[HealthyTribes] OHA Prevention Integration

[Weston Tara E]

Good Morning Grantees,

There have been some recent changes to the staff here in HPCDP. We wanted to be sure to share this information with all of you. As part of an Oregon Health Authority (OHA) effort to create a coordinated, efficient system to reduce substance use disorders and tobacco use among Oregonians, interventions for tobacco, alcohol and other drugs prevention, cessation and regulation are being integrated and will reside in the Public Health Division. By December 31, 2015, all OHA tobacco, marijuana, alcohol and other drug-related prevention programs will be housed in the Public Health Division, with a single point of contact for interventions.

As part of this effort, the prevention staff from the OHA Health Systems Division (formerly with the Addictions and Mental Health Division) joined HPCDP starting November 2, 2015. These staff include: Jeff Ruscoe, Jill Dale, Leticia (Tish) Mack, Julie Johnson and Kerryann Bouska. We look forward to learning more about their work and the opportunity to better coordinate prevention efforts in every Oregon community. We will continue to provide updates and opportunities for you all to get to know the new staff and the work that they do.

If you have questions, please contact Karen Girard (Karen.e.girard at state.or.us<mailto:Karen.e.girard at state.or.us> or 971-673-1046).

Thank you,
Tara


Tara Weston, MPH
Tobacco Prevention Coordinator & Community Programs Liaison
Oregon Public Health Division
Tara.e.weston at state.or.us<mailto:Tara.e.weston at state.or.us>
971.673.1047 (desk)

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