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Presentation to the Senate Interim Committee on Human Services

COVID-19 Response

Fariborz Pakseresht, Director Oregon Department of Human Services June 3, 2020

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• General DHS Updates
• Budget Realities
• Domestic Violence Needs
• COVID-19 Response and Recovery Unit

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Today’s Agenda

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COVID-19 Response and Recovery Unit

• Similar to how Emergency Rooms aren’t meant for long-

term recovery, we needed to move from the Emergency Control Center to a stable, coordinated place to help Oregon recover and rebuild after the worst of COVID-19.

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Challenges Oregon will likely face

We know COVID-19 issues will arise including:

• Continued outbreaks in congregate settings
• Effective DHS and OHA collaboration in active monitoring efforts through

the FEMA Lifelines tool (stabilizing, stable and unstable)

• Incorporating broad social service needs as part of recovery phase

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Response and Recovery Unit Focus

• Continue shared, coordinated response to COVID-19

challenges and help Oregon communities rebuild.

• Identify ways to best support program operations.
• Center equity in the work, recognizing the disproportionate

impact COVID-19 has had on historically underserved populations.

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Unit Structure - DRAFT

LEADERSHIP Communications Equity response Government Relations

• Monitoring CARES

Act and other relief funding Health Intelligence/Active Monitoring Congregate setting outbreaks Operations Social services response and supports

Jana McLellan, Director

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Questions?

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