health system emergency preparedness to primary clinics (pdf)
News release June 12, 2008
Windsurfer, kiteboarder health study: illnesses and injuries (pdf)
News release June 11, 2008
Health advisory LIFTED at Harris Beach (pdf)
News release June 9, 2008
News release June 5, 2008
May
News release May 28, 2008
DHS launches tobacco-free campus policy
News release May 13, 2008
DHS directs $550,000 toward local public health emergency response needs
News release May 8, 2008
New grant will help DHS expand self-management program
News release May 8, 2008
Fewer moms smoke while pregnant
News release May 5, 2008
State issues final order granting certificate of need for a new psychiatric hospital in unincorporated Washington County
News release May 2, 2008
News release May 1, 2008
Rabies-infected bat found in Multnomah County
April
News release April 28, 2008
Prevention works: child injury deaths decline in Oregon
News release April 23, 2008
News release April 23, 2008
Clean-up complete, assessment finds former vermiculite plant is not a health hazard
News release April 22, 2008
Got Polyps? Initiative launches to boost colorectal cancer screening in Oregon
News release April 22, 2008
DHS invites elementary students to enter Clean Beaches Art Contest
News release April 15, 2008
News release April 10, 2008
Salmonellosis outbreak traced to puffed rice and puffed wheat cereals
Brote de Salmonelosis relacionado con los cereales puffed rice y puffed wheat
News release April 9, 2008
News release April 8, 2008
Oregonians support tobacco prevention and expanded smokefree laws
Media alert April 7, 2008
Acting Surgeon General in Portland to promote Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention Initiative
News release April 2, 2008
March
News release March 25, 2008
News release March 24, 2008
News release March 19, 2008
State issues proposed order granting certificate of need for a new psychiatric hospital in unincorporated Washington County
Meeting notice March 4, 2008
Public Health Advisory Board meets Friday in Portland
News release March 3, 2008
DHS files rules to implement new emergency contraception law
February
News release Feb. 29, 2008
News release Feb. 27, 2008
“I am the Cure” HIV prevention campaign launches in Oregon
News release Feb. 26, 2008
News release Feb. 20, 2008
Report shows improvements in Oregon’s public health emergency preparedness efforts
News releases Feb. 15, 2008
News release Feb. 13, 2008
News release Feb. 13, 2008
Parents reminded to get kids immunized by Feb. 20
News release Feb. 12, 2008
Study shows association between free infant formula and reduced breastfeeding
News release Feb. 7, 2008
News release Feb. 6, 2008
Oregon emergency medical services physician named to national advisory committee
News release Feb. 6, 2008
Oregon retailer sales checks aim at curbing teen tobacco use
News release Feb. 5, 2008
News release Feb. 5, 2008
News release Feb. 1, 2008
Declaration of Domestic Partnership forms available starting February 1
News release Feb. 1, 2008
News release Feb. 1, 2008
Oregon adult, youth smoking drops 41 percent in decade
January
News release Jan. 31, 2008
News release Jan. 30, 2008
Guest opinion Jan. 30, 2008
TV show, "Eli Stone", ignores science, may put children at risk
News release Jan. 18, 2008
Public comments sought for PBDE flame retardant report
News release Jan. 17, 2008
Pertussis outbreaks point to importance of vaccination
Meeting notice Jan. 16, 2008
Oregon HIV Care Coalition meeting Jan 23
News release Jan. 11, 2008
News release Jan. 10, 2008
DHS public health program joins national radio network
News release Jan. 10, 2008
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