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In her new position as the Linn County Public Health Department’s tobacco prevention coordinator, Dani Crabtree will be able to combine two of her key interests — wellness and helping young people.

Crabtree, 41, started her new job the first week of April and comes to Linn County after several years with Samaritan Health Services, where she provided “My Chart” support for the group’s many clinics.

Before she launched a career in health services, Crabtree was in the newspaper business and worked at the Albany Democrat-Herald, where she was a news clerk and wrote for the Entertainer...