From ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Fri Apr 1 18:22:02 2011 From: ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us (Ruth A NKEMONTOH) Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 18:22:02 -0700 Subject: [cultural-health] Office of Multicultural Health and Services Newsletter April 1, 2011 Message-ID: <4D9617CA.D451.00C9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> April 1, 2011 Greetings Friends and Colleagues, Thank you for the important role you play in promoting health and well being in Oregon's diverse communities. The Office of Multicultural Health and Services' staff look forward to another wonderful year of serving you through sharing information from across the country and the state of Oregon. In turn, we hope you will continue to share this with your community and professional networks. * Tip: If you would like to jump down to a specific page on the pdf newsletter, you can do so by simultaneously pressing the "ctrl" and "f" keys. A box will appear where you can type in the page or posting you would you like to skip down to. These topics may be of interest to you: 1. Department of Human services and Other Contract and Funding Opportunities (pg 1-2) 2. State and Other Employment Opportunities (pg 2-5) 3. Student Fellowships, and Conferences (pg 5) 4. Community Events (6-7) 5. Conferences, Forums, Seminars, Training's and Workshops (pg 7-13) 6. Health Resource Updates and Other Information (pg 13-19) 7. Call for Submissions, Presentations, Abstracts, Collaboration and Participation (pg 19-22) Follow this link to the Newsletter: http://oregon.gov/OHA/omhs/newsletter/index.shtml View the current Diversity Calendar http://oregon.gov/OHA/omhs/calendar/index.shtml If you wish to submit information to include in our newsletter, please provide the original announcement, a website or link to the information you wish to share, and a contact name and number. All information received by five in the evening on Wednesday will be included in Friday's newsletter. Items received after Wednesday at five in the evening will be included in the following week's newsletter. APRIL IS NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH Upcoming Event: National Public Health Week falls during the first full week of April. Our office is excited to bring you Dr. Thomas A. LaVeist, director of the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He will be speaking on Health Disparities in the African American community on Thursday April 7th from 3-4 p.m. at the Oregon Convention Center. Be sure to mark your calendars as this is an event you won't want to miss! For more information on Public Health Week activities visit: www.HealthOregon.org/phweek Enjoy! Ruth Nkemontoh Communications Office of Multicultural Health & Services Oregon Health Authority 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 550 Portland, OR 97232 Email:ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Phone: (971) 673-1240 FAX: (971) 673-1128 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/bmp Size: 682398 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Sun Apr 10 22:11:39 2011 From: ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us (Ruth A NKEMONTOH) Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:11:39 -0700 Subject: [cultural-health] Office of Multicultural Health and Services Newsletter April 10, 2011 Message-ID: <4DA22B1B020000C9000A046D@STATE.OR.US> April 10, 2011 Greetings Friends and Colleagues, Thank you for the important role you play in promoting health and well being in Oregon's diverse communities. The Office of Multicultural Health and Services' staff look forward to another wonderful year of serving you through sharing information from across the country and the state of Oregon. In turn, we hope you will continue to share this with your community and professional networks. * Tip: If you would like to jump down to a specific page on the pdf newsletter, you can do so by simultaneously pressing the "ctrl" and "f" keys. A box will appear where you can type in the page or posting you would you like to skip down to. These topics may be of interest to you: 1. Department of Human services and Other Contract and Funding Opportunities (pg 1-2) 2. State and Other Employment Opportunities (pg 2-5) 3. Student Fellowships, and Conferences(pg 5) 4. Community Events (6-7) 5. Conferences, Forums, Seminars, Training's and Workshops (pg 7-12) 6. Health Resource Updates and Other Information (pg 12-17) 7. Call for Submissions, Presentations, Abstracts, Collaboration and Participation (pg 18-21) Follow this link to the Newsletter: http://oregon.gov/OHA/omhs/newsletter/index.shtml View the current Diversity Calendar http://oregon.gov/OHA/omhs/calendar/index.shtml If you wish to submit information to include in our newsletter, please provide the original announcement, a website or link to the information you wish to share, and a contact name and number. All information received by five in the evening on Wednesday will be included in Friday's newsletter. Items received after Wednesday at five in the evening will be included in the following week's newsletter. Enjoy! Ruth Nkemontoh Communications Office of Multicultural Health & Services Oregon Health Authority 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 550 Portland, OR 97232 Email:ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Phone: (971) 673-1240 FAX: (971) 673-1128 From ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Mon Apr 18 10:00:48 2011 From: ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us (Ruth A NKEMONTOH) Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:00:48 -0700 Subject: [cultural-health] =?iso-8859-15?q?Join_OMHS_as_we_celebrate_forme?= =?iso-8859-15?q?r_State_Senator_Avel_Gordly*s_new_book=2C__*Remembering_t?= =?iso-8859-15?q?he_Power_of_Words*_on_Friday=2C_April_29th_from_3-4=3A30_?= =?iso-8859-15?q?p=2Em=2E?