[DHS-News] Vol. 5, No. 16 -- Jan. 28, 2004

[WHITEHOUSE Gary]

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January 28, 2004
Volume 5, Issue 16
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Inspections target tobacco sales to minors
2. Counties receive grants to curtail underage drinking
3. DHS names assistant director for budget
4. Oregonians uninformed about antibiotic issue


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1. Next month Oregon's 2,000-plus tobacco retailers will be the focus of a new
round of compliance inspections aimed at furthering the reduction of sales to
minors. Read the news release:
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/news/2004news/2004-0126.html
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2. Four Oregon counties will be the focus of stepped-up efforts to prevent
underage alcohol use as a result of a new $360,000 grant from the federal
office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Read the news release:
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/news/2004news/2004-0127.html

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3. Vic Todd, who has managed agency budgets for 14 years, has been named DHS
assistant director for finance and policy analysis. Read the news release:
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/news/2004news/2004-0127a.html
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4. The majority of Oregonians are unaware that misuse of antibiotics is
helping feed a new public health problem, drug resistant bacteria, according
to DHS survey findings. Read the news release:
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/news/2004news/2004-0127b.html
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