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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Dear colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">As you’ve likely heard, COVID-19<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is spreading at an alarming rate in both rural and urban<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Oregon.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Doctors
and public health experts have made it clear that we can reduce the spread of the disease by wearing face coverings while out and about in public.</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">To be able to protect the health and safety of Oregonians, we need to raise awareness about<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the importance of wearing face coverings – and we need to do it now.<br>
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Governor Kate Brown’s office has created a toolkit of nearly 70 social media graphics (<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__govstatus.egov.com_or-2Dcovid-2D19-2Dsocial-2Dmedia-2Dtoolkits&d=DwMFAg&c=7gilq_oJKU2hnacFUWFTuYqjMQ111TRstgx6WoATdXo&r=7hP85n9bl90FcIn-JbYkHamoEfevLZdRTx6VBDHHoOl4EmYNjUlNW_i1Xp7nuEhw&m=BDKEhyMlrSr3WdtIlPCiqWN5RoeuClcjXuFx3qYHepc&s=IAePMapFc5KOd5HR5ItAMVdt_chuzCAFWlU3z51jeOk&e=">click
here </a>to access them). There are a wide range of images, themes, and tones, so feel free to use what makes sense for you, your community, and your audience.</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Please share these widely with your personal and professional networks this week.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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Thanks for doing your part in fighting the spread of COVID-19 in Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Hilde</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#232323">J. Hildegard “Hilde” Hinkel, MPH<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#232323">Health Systems Policy Specialist</span></i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#232323"><br>
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY<br>
Public Health Division <br>
Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#232323"><a href="mailto:janet.h.hinkel@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">janet.h.hinkel@state.or.us</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#232323">Desk: 971-673-3182<br>
Mobile: 971-212-1661<br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#0000CC"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYxMjIwLjY3OTEzNjMxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MTIyMC42NzkxMzYzMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODYxMTMzJmVtYWlsaWQ9YWxleGFuZHJhLmguYWxkYXlAZGhzb2hhLnN0YXRlLm9yLnVzJnVzZXJpZD1hbGV4YW5kcmEuaC5hbGRheUBkaHNvaGEuc3RhdGUub3IudXMmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZtdmlkPSZleHRyYT0mJiY=&&&110&&&http://www.oregon.gov/OHA" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000CC">http://www.oregon.gov/OHA</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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