= Message-ID: <4DAC0BCF.D451.00C9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> As part of National Minority Health Month, OMHS is hosting a reading of former State Senator Avel Gordly's new book, "Remembering the Power of Words." This event is open to public and free of charge. Books will not be for sale on site, therefore we strongly suggest you pre-purchase your book for signing. Date: Friday, April 29, 2011 Time: 3 to 4:30 p.m. Location: Portland State Office Building First floor: 800 NE Oregon St. Portland, OR 97232 We look forward to seeing you there! Ruth Nkemontoh Communications Office of Multicultural Health & Services Oregon Health Authority 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 550 Portland, OR 97232 Email:ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Phone: (971) 673-1240 FAX: (971) 673-1128 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Tue Apr 19 13:03:52 2011 From: ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us (Ruth A NKEMONTOH) Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:03:52 -0700 Subject: [cultural-health] We Need Your Help! Support OMHS by participating in our Strategic Planning Survey. Message-ID: <4DAD8837.D451.00C9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Dear friends and colleagues, We know you are very busy advocating for health and well-being in Oregon, and as such your time is very limited...but we need your help. OMHS is currently developing our strategic plan for the next 3 - 5 years. We are using a variety of input methods, and need your assistance with this electronic survey. You represent a variety of stakeholders and since we are building new relationships with some of you, this is a great opportunity for our new and old friends, alike, to provide us with insight and guidance. Please support OMHS' strategic planning process by spending 10-15 minutes on our survey. We truly value your opinions and guidance and we look forward to sharing our strategic plan as it takes shape. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OMHS_Strategic_Planning_Input Thanks! Ruth Nkemontoh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Tue Apr 19 17:40:13 2011 From: ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us (Ruth A NKEMONTOH) Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:40:13 -0700 Subject: [cultural-health] SB97 - Headed to the Senate Floor for a vote! Message-ID: <4DADC8FC.D451.00C9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Greetings Friends and Colleagues, OMHS is pleased to announce that Senate Bill 97 will go to the Senate Floor for a vote! We cannot thank you enough for your advocacy for health equity - SB97 would not have made it this far without the dedication and strategic excellence of all of you! The second reading of the bill could happen as early as tomorrow - and if so, the third reading and voting would happen on Thursday. If the second reading happens Thursday, the vote would be take place Monday. Since this could all happen on a very short time line, we need to contact senators and count YES votes tomorrow and Thursday. Thanks again for your ongoing support. We are very excited about this news! Ruth Nkemontoh Communications Office of Multicultural Health & Services Oregon Health Authority 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 550 Portland, OR 97232 Email:ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Phone: (971) 673-1240 FAX: (971) 673-1128 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: SB 97 Handout Packet.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 512195 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Thu Apr 21 17:48:07 2011 From: ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us (Ruth A NKEMONTOH) Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:48:07 -0700 Subject: [cultural-health] FW: Reminder: April 25 Live, Interactive Webcast on HHS ActionPlan to Reduce Health Disparities In-Reply-To: <4DB06D7B020000C9000A2C19@DHS.STATE.OR.US> References: <4DB066DD02000057000474BC@DHS.STATE.OR.US> <4DB06CB7020000C9000A2C0E@DHS.STATE.OR.US> <4DB06D7B020000C9000A2C19@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Message-ID: <4DB06DD7.D451.00C9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Greetings Friends and Colleagues, We would like to inform you of the following webcast on Monday, April 25th. This is a wonderful opportunity that we hope you can attend. Enjoy! From: Kaiser Family Foundation [mailto:emails at kff.org] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 12:00 PM To: jeanene.smith at state.or.us Subject: Reminder: April 25 Live, Interactive Webcast on HHS Action Plan to Reduce Health Disparities LIVE Webcast: Today's Topics in Health Disparities HHS' Action Plan to Reduce Health Disparities April 25, 2011, 1 P.M. ET The Kaiser Family Foundation's next live, interactive webcast in its Today's Topics in Health Disparities series on Monday, April 25, at 1 p.m. ET will examine the new Department of Health and Human Services' Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. The program will address the contents of the strategy and its timeline for implementation as well as its implications for providers. The panelists will also discuss how the new strategy relates to other federal efforts and to health reform implementation. The panelists will take questions from viewers, which may be submitted before or during the live program to ask at kff.org. WHO: Cara James, Ph.D., Director of the Disparities Policy Project at the Kaiser Family Foundation will moderate the discussion with: Garth Graham, MD, MPH, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, United States Department of Health and Human Services Herbert Smitherman, Jr., MD, MPH, FACP, Assistant Dean of Community and Urban Health, and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, and President and CEO, Health Centers Detroit Foundation, Inc. WHEN: Monday, April 25th, 2011, at 1 PM EST. Add this program to your Outlook calendar. WHERE: Join the live webcast. If you have never