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		<title>Oregon: Salmonella outbreak prompts alfalfa sprouts recall</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 20:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salem OR--Oregon Public Health officials today are warning consumers about a nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts produced by Caldwell Fresh Foods of Maywood, Calif., and sold under several label names in Oregon. The sprouts are being sold in at least 17 other states in the West, Midwest and the South. The sprouts have been identified [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon: New lead-based paint rules will protect against poisonings</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 01:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salem OR--Oregonians will be more protected from lead-based paint hazards thanks to new federal rules about renovation of older homes as well as facilities occupied by children. The new rules are being administered jointly by Oregon Public Health and the Construction Contractors Board.
The new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule applies to  renovators and maintenance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon: Public Health finds indoor air of Trainsong neighborhood homes not affected by vapors from contaminated groundwater</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2010/01/oregon-public-health-finds-indoor-air-of-trainsong-neighborhood-homes-not-affected-by-vapors-from-contaminated-groundwater/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eugene OR--Oregon Public Health officials have determined that the indoor air quality of homes in the Northwest Eugene Trainsong neighborhood is not affected by vapors released through nearby contaminated groundwater, according to a report released today.
State officials began studying the potential for indoor air contamination in 2006. Union Pacific Railroad operations that began more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon: Public health officials raise awareness of the &#8216;choking game&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salem OR--Many Oregon eighth graders know about, even participate in this potentially fatal activity. Oregon Public Health officials want parents and healthcare providers to be aware of a dangerous and potentially fatal activity in which many young teens are engaging.
According to the Oregon Healthy Teens Survey, conducted every other
year by Oregon Public Health, as many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon: Need for human services predicted to stay at record levels into 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salem OR--State forecasters for the Oregon Department of Human Services today released data showing that demand for food and cash assistance will stay at record levels through 2010 and will not peak until January 2011. Need for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits (formerly known as food stamps) is predicted to surpass 750,000 Oregonians, more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon: More H1N1 vaccine is arriving; all are eligible to be vaccinated</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/oregon-more-h1n1-vaccine-is-arriving-all-are-eligible-to-be-vaccinated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salem OR--As of Monday, December 14, the H1N1 vaccine is available to everyone in Oregon over 6 months of age, and the vaccine supply is steadily increasing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects to ship another 174,734 doses to Oregon this week, for a cumulative total of 1,066,450. Oregon Public Health officials are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon: H1N1 vax to be available to everyone</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/oregon-h1n1-vax-to-be-available-to-everyone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salem--Oregon Public Health officials are making the H1N1 vaccine available to everyone beginning Monday, December 14. Previously the vaccine had been prioritized to groups most at risk from H1N1 influenza.
“We have been hearing for some time that people outside the federally guided target group are very interested in getting vaccinated,” says Mel Kohn, M.D., M.P.H., [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon: Number of H1N1 flu hospitalizations decreasing</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/12/oregon-number-of-h1n1-flu-hospitalizations-decreasing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oregon--The number of H1N1 influenza hospitalizations and deaths appears to be waning, but people are still getting sick and being hospitalized throughout the state. In Oregon during the past week, 59 people have been hospitalized and three have died. Since Sept. 1, 2009, 1,242 people have been hospitalized in Oregon with influenza-like illness; 52 people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon: Public Health launches new website and social media tools</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/oregon-public-health-launches-new-website-and-social-media-tools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oregon--As the weather turns wet and cold and flu season ramps up, Oregon Public Health Division wants Oregonians to know that the very latest flu information is right at their fingertips. Since September 1, more than a thousand people in Oregon have been hospitalized with the H1N1 flu, and seasonal flu hasn’t even arrived yet, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon: Fewer new ILI cases but number still high</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/oregon-fewer-new-ili-cases-but-number-still-high/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salem OR--Since Sept. 1, 2009, 1,183 people have been hospitalized in Oregon with influenza-like illness; 49 people have died.
“We have fewer new cases compared to a few weeks ago, but the number is still high, about what we would see at the peak of a bad regular flu season,” says Mel Kohn, M.D., M.P.H., director [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon: Public health offers nurse advice hotline for flu questions</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/oregon-public-health-offers-nurse-advice-hotline-for-flu-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oregon--These days, a simple fever raises questions: Do I have the H1N1 flu and if I do, should I go to the doctor?
Before you rush to the clinic or hospital, there’s a simple call you can make. Oregon Public Health Flu Hotline (1-800-978-3040) now has nurses to talk to about symptoms, prevention advice, concerns about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon: Since Sept 1, 40 H1N1-related deaths in state</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/oregon-since-sept-1-40-h1n1-related-deaths-in-state/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oregon--Since Sept. 1, 2009, 1,105 people have been hospitalized in Oregon with influenza-like illness; 40 people have died.
Based on data collected nationwide and in Oregon, while vaccine supplies are limited, public health officials are urging local heath departments and tribes to target vaccine outreach to the people who are at greatest risk for hospitalization and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon: Public Health focuses H1N1 influenza vaccine outreach</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the H1N1 influenza outbreak continues in Oregon, the latest local and national data are emerging about how the virus affects certain populations. As a result — and because of the limited amount of vaccine — over the next few weeks the Oregon Public Health Division and county public health departments and tribes will target [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Health focuses H1N1 influenza vaccine outreach [Oregon]</title>
		<link>http://bigmedicine.ca/wordpress/2009/11/public-health-focuses-h1n1-influenza-vaccine-outreach-oregon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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As the H1N1 influenza outbreak continues in Oregon,  the latest local and national data are emerging about how the virus affects  certain populations. As a result — and because of the limited amount of vaccine  — over the next few weeks the Oregon Public Health Division and county public  health departments [...]]]></description>
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