[DHS-News] Vol. 4, No. 10

[WHITEHOUSE Gary]

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dhs-news
October 29, 2002
Volume 4, Issue 10
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. DHS submits budget balancing plan to E-Board
2. Currents Online, Vol. 2, No. 2
3. First-person advice on curbing drug abuse
4. Research helps DHS staff do their jobs

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1. DHS has submitted its plan to rebalance the budget, including how the
department would implement the $88 million cut it was directed to take by the
last special session of the legislature. Read the plan at:
http://www.hr.state.or.us/budget/e-board.html#nov02 
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2.  National Adoption Month and National Family Caregivers Month both fall in
November. The latest issue of Currents Online focuses on these subjects and
others. Read Currents Online at:
http://www.hr.state.or.us/pubs/currents/v2_n2/welcome.html 
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3.  Do you want to know how to curb alcohol and other drug abuse? Alan Elliott
Levine knows something about it, having spent 35 years as an alcoholic and
drug addict. Read his guest opinion, which appeared in The Oregonian:
http://www.hr.state.or.us/news/2002news/2002-1029.html 

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4. Lennie Bjornsen, DHS deputy director, discusses the role that Continuous
System Improvement (CSI) plays in helping DHS employees fulfill the
department's mission and goals. Read his Leader's Message at: 
http://www.hr.state.or.us/news/messages/welcome.html 

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