Health Authority

Prescription drug monitoring

Despite Oregon’s high opioid abuse rates, legislators slow to improve drug monitoring tool (Salem Reporter, 3/24/2023)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Oregon Health Authority: constraints on Oregon's prescription drug monitoring program limit the state's ability to help address opioid misuse and abuse.Oregon Health Authority: constraints on Oregon’s prescription drug monitoring program limit the state’s ability to help address opioid misuse and abuse (2018) Oregon Audits Division

Thumbnail of cover from the document Recommendation follow-up report : Oregon Health Authority some constraints still remain in Oregon's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. Oregon Health Authority some constraints still remain in Oregon's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.Recommendation follow-up report : Oregon Health Authority some constraints still remain in Oregon’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.Oregon Health Authority some constraints still remain in Oregon’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (2022) Oregon Audits Division

Thumbnail of cover from the document Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (2018) Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program

J. H. Baxter report

OHA report finds high levels of dioxin contamination in Eugene neighborhood (OPB, 3/14/23)

7 takeaways and what residents should know from new report on contamination near J.H. Baxter plant (Register Guard, 3/15/23)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Health consultation : J.H. Baxter neighborhood investigation, Eugene, Oregon Health consultation : J.H. Baxter neighborhood investigation, Eugene, Oregon (2023) Oregon Health Authority

Ending mask mandate in health facilities

Oregon will lift mask mandate in early April for health care settings (OPB, 3/3/2023)

Oregon will lift health care mask mandate on April 3 (Oregon Capital Chronicle, 3/3/2023)

Watch: Oregon Health Authority answers questions about lifting mask mandate for health care settings (Oregonian, 3/3/2023)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Oregon will lift mask requirements in health care settings April 3.Oregon will lift mask requirements in health care settings April 3 (2023) Oregon Health Authority