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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Good morning, all –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">As we communicated yesterday, t</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">he Oregon Court of Appeals has granted a temporary stay of Oregon Health Authority’s temporary rules banning flavored vaping products. I’m
writing with a brief update on what that means for Local Public Health Authorities and other local public health partners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Other components of the Governor’s Executive Order are still in effect.</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> The stay only applied to OHA’s temporary
rules banning sales of flavored vape products. The OLCC sales ban is still in effect for THC-containing products.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">At OHA, we’re continuing with other activities in the Executive Order</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">, including communicating the dangers
of vaping and removing barriers for cessation. We are also preparing for education and enforcement should the stay be lifted. We encourage your programs to continue with public education about the dangers of vaping and the availability of cessation resources.
The court action does not change the facts about the outbreak of vaping-associated lung injury nationwide, or our public health responsibility to keep the public informed. Nationally,
<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung-disease.html">
CDC reports</a> nearly 1,500 cases and 33 deaths from vaping-associated lung injury.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">For updates, continue to check
<a href="http://www.healthoregon.org/vaping">www.healthoregon.org/vaping</a></span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">, including OHA’s statement on the court stay. You can also view and subscribe to OHA news releases here:
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ERD/Pages/News-Releases.aspx">https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ERD/Pages/News-Releases.aspx</a> and follow us on Facebook and Twitter to reshare our posts on the sales ban and court stay.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If your program would like to have a conversation about prevention strategy during the stay</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">, please reach
out to me or your community liaison. The fluid situation at the state and national levels emphasize how important it is for local communities to take long-lasting, protective actions to protect their residents’ health.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">More information will be forthcoming.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Sarah W.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">Sarah Wylie, MPH</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">Health Promotion Strategist<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention Section | Public Health Division | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">p: 971-673-1051<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">c: 971-200-9887<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">e: </span><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:sarah.a.wylie@dhsoha.state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">sarah.a.wylie@dhsoha.state.or.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA"><span style="color:blue">http://www.oregon.gov/OHA</span></a>
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