[DHS-News] Vol. 4, No. 17

[WHITEHOUSE Gary]

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dhs-news
December 12, 2002
Volume 4, Issue 17
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Mink announces retirement
2. Reviews recommend strengthening child-protective system
3. Most Oregonians support smokefree workplace law
4. Currents Online, Vol. 2, No. 5

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1. DHS Director Bobby Mink announced that he will retire at the end of the
month. Read the news release:
http://www.hr.state.or.us/news/2002news/2002-1211.html
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2. Two reviews ordered by DHS Director Bobby Mink in the wake of the death of
12-year-old Ashley Pond in Clackamas County call for stronger and more
consistent child-protective procedures. Read the news release:
http://www.hr.state.or.us/news/2002news/2002-1205a.html/ Also, you can
download the reports from the DHS Home page: http://www.hr.state.or.us/
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3. As it ends its first year, Oregon's smokefree workplace law appears to have
strong support: 76 percent of Oregonians in a recent statewide poll said they
support it and the state has received only 128 actionable complaints of
possible violations. Read the announcement:
http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/news/2002/1204tob.htm/
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4. A brand-new issue of Currents Online is available on the DHS Web site:
http://www.hr.state.or.us/pubs/currents/v2_n5/welcome.html
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