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Portland, OR
Joined April 2009
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👻While Halloween is the time to eat, drink, & be scary, it's also flu & RSV season, & typically when we see a rise in Covid. 😷 Covering your mouth when you cough, washing your hands frequently and wearing a mask in crowds or close contact with others can help prevent sickness. 💉The flu and RSV vaccines reduce the risk of illness or lessen symptoms. They also protect our most vulnerable citizens from serious illness including infants, young children, pregnant people, older adults, and folks with chronic health conditions. Flu vaccines are recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older. Get the RSV vaccine: ✅ If you are pregnant at 32 – 36 weeks to protect your baby ✅ If you’re 75+ and haven’t gotten it yet or 50 – 74 and have risk factors for serious illness If you have a baby under 8 months or a baby 8 – 19 months with risk factors for serious illness, they should get the RSV monoclonal antibody treatment to protect them. ✅ Ask your doctor for details or call 2-1-1.
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Got peeling paint? Our partner, the Portland Housing Bureau offers grants to help Portland residents fix #leadpaint hazards. 📷 Update paint, replace old windows and fix rubbing doors. See if you qualify: portland.gov/phb/lead-grant Learn more about lead-safe repainting and remodeling: multco.us/health/lead-poison… #NLPPW2026 #leadfreekids
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¿Tiene pintura descascarada? La Oficina de Vivienda en Portland ofrece subvenciones para que solucionen problemas peligrosos de la pintura con plomo. Renueve la pintura, reemplace las ventanas viejas y arregle las puertas que se frotan. Averigue si califica: portland.gov/phb/lead-grant Aprenda más sobre las pinturas y remodelaciones sin plomo: multco.us/es/programs/preven… #NLPPW2026 #NiñosLibresDePlomo
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♨️ Carbon monoxide (CO) is a gas that you can’t see, smell or taste. Burning gas, kerosene, charcoal, or wood inside a home, tent or RV can cause CO poisoning. Take extra care in fall when you first turn your furnace on, during winter storms or power outages, or if you have a gas heater.
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♨️ El monóxido de carbono (CO) es un gas sin color, olor o sabor. El uso de gas, queroseno, carbón o leña dentro de un hogar, carpa o casa móvil puede causar intoxicación. Tenga cuidado al prender su calefacción por 1ª vez este otoño, durante tormentas invernales, apagones o al usar calefacción de gas.
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Some traditional pottery may have lead in the glaze. If you have these dishes: ✅ Test them using a lead test from the store ✅ Don’t use them for cooking or serving ✅ Talk to your doctor about testing your family for lead For more information: multco.us/programs/lead-pois… #NLPPW2026 #leadfreekids
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Algunas cerámicas tradicionales pueden tener plomo: ✅ Haga una prueba de plomo que puede comprar en la tienda. ✅ No los use para cocinar o servir ✅ Hable con su médico sobre la posibilidad de realizar pruebas de plomo en su familia. Para más información: multco.us/es/programs/preven… #NLPPW2026 #NiñosLibresDePlomo
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🎃 🚭 Quitting #tobacco and #nicotine use may not be a treat but it doesn't have to be scary! 📞For help to quit vaping, smoking or using other tobacco/nicotine products, text V A P E F R E E O R t o 8 8 7 0 9 to start your quit journey with the EX Program. EX Program is an easy-to-use, confidential (and free) support system that's available 24/7. Transcript: 🧛‍♂️Why did the vampire quit vaping? It was driving him batty and ruining his lung-evity.
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🚨Lead Poisoning Prevention Week reminds us #LeadPoisoning is preventable. Kids under 6 and pregnant people are most at risk. Learn more on how to protect your family at: multco.us/health/lead-poison…. #NLPPW2026 #leadfreekids
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🚨La Semana de Prevención Contra la Intoxicación por Plomo nos recuerda que #laintoxicaciónporplomo es prevenible. Los niños menores de 6 años y personas embarazadas corren mayores riesgos. Aprenda más sobre cómo proteger a su familia: multco.us/health/lead-poison…. #NLPPW2026 #NiñosLibresDePlomo
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Starting at noon, Oct 24 is a yellow day. Please choose to not burn wood. Air quality is looking ok through the daytime but our night time levels may get high and unhealthy to breathe. Air inversions make it hard for air pollution to clear out overnight. What is an inversion? Our friend at the Washington Department of Ecology put together this excellent explanation. Thank you! bit.ly/2NXdmxf Learn more about burning advisories and restrictions at multco.us/woodsmokestatus
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🏳️🌈 October is LGBTQIA2S+ History Month! This month, we honor the people who have helped build stronger, healthier communities. We also remember the impact HIV has had on LGBTQIA2S+ people. Today, we have more tools to prevent and treat HIV. Getting tested is one way we can care for ourselves and each other. Find HIV testing near you or learn about at-home testing at endhivoregon.org/testing 👏🏿👏🏽👏🏻🥰❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #LGBTQIA2S+ #LGBTQIA2S+HistoryMonth #LoveWins #LoveIsLove #EndHIVOregon
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🏳️🌈 ¡Octubre es el Mes de la Historia LGBTQIA2S+! ️ Este mes, honramos a las personas que han ayudado a construir comunidades más fuertes y saludables. También recordamos el impacto que el VIH ha tenido en las personas LGBTQIA2S+. Hoy en día, contamos con más herramientas para prevenir y tratar el VIH. Hacerse la prueba es una forma de cuidarnos a nosotros mismos y a los demás. Encuentra pruebas de VIH cerca de ti o infórmate sobre las pruebas para hacer en casa en endhivoregon.org/testing 👏🏿👏🏽👏🏻🥰❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #LGBTQIA2S+ #MesDeLaHistoriaLGBTQIA2S+ #AmorGana #AmorGay #AmorEsAmor #EndHIVOregon
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Prevent carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning! Every fall we begin to see people get sick from CO poisoning. The best way to stay safe is to make sure your CO detectors are working. Take these steps now for fall carbon monoxide (CO) safety: ✅Make sure you have CO detectors installed near every bedroom and on every level of your home ✅Press the test button to make sure they work ✅Change the batteries if you haven’t done so in the past few months ✅Have your furnace, chimney and gas appliances serviced
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¡Prevenga la intoxicación por monóxido de carbono (CO)! Cada otoño hay un incremento en intoxicaciones por monóxido de carbono. La mejor manera de mantenerse seguro es asegurarse de que sus detectores de monóxido de carbono estén funcionando. Tome estos pasos hoy para prevenir la intoxicación por monóxido de carbono (CO) este otoño: ✅Asegúrese que tenga detectores de CO instalados cerca de cada recamara y en cada piso de su hogar. ✅Presione el botón de prueba para confirmar que funciona su detector ✅Cambie las pilas si no lo ha hecho recientemente ✅Revise el mantenimiento de sus sistemas de calefacción, chimeneas y electrodomésticos que usan gas.
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🙌 🏈 Gresham High School students had a special guest for their assembly on Oct. 6: Marcus Lattimore, former college and NFL football player who is now an award-winning spoken word poet, an actor, and public speaker. 🎤 About 1600 students, staff, and guests, gathered in the school gym for Marcus’s spoken word performance. In it, he incorporated the “Breathe Proud” Multnomah County campaign into other wellness messages. 🚭 The Multnomah County Tobacco Control and Prevention Program and partner, Wallace Medical, the service provider for the Gresham-Barlow Student Health Center located across the street from the school, worked together on this event to bring a positive, tobacco/nicotine-free message to the students. ➡️ For information on tobacco/nicotine prevention and free resources for help quitting visit: multco.us/info/quit-smoking-…
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PUBLIC HEALTH IS ALL OF US --✨NEW episode drop: ✋Stopping an Outbreak Before it Starts 🚨 Outbreaks of infectious diseases can be devastating for a community. An infectious disease can spread quickly, especially when a community lacks the protection of vaccines for a particular disease. Some recent examples include the new strain of ebola virus that spread very quickly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the recent outbreak of dengue fever in Florida. 🎤 We interview with Sara McCall, the Communicable Disease Nursing Supervisor about a case of tuberculosis, also known as TB, in a Multnomah County middle school in 2025. Catch the episode at: youtu.be/qeF1xY9AAvU?si=bzzY…
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🚭 Did you know? A teenager who starts vaping - even occasionally - can get addicted very quickly. In young people, 5mg of nicotine a day is enough to establish a nicotine addiction – about the amount of nicotine in one-quarter of an e-cigarette pod. 👥 Here’s a resource to help prepare you for the conversations with your child about tobacco and nicotine use: lung.org/quit-smoking/helpin… 📱If you or someone you know is ready for help to quit vaping or using other tobacco and nicotine products text VAPEFREEOR to 88709 for help to start your quit journey with EX program.
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🚺 If you’re a woman who’s sexually active, PrEP is a safe and highly effective way to prevent HIV. 🩺 Ask your health care provider about it to see if it might be right for you. Learn more about getting PrEP in Oregon at endhivoregon.org/prep #PrEP #ShesWell #HIVPrevention #HIVPrEP #EndHIVOregon
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🚺 Si eres una mujer sexualmente activa, la PrEP es una forma segura y altamente eficaz de prevenir el VIH. Consulta a tu proveedor de atención médica para saber si es adecuada para ti. 🩺 Obtén más información sobre cómo obtener la PrEP en Oregón en endhivoregon.org/prep #PrEP #LuchaContraElVIH #EndHIVOregon
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