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Allen oversaw OHA's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a shift in focus to ending health inequalities. On the campaign trail, Governor-elect Tina Kotek had said she’d fire him over the state's troubled behavioral and mental health system.
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On November 1, 2022, veterans who don’t qualify for the Oregon Health Plan can start applying for a state-funded dental program.
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An initiative enabled by Oregon Senate Bill 762 will help some Oakridge and Westfir residents breathe easier.
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The Oregon State Hospital has been cited for three workplace safety violations by Oregon OSHA.
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The Oregon Health Authority has lifted an advisory for the D River Beach in Lincoln City.
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The state of Oregon is launching a public health campaign that warns against the dangers of excessive alcohol use.
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Low-income Oregonians who rely on state-provided rides to medical appointments are often left waiting for hours. Lawmakers grilled the head of the state agency that oversees the ride system Thursday.
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Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, lawmakers want a review of how the Oregon Health Authority handled it.
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The state’s new resiliency framework, effective March 12, helps guide schools going mask-optional.
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Tobacco retailers in Oregon must now be licensed.
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The state attributes the surge to the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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A key COVID-19 forecaster is warning that an omicron surge could peak with twice the number of Oregonians hospitalized as during the recent delta surge. Public health officials say getting booster shots to more older adults and other high-risk individuals in the next three weeks is critical to averting disaster — and offered the first details of a stepped up effort to distribute the shots.