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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Greetings Local Partners, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As you are all aware, the state level Tobacco Prevention Education Program received a 20% cut this biennium. Oregon Health Authority – Public Health Division recognizes the need to maintain as much continuity
as possible for local public health authorities and TPEP staff, and agree that the best way forward for that is to fund LPHAs using the CLHO funding formula for the current biennium.
<b>This will result in a 1% funding decrease overall for LPHAs, compared to a 20% decrease for the full TPEP program.</b> Last Thursday, a small group of Administrators and Tobacco Prevention Education Program state staff met to begin discussions about how
limited resources can be used most effectively to reduce tobacco use in all parts of Oregon. Please see below the communication that was sent today to local Health Administrators and Health Officers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please feel free to reach out to liaisons or regional team members with any questions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Ashley Thirstrup<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Community Programs Lead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention Section<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:ashley.thirstrup@dhsoha.state.or.us"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ashley.thirstrup@dhsoha.state.or.us</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Desk: (971) 673-1026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Cell: (503) 720-2557<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://www.oregon.gov/OHA</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Drum Danna K <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 17, 2017 10:48 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Drum Danna K <<a href="mailto:DANNA.K.DRUM@dhsoha.state.or.us">DANNA.K.DRUM@dhsoha.state.or.us</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Girard Karen E <<a href="mailto:KAREN.E.GIRARD@dhsoha.state.or.us">KAREN.E.GIRARD@dhsoha.state.or.us</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> TPEP Update<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Health Administrators and Health Officers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Thursday, October 10<sup>th</sup>, a small group of administrators and Tobacco Prevention and Education Program (TPEP) leadership (see list below) met in Eugene. The original intent of the meeting, per
CLHO’s direction, was to discuss TPEP funding allocation. In the meantime, however, Karen Girard announced that the $6.9m for community programs would be allocated according to the current CLHO funding formula. So, rather than funding allocation, we discussed
next steps in TPEP funding. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We began by identifying strengths, challenges, and opportunities in tobacco control at different levels – local, regional, state, and federal. Next, we shared what values we thought should guide tobacco prevention
funding and what should be different about the TPEP funding process going forward.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Among the things we agreed on was that something has to change. One opportunity, for greater collaboration and communication, is the creation of a small work group to draft outcomes/performance measures for
TPEP. This work group will include a mix of administrators, program managers, TPEP coordinators, and state staff. Rather than having the state draft and bring to the committee for review, we’d like to have locals contribute to the initial development of the
measures – we are hopeful that this will result in a more robust discussion and greater understanding of state and local needs and constraints.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you are interested in participating in the work group, please let one of us know. We’ll give a further update at the next CLHO Healthy Communities and CLHO meetings.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Meeting participants:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sherrie Ford (Columbia)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Courtney Vanbragt (Klamath)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Rebecca Austen (Lincoln)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Angie Gerrard (Malheur, by phone)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tom Kuhn (Deschutes, by phone)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jocelyn Warren (Lane, CLHO Healthy Communities Co-Chair)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Karen Girard (Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention Section Manager)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tim Noe (Center for Prevention and Health Promotion Administrator)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Danna Drum (Office of the State Health Director)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Vanessa Becker (facilitator) <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Jocelyn Warren and Karen Girard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Danna Drum, MDiv<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Strategic Partnerships<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Public Health Division
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Office of the State Public Health Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:danna.k.drum@state.or.us">danna.k.drum@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cell: 503-957-8869<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA">http://www.oregon.gov/OHA</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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