2011 Oregon Problem Gambling Awareness Week (OPGAW) Efforts
Oregon Problem Gambling Awareness Week was March 6-12, 2011. Have something you've done that you'd like posted here? Contact Julie Hynes - julie.hynes@co.lane.or.us.
Statewide Resources:
- 2011 PGS Data Book
- 2010 Lottery Sales By County
- 2010 Student Wellness Survey Data
- Middle school art search - Due March 18!
- Governor’s Proclamation (coming soon!)
- Oregon Public Health Association & Benton County News Release
Presentations
Special thanks to Andy Cartmill of Washington County HHS for providing these presentations.
Regional Activities (contact us to add yours):
Lane County:
- KVAL-TV News - "Youth Gambling," 3/10/11
- Media advisory - "New data on youth gambling released, local youth participate in media efforts"
- Radio PSAs on 18 local radio stations
- Video versions of above PSAs embedded on YouTube, Facebook pages
- "Noon with Shelley Kurtz" Interview - KVAL-TV, 3/3/11
- Art search
Linn County:
- Linn Together News article, February 2011
Tillamook County:
- "Time to seek help for gambling problems," Tillamook Headlight Herald letter to the editor, 3/30/11 (by Frank Hanna-Williams)
- Tillamook Headlight Herald article, 3/2/11
Wallowa County:
Problem Gambling Awareness Week Gambling: Know the risks 3/9/11 (by Keith Walker)
What did you do for OPGAW? What worked for you, or didn't work so well? 