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Lane County public-health staff outline rising gambling risks and prevention work; youth exposure highlighted
Summary
Health and Human Services staff told the Board that gambling harms are a public-health issue, citing student-survey findings that middle-school gambling is rising and describing the Gammaware Coalition's "Take a Break" toolkits and school outreach.
Lane County Public Health staff told the Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 2 that gambling-related harms are a growing public-health concern in Oregon and locally, and they outlined prevention and treatment work the county supports.
Presenters explained why gambling is considered from a public-health lens: product design and constant advertising can normalize gambling, increase exposure for young people and accelerate harms for…
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