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2008 news

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May 2008 news

 

News release May 9, 2008

Governor praises 47 drug courts in May proclamation

 

Meeting notice May 8, 2008

Oregon Home Care Commission will hold executive session by phone May 14

 

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 7, 2008

DHS to hold videoconference Thursday with seven Eastern Oregon communities - Public invited to help set budget priorities for 2009-2011

 

News release May 6, 2008

Governor proclaims May as Oregon Mental Health Month

 

Meeting notice May 6, 2008

GCSS to meet in Ontario May 22 and 23

 

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 5, 2008

3,000 more OHP-Standard applications to be mailed Wednesday

 

News release May 2, 2008

News release May 1, 2008

Rabies-infected bat found in Multnomah County

 

April 2008 news

 

News release April 30, 208

Network of Care offers aging services online

 

News release April 30, 2008

Governor appoints three to Commission on Senior Services

 

Meeting notice April 29, 2008

Oregon Disabilities Commission to meet May 1

 

News release April 29, 2008

DHS to offer free well tests in Douglas County as part of arsenic study

 

News release April 28, 2008

Prevention works: child injury deaths decline in Oregon  

 

Meeting notice April 25, 2008

DHS/ODOT Budget Note Steering Committee meets April 30

 

Meeting notice April 25, 2008

Oregon Home Care Commission meets April 30 and May 1

 

News release April 24, 2008

More than 600 uninsured adults found eligible for medical coverage so far

 

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

 

Meeting notice April 18, 2008

Governor's Commission on Senior Services meets April 24, 25

 

News release April 15, 2008

News release April 14, 2008

State gives Oregon Health Plan applicants more time to return paperwork

 

News release April 10, 2008

News release April 9, 2008

News release April 9, 2008

Residents of 35 counties receiving OHP-Standard applications

 

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 4, 2008

El 10 de abril es el último día para presentar las primeras solicitudes del Plan de Salud de Oregón

 

News release April 4, 2008

Beach monitoring program seeks public input  

 

News release April 4, 2008

Public health offers week-long focus on climate change and human health  

 

News release April 3, 2008

April 10 is deadline for returning first Oregon Health Plan applications

 

News release April 2, 2008

Teen drinking a key focus of Governor's Alcohol Awareness Month decree

 

News release April 2, 2008

March 2008 news

 

Meeting notice March 31, 2008

Oregon Home Care Commission meets April 2 and 3

 

News release March 31, 2008

Oregon Health Plan's streamlined application to be introduced Tuesday

 

News release March 25, 2008

Meeting notice March 25, 2008

Governor's Commission on Senior Services to meet March 26, 27

 

News release March 24, 2008

News release March 24, 2008

National center lauds DHS for improving kids' mental health care

 

News release March 19, 2008
State issues proposed order granting certificate of need for a new psychiatric hospital in unincorporated Washington County  

 

News release March 18, 2008

Youth smoking down, eighth grade drinking up, says DHS report

 

Meeting notice March 18, 2008

Governor's council to hear report on vocational rehab survey

 

News release March 17, 2008

Names on Oregon Health Plan reservation list come from all 36 counties

 

News release March 10, 2008

Liquor stores join 'Face It, Parents' youth anti-drinking campaign

 

Meeting notice March 5, 2008

Oregon Disabilities Commission to meet March 6

 

Meeting notice March 4, 2008

Public Health Advisory Board meets Friday in Portland

 

News release March 3, 2008

News release March 3, 2008

DHS files rules to implement new emergency contraception law

 

February 2008 news

 

News release Feb. 29, 2008

News release Feb. 29, 2008

Governor proclaims March 3-9 Problem Gambling Awareness Week

 

Media alert Feb. 29, 2008

News conference: State increases standard for quality of care at nursing facilities

 

News release Feb. 27, 2008

“I am the Cure” HIV prevention campaign launches in Oregon

 

News releases Feb. 26, 2008

News releases Feb. 25, 2008

News release Feb. 22, 2008
Roadmap to child safety released

 

News release Feb. 20, 2008

Report shows improvements in Oregon’s public health emergency preparedness efforts

 

News releases Feb. 19, 2008

News releases Feb. 15, 2008

News release Feb. 14, 2008

News release Feb. 14, 2008

New superintendent selected for Oregon State Hospital

 

 

News release Feb. 13, 2008

News release Feb. 13, 2008

Parents reminded to get kids immunized by Feb. 20

 

News release Feb. 12, 2008

News release Feb. 12, 2008

Study shows association between free infant formula and reduced breastfeeding

 

News release Feb. 8, 2008

DHS awards $13 million for housing of persons with mental illness

 

News release Feb. 7, 2008

News release Feb. 7, 2008

DHS Klamath Falls CAF office to reopen at 1 p.m. today

 

Meeting notice Feb. 7, 2008

CIRT Review Group to hold first meeting Friday in Salem

 

News release Feb. 6, 2008

State hosts community meeting on mental hospital replacement project

 

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

Klamath Falls CAF office closed due to snow build-up on roof

 

News release Feb. 5, 2008

Precautionary health advisory issued for Umpqua Beach
Aviso preventivo de salud emitido para la playa de Umpqua

 

News release Feb. 5, 2008

Precautionary health advisory issued for Nye Beach

Aviso preventivo de salud emitido para la playa de Nye

 

Meeting notice Feb. 4, 2008

Oregon Home Care Commission meets Feb. 6 and 7

 

News release Feb. 4, 2008

More than 33,000 Oregonians put names on health insurance reservation list

 

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 2008 news

 

News release Jan. 31, 2008

News release Jan. 30, 2008

Guest opinion Jan. 30, 2008

TV show ignores science, may put children at risk

 

Media alert Jan. 25, 2008

Media briefing: State opens Oregon Health Plan-Standard reservation list Monday

 

News release Jan. 25, 2008

News release Jan. 24, 2008

Correction: Bilateral cardiac catheterization hospital quality indicator incorrectly reported as mortality rate

 

News release Jan. 23, 2008

DHS-backed peer-driven mental health 'warm' line opens in Fossil

 

News release Jan. 23, 2008

2006 Oregon Hospital Quality Data posted by Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research

 

News release Jan. 22, 2008

Meeting notice Jan. 18, 2008

Governor's Commission on Senior Services to meet Jan. 24 and 25

 

News release Jan. 18, 2008

Public comments sought for PBDE flame retardant report

 

News release Jan. 17, 2008

DHS allocates $4 million to move mentally ill from jail into treatment

 

News release Jan. 17, 2008

Pertussis outbreaks point to importance of vaccination  

 

Media alert Jan. 16, 2008

Media advisory: State Hospital briefing

 

Meeting notice Jan. 16, 2008

Oregon HIV Care Coalition meeting

 

Meeting notice Jan. 15, 2008

Governor's council to hear comments on DUII referral system

 

News release Jan. 15, 2008

Meeting notice Jan. 14, 2008

State hosts Community Forum on Oregon State Hospital Replacement Project

 

News release Jan. 14, 2008

Oregonians to get first chance to help design Medicaid health record bank

 

News release Jan. 11, 2008

News release Jan. 10, 2008

DHS public health program joins national radio network

 

News release Jan. 10, 2008

News release Jan. 9, 2008

DHS wellness effort seeks to halt early deaths of people with mental illness

 

News release Jan. 7, 2008

State hospital receives conditional accreditation from Joint Commission

 

News release Jan. 7, 2008

Several thousand Oregonians to be added to Oregon Health Plan's Standard benefit package

 


 

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