Multnomah County Health Director Takes Over State's Public Health Division

Lillian Shirley promoted from scandal-plagued post

By NIGEL JAQUISS

September 25, 2013 at 9:52 am PDT

Multnomah County Health Director Lillian Shirley, who has been in the news more than she would have wanted to be in the past six months, is taking over as director of the state's Public Health Division.

Here's the announcement from her new boss, Dr. Bruce Goldberg, the director of the Oregon Health Authority:

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