From ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us Fri Jul 1 17:05:30 2011 From: ruth.a.nkemontoh at state.or.us (Ruth A NKEMONTOH) Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:05:30 -0700 Subject: [cultural-health] Fwd: Call for nominations - Health Care Executive Appointments References: <4E0C9EA0.7581.0006.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Message-ID: <4E0DFE59.D451.00C9.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> Hello Friends and Colleagues, Please be advised of the following call for nomination. Questions can be directed toward Tricia Tillman or Carol Cheney at tricia.tillman at state.or.us, carol.i.cheney at state.or.usor 971-673-1240 Best, Ruth Nkemontoh **Please forgive any cross postings** Greetings friends and community partners, I am reaching out to encourage advocates for and leadership in diverse communities of color, communities of people with disabilities, and LGBTQ communities to engage in assuring excellent nominations for several Executive Appointments to implement Oregon's Health Care Reform laws. Executive leadership, small business ownership, leadership or executive experience with health insurance purchasing and health care administration, public health, research and clinical leadership are likely to be some of the critical skill sets for a competitive nomination. With communities of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ individuals experiencing poorer health outcomes, the Exchange Board and four other health care reform work groups listed below are critical vehicles for assuring a health system that can address culturally diverse, community-specific needs. Please look at the call for nominations below along with the attached information. The deadline for applications is July 15 - so time is of the essence. Tricia Tillman ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Better health, better care, lower costs CALL F O R N O M I N A T I O N S OREGONHEALTH SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION WORK GROUPS & OREGONHEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Oregonhas passed historic health care legislation this session to help create a health insurance exchange and to begin transforming and improving care under the Oregon Health Plan. The next steps will be to deliver plans to lawmakers by February, 2011. Success will depend on public participation and gathering the best thinking in our state. To that end, Gov. Kitzhaber is calling for nominations for people to participate in the process. There are opportunities for short-term service on HB 3650 work groups and longer term service on the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Board of Directors. OREGONHEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS - SB 99 Deadline for application: 9 a.m., Friday, July 15, 2011 Senate Bill 99 created the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation as a public corporation overseen by a nine-member Board of Directors. Board members will be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Oregon Senate. Members will serve staggered four-year terms. In order to establish a Board that best represents Oregon, SB 99 is specific in that nominees must be individuals who: 1. Are citizens of the United States and are residents of Oregon. 2. Have demonstrated leadership skills and experience in their professional and civic lives. 3. Represent, to the greatest extent possible, the geographic, ethnic, gender, racial and economic diversity of the state. 4. Collectively offer expertise, knowledge and experience in individual insurance purchasing, business, finance, sales, health benefits administration, individual and small group health insurance, and the use of the health insurance exchange. For information on how to apply for Health Insurance Exchange Corporation Board of Directors, please see attached or go to www.health.oregon.gov ( http://www.health.oregon.gov/ ). WORK GROUPS: OREGON HEALTH SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION- House Bill 3650 Deadline for application: 9 a.m., Friday, July 15, 2011 Oregonhas an opportunity before us. Given the high cost of health care and the state budget realities, we all know we have to do something to improve care and lower costs. To that end, the Legislature has passed HB 3650, which would restructure the Oregon Health Plan delivery system through Coordinated Care Organizations. The goal is to bring better care for clients through greater coordination, efficiency, accountability and flexibility. To help develop the plan for Coordinated Care Organizations, there will be fourwork groups, appointed by the Governor and chartered by the Oregon Health Policy Board to provide input and consultation to Oregon Health Authority staff between now and December 2011. The groups will be: ? Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) criteria ? Global Budget Methodology ? Outcomes, Quality and Efficiency Metrics ? Medicare-Medicaid Integration of Care and Services For information on how to apply for one of the HB 3650 work groups, please see attached or go to www.health.oregon.gov ( http://www.health.oregon.gov/ ). Please forward this email and attachments to anyone you think would be interested in applying for these Executive Appointments. Tricia Tillman, MPH Administrator Office of Multicultural Health and Services 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 550 Portland, OR 97232 Office Phone: 971-673-1285 Cell Phone: 503-757-8173 Fax: 971-673-1128 E-mail: tricia.tillman at state.or.us www.oregon.gov/OHA/omhs/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Call for Nominations Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Board.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 63414 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Questions can be directed toward Priscilla Lewis at priscilla.lewis at providence.org,(503) 893-6403 or (503) 819-1148 Best, Ruth Nkemontoh Our MissionAs people of Providence,We reveal God's love for all,Especially the poor and vulnerableThrough our compassionate service Dear Community Colleague, The Providence Community Grants Counsel (PCGC) invites innovative and thoughtful grant proposals that seek to improve the health of all Oregonians and address community needs. We are seeking proposals in the focus areas outlined below. We encourage your agency to review the attached application for suitability and eligibility and submit your proposal by replying to PCGC at providence.org by 2011. Providence Community Grants Council Focus Areas Summer 2011 Living Well with Chronic Conditions for Diverse and Vulnerable Communities Regards, Priscilla Lewis Carrie Smith Co-Chair Co-Chair Providence Community Providence Community Grants Council Grants Council ***Completed grants are due July 15, 2011*** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2011 PCGC GRANT App Chronic Conditions FINAL_1.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 180997 bytes Desc: not available URL: From oha.omhs at state.or.us Fri Jul 22 16:14:06 2011 From: oha.omhs at state.or.us (oha.omhs at state.or.us) Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:14:06 -0700 Subject: [cultural-health] Affordable Care Act: Opportunity to provide feedback Message-ID: <4E29A1CE.2C17.005B.0@DHS.STATE.OR.US> ? Read press release. ? Data collection standards are open for public comment till August 1st 2011 at New HHS Standards for Data Collection on Minorities and Special Populations ? The Proposed Data Collection Standards improve health data collection and monitoring by race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status. ? HHS also rolls out Plan for Health Data Collection on LGBT Populations. ? Read fact sheets . Publishing the final standards this Fall and to be implemented in 2012. Thanks, we look forward to hearing from you! OMHS Communications 800 NE Oregon St. Portland, OR 97232 Ph: 971/673-1240 Fax: 971/673-1128 http://oregon.gov/OHA/omhs/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/bmp Size: 4692054 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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