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Oregon Health Authority review urges Josephine County to refill federally funded emergency-preparedness coordinator
Summary
OHA presented a triennial review finding strengths in immunizations and vital records but flagged public-health emergency preparedness: the county’s coordinator position has been vacant for over a year despite roughly $82,000 in annual federal funding, and OHA urged the county to reestablish the position before fire season.
Liz Hunt, local and tribal public health manager for the Oregon Health Authority, told the Josephine County Board of Commissioners at its May 12 administrative workshop that OHA’s 2022–2025 triennial review found many strengths in the county’s public-health programs but also several areas needing attention.
Hunt said the review praised county partnerships, immunization outreach and vital records operations, and noted that tuberculosis care was handled well despite nine cases over the three-year review period. But she told the board that public-health emergency preparedness (PHEP) had ten findings and that…
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