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<DIV><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri>April 1, 2011</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face=Calibri>Greetings Friends and Colleagues,</FONT></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>Thank you for the important role you play in promoting health and well being in Oregon's</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>diverse communities.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Office of Multicultural Health and Services' staff look forward to another</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>wonderful year of serving you through sharing information from across the country and the state</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri>of Oregon. In turn, we hope you will continue to share this with your community and professional </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" dir=ltr class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT color=#800080 face=Calibri>* Tip: If you would like to jump down to a specific page on the pdf newsletter, you can do so by </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" dir=ltr class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#800080><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><FONT face=Calibri><FONT color=#800080 face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT size=3><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">These topics may be of interest to you:</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<H1 style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; MARGIN: 4pt 0in 4pt 0.45in; BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">1.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Department of Human services and Other Contract and Funding Opportunities (pg 1-2)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H1>
<H1 style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; MARGIN: 4pt 0in 4pt 0.45in; BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">2.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>State and Other Employment Opportunities (pg 2-5)<SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: 0.75pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></H1>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; MARGIN: 4pt 0in 4pt 0.45in" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: TTBC04C348t00">3.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Student Fellowships, and Conferences</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> (pg 5)</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; MARGIN: 4pt 0in 4pt 0.45in"><SPAN class=apple-style-span><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">4.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Community Events (6-7)</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; MARGIN: 4pt 0in 4pt 0.45in" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">5.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Conferences, Forums, Seminars, Training's and Workshops</SPAN> <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(pg 7-13)</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; MARGIN: 4pt 0in 4pt 0.45in" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">6.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Health Resource Updates and Other Information (pg 13-19)</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; MARGIN: 4pt 0in 4pt 0.45in" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri>7.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Call for Submissions, Presentations, Abstracts, Collaboration and Participation</SPAN> (pg 19-22)</FONT></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Follow this link to the Newsletter: </SPAN><A href="http://oregon.gov/OHA/omhs/newsletter/index.shtml"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://oregon.gov/OHA/omhs/newsletter/index.shtml</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"><STRONG><U><FONT color=#008080>APRIL IS NATIONAL MINORITY HEALTH MONTH</FONT></U></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#008080><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">National Public Health Week falls during the first full week of April. </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Our office is </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">excited to bring </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#008080><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">you Dr. T</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#008080><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">homas A. LaVeist, director of the Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions at the Johns</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#008080><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri">Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"> He will be speaking on Health Disparities in the African</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>Ruth Nkemontoh</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>Communications</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Calibri>Office of Multicultural Health & Services</FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>Oregon Health Authority</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>800 NE Oregon St., Suite 550</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>Portland, OR 97232</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>Email:</FONT><A href="mailto:ruth.a.nkemontoh@state.or.us"><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>ruth.a.nkemontoh@state.or.us</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Calibri>Phone: (971) 673-1240</FONT></DIV>
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