From ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Fri Feb 4 09:49:59 2011 From: ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us (Ruth A NKEMONTOH) Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:49:59 -0800 Subject: [cultural-health] OMHS Newsletter February 4, 2011 Message-ID: <4D4BCBC7.D451.00C9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> February 4, 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 2-4) 3. Student Fellowships, and Conferences (pg 4-6) 4. Community Events (7-8) 5. Conferences, Forums, Seminars, Training's and Workshops (pg 8-14) 6. Health Resource Updates and Other Information (pg 14-19) 7. Call for Submissions, Presentations, Abstracts, Collaboration and Participation (pg 19-23) 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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A box will appear where you can type in the page or posting you would you like to skip down to. * OMHS Community Listening Sessions in Communities of Color funding opportunity applications are due TODAY. Applications must be postmarked by 4pm. These topics may be of interest to you: 1. Department of Human services and Other Contract and Funding Opportunities (pg 1-3) 2. State and Other Employment Opportunities (pg 3-6) 3. Student Fellowships, and Conferences (pg 6-7) 4. Community Events (7-9) 5. Conferences, Forums, Seminars, Training's and Workshops (pg 9-16) 6. Health Resource Updates and Other Information (pg 16-22) 7. Call for Submissions, Presentations, Abstracts, Collaboration and Participation (pg 22-25) 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For additional information please contact Kaiser Permanente Northwest*Community Benefit c/o Safety Net Partnership Committee community.benefit at kp.org 503-813-3575 Bests, Ruth Nkemontoh 971/673-1342 >>> 2/16/2011 3:54 PM >>> KAISER PERMANENTE NORTHWEST REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) ANNOUNCEMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR ORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR PREVENTION, ADVOCACY, ACCESS TO CARE, AND EDUCATION PORTLAND, OR * The Kaiser Permanente Northwest Region (KPNW) is seeking proposals from qualified community-based organizations, grassroots advocacy groups, dental care providers, non-service networks, health centers, and federally qualified health centers that best meet the qualifications and geographical requirements of the KPNW Region. We invite proposals from groups who are beginning to be involved in policy advocacy work as well as those who have been doing this for some time and are willing and able to take their work to the next level. KPNW has dedicated a minimum of $750,000 over a three-year period for this initiative and intends to award a portfolio of five to eight grants in the $30,000 to $50,000 range annually as a result of this competitive RFP. Grant size will depend on experience, need, level of community support, and a clear plan and ability to demonstrate outcomes. Projects maybe funded for one year or up to three years. Grant awards will not exceed $50,000 per year, up to a maximum of $150,000 over a three-year period. Multi-year requests will be considered for up to three years (ending in 2014). Subsequent years of continual funding will depend on adequate performance in previous years. KPNW is mandated by the IRS to support our service areas in both Washington and Oregon. These counties include: Washington:Clark, Cowlitz, parts of Wahkiakum* and Skamania* counties. Oregon:Clackamas, Columbia, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington, parts of *Columbia,*Hood River,* Linn,* and *Benton counties. *Organizations may email community.benefit at kp.org to verifythat they located in a Kaiser Permanente service area. KPNW Oral Health Initiative RFP will provide funding to assist regional safety net partners in creating and implementing strategies to support oral health initiatives that address the following four priority areas: 1. Increase access to oral health care by removing barriers that exist in health services and/or prevention and educational initiatives. 2. Policy improvements at the institutional and/or government levels that will improve oral health in the proposed area. 3. Enhance oral health education and prevention messages and interventions targeting consumers, public health, and medical professionals (e.g., pediatricians, dentists, hygienists, health educators, parents, and guardians). 4. Support the implementation of evidence-based solutions, best and emerging practices that seek to increase access to oral health care and create an innovative system, and partnership(s) for providing care. To apply: Step 1:Submit letter of intent via email, maximum length of two pages, by 5 p.m. PST on Monday, March 15, 2011. Please e-mail to Community.Benefit at kp.org. Step 2:Invited applications will be requested to submit a full application. See full RFP for detailed instructions. Timeline and key dates Tuesday, February 15, 2011Details posted on KPNW*s Community Benefit website and sent via e-mail to community partners. Monday, March 15, 2011 5 p.m. PSTDeadline for receipt of letters of intent. Tuesday, March 15*21, 2011Letters of intent reviewed by selection committee. Tuesday, March 29, 2011Invitations sent to selected candidates to submit full grant proposals. Thursday, May 6, 2011 5 p.m. PSTDeadline for receipt of invitedproposals Friday, May 6*Thursday, June 16, 2011Proposals reviewed by selection committee. Thursday, June 23, 2011 Grant recipients notified of awards. Thursday, June 30, 2011Grant funding begins. We encourage those interested to view the full RFP through: Click HERE ( http://info.kp.org/communitybenefit/html/our_communities/northwest/our_communities_8_a.html ). Or copy and paste: http://info.kp.org/communitybenefit/html/our_communities/northwest/our_communities_8_a.html For program information contact: Kaiser Permanente Northwest*Community Benefit c/o Safety Net Partnership Committee community.benefit at kp.org 503-813-3575 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Fri Feb 25 21:30:34 2011 From: ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us (Ruth A NKEMONTOH) Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:30:34 -0800 Subject: [cultural-health] Office of Multicultural Health and Services Newsletter February 25, 2011 Message-ID: <4D681F7A.D451.00C9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> February 25, 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. * February is Black History Month. Events honoring African Americans are posted in the Newsletter as well as in the Diversity Events Calendar. These topics may be of interest to you: 1. Department of Human services and Other Contract and Funding Opportunities (pg 1-3) 2. State and Other Employment Opportunities (pg 3-6) 3. Student Fellowships, and Conferences (pg 6-7) 4. Community Events (7-9) 5. Conferences, Forums, Seminars, Training's and Workshops (pg 9-15) 6. Health Resource Updates and Other Information (pg 15-21) 7. Call for Submissions, Presentations, Abstracts, Collaboration and Participation (pg 21-24) Please note that this weeks newsletter is included as an attachment and may not be online for a couple days. Sorry for any inconvenience. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For additional information please contact Brittany Sande at (503) 378-6921 or brittany.a.sande at state.or.us Thanks, Ruth Nkemontoh (971) 673-1240 Date: February 25, 2011 To: Interested Parties From: Brittany Sande Public Health Division Oregon Health Authority Subject: Public Health Advisory Board ____________________________________________________ The next Public Health Advisory Board (PHAB) meeting is scheduled to take place at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, March 4, 2011 at the Portland State Office Building, 800 NE Oregon St., Room 918, Portland 97232. The agenda for the upcoming meeting is attached for your information. Additional information can be found at: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/lhd/ophab.shtml ORS 431.195 establishes the PHAB to serve as an advisory body to the Oregon Health Authority. 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