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Holiday Travel: How to protect yourself and others from the flu
Tips for traveling
As the holiday travel season begins, avoiding the flu in crowded terminals, stuffy planes and trains can be a challenge.

"Airplanes, trains and cars are close quarters but you can make travel safer with a few simple steps," says Mel Kohn, MD, MPH, director of Oregon Public Health. "There are ways to protect yourself."
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Vital records
Order birth, death, marriage, domestic partnership, and divorce records.
Healthy families
Health planning
Disease and injury prevention
Safe and healthy environments
Safer Communities
News Updates: H1N1 flu in Oregon
Get more information at flu.oregon.gov
DHS office closures
Note: DHS closed Nov. 27
DHS offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 for Thanksgiving. In addition, due to state budget cuts, offices will remain closed on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 for a mandatory unpaid furlough day. Offices will reopen on Monday, Nov. 30. Thank you for your patience.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Department of Human Services, Public Health Division is proposing to amend OAR 333-012-0500 to reflect the statutory requirements of SB 796 (Oregon Laws 2009, chapter 709) related to reimbursement for cost of services and supplies provided for disposition of unclaimed indigent bodies.
Advisories, health alerts and news
Licenses and Permits - Certification and Registration
Browse this resource to locate information about Public Health Division programs providing certificates and permits and licensing or registration-related services.
 

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