viewed a webcast before, please test your media player in advance of the live webcast. Today's Topics In Health Disparities is a series of live, interactive webcasts devoted to addressing a range of issues relating to health and health care disparities in the United States. Each discussion features a panel of experts tackling current issues in health disparities and answering questions from webcast viewers. The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit private operating foundation, based in Menlo Park, California, dedicated to producing and communicating the best possible information and analysis on health issues. Privacy Policy | Contact Us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or manage your email subscription options, including your preference for Text or HTML formatted emails, click here. If you need help or have questions, please send an email to subscriptions at kff.org. Please do not reply to this email as this address is not monitored. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 854-9400 Washington DC Office 1330 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 347-5270 Ruth Nkemontoh Communications Office of Multicultural Health & Services Oregon Health Authority 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 550 Portland, OR 97232 Email:ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Phone: (971) 673-1240 FAX: (971) 673-1128 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 13097 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 43 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 124 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 2157 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 42 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Fri Apr 22 16:52:40 2011 From: ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us (Ruth A NKEMONTOH) Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:52:40 -0700 Subject: [cultural-health] Office of Multicultural Health and Services Newsletter April 22, 2011 Message-ID: <4DB1B258.D451.00C9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> April 22, 2011 Greetings Friends and Colleagues, Thank you for the important role you play in promoting health and well being in Oregon's diverse communities. The Office of Multicultural Health and Services' staff look forward to another wonderful year of serving you through sharing information from across the country and the state of Oregon. In turn, we hope you will continue to share this with your community and professional networks. * Tip: If you would like to jump down to a specific page on the pdf newsletter, you can do so by simultaneously pressing the "ctrl" and "f" keys. A box will appear where you can type in the page or posting you would you like to skip down to. These topics may be of interest to you: 1. Department of Human services and Other Contract and Funding Opportunities (pg 1-2) 2. State and Other Employment Opportunities (pg 2-5) 3. Student Fellowships, and Conferences (pg 5) 4. Community Events (6-7) 5. Conferences, Forums, Seminars, Training's and Workshops (pg 7-13) 6. Health Resource Updates and Other Information (pg 13-19) 7. Call for Submissions, Presentations, Abstracts, Collaboration and Participation (pg 19-22) APRIL IS NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH Follow this link to the Newsletter: http://oregon.gov/OHA/omhs/newsletter/index.shtml View the Diversity Events Calendar http://oregon.gov/OHA/omhs/calendar/index.shtml If you wish to submit information to include in our newsletter, please provide the original announcement, a website or link to the information you wish to share, and a contact name and number. All information received by five in the evening on Wednesday will be included in Friday's newsletter. Items received after Wednesday at five in the evening will be included in the following week's newsletter. Enjoy! Ruth Nkemontoh Communications Office of Multicultural Health & Services Oregon Health Authority 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 550 Portland, OR 97232 Email:ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Phone: (971) 673-1240 FAX: (971) 673-1128 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/bmp Size: 682398 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Thu Apr 28 17:46:26 2011 From: ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us (Ruth A NKEMONTOH) Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:46:26 -0700 Subject: [cultural-health] Remembering the Power of Words - A conversation with Avel Gordly Message-ID: <4DB9A7F1.D451.00C9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Item Type: Appointment Start Date: Friday, 29 Apr 2011, 03:00:00pm (Pacific Daylight Time) Duration: 1 Hour, 30 Mins Place: Portland State Office Building Room 1C: 800 NE Oregon St. Portland OR 97232 Greetings Friends and Colleagues, I want remind you that our office is hosting a reading of Avel Gordly's new book, Remembering the Power of Words, tomorrow, April 29th from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. You do not want to miss this wonderful opportunity to jump into the life of an inspirational woman who has served Oregon for countless years. It would be greatly appreciated if you could respond to this appointment so that I can get a rough head count. Date: Friday, April 29th 2011 Location: PSOB First Floor Room 1C ( 800 NE Oregon St. Portland OR, 97232) The NE 7th Ave Max stop drops you directly in front of our building. Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Thanks, I look forward to seeing you there! Ruth Nkemontoh Communications Office of Multicultural Health & Services Oregon Health Authority 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 550 Portland, OR 97232 Email:ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Phone: (971) 673-1240 FAX: (971) 673-1128 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: meeting.ics Type: text/calendar Size: 5439 bytes Desc: not available URL: