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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.15pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">------------------------------------------------</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.15pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Dear Oregon Residents and Stakeholders:</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.15pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The Oregon Health Improvement Plan is a series of </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">recommendations to improve the lifelong health of Oregonians, prevent chronic disease, and stimulate innovation and collaboration within our communities.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Its focus is on finding ways to ensure people's health long before health <I>care</I> is needed. Its goal is to create environments and systems that provide every Oregonian, regardless of their income, education, or racial/ethnic background, with the opportunity to make healthy choices for themselves and their families.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.15pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">To help address these issues, the Oregon Health Policy Board created the Oregon Health Improvement Plan (HIP) Committee in January 2010 with the charge of recommending innovative solutions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Oregon Health Policy Board expects recommendations that are actionable within the scope of the Oregon Health Authority and the current economic environment.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>Given this charge and context, we are seeking your input as to whether or not you feel the components of the draft plan will move <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> in the direction for improved health.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><STRONG>We invite you to review the draft plan and complete the Public Input Survey available at </STRONG><A href="http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/hpcdp/hip/index.shtml">http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/hpcdp/hip/index.shtml</A>. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>The results of this survey will be summarized as part of the HIP Committee's presentation to the Oregon Health Policy Board on <st1:date w:st="on" Year="2010" Day="9" Month="11">November 9, 2010</st1:date>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At that time, the Oregon Health Policy Board will consider the plan and the summarized feedback.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Board will forward recommendations it approves to the Oregon Health Authority and Legislature.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>Please share this opportunity with others.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>We appreciate you taking time to complete the survey which will close at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="0" Hour="16">4:00 p.m.</st1:time> on <STRONG><st1:date w:st="on" Year="2010" Day="29" Month="10">Friday, October 29, 2010.</STRONG></FONT></st1:date></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>Sincerely, </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>Tammy Bray and Lila Wickham</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.15pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>Oregon Health Improvement Plan committee Chair and Vice-Chair</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-line-height-alt: 1.15pt" class=MsoNormal> </P>Adrienne Paige Mullock, MPH, CHES<BR>Public Health Educator<BR>Oregon State WIC Program<BR>800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 865<BR>Portland, Oregon 97232-2162<BR>Telephone: (971) 673-0054<BR>Fax: (971) 673-0071<BR>adrienne.p.mullock@state.or.us<BR><BR></BODY></HTML>