Date: April 29, 2009
General questions: Patty Wentz, 503-932-6243, and Jim Sellers, 503-339-4764

(Portland) – Public health officials will hold a news briefing Wednesday in Portland to discuss the latest information about the swine flu outbreak.
No cases of swine flu have been confirmed in Oregon or Washington. For more information, go to the new state Web site at www.flu.oregon.gov.

Journalists who cannot attend are invited to join a listen-only conference call (see details below).

WHAT: State and local officials discuss state response to swine flu.
WHO: Mel Kohn, M.D., M.P.H., Director of Public Health, State of Oregon
Kathleen O’Leary, RN, M.P. H., Public Health Administrator, Washington County Health and Human Services,
Chair – Conference of Local of Health Officials
Gary Oxman, M.D., M.P.H., Health Officer for Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington Counties
WHEN: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at 2 p.m.
WHERE: First floor conference room
Portland State Office Building
800 N.E. Oregon St., Portland
To hear the news briefing, call 1-800-683-4564. Participant code: 850032.