[HealthyTribes] FW: Please extend a Place Matters Conference invitation

[BERAN Todd]

Dear Partners -

Please take a moment to extend a personal invitation to your key community partners, colleagues and providers in your community who might be interested in this conference!  You can share the below information about the conference and registration details.

Registration for the Oregon Health Authority-Public Health Division's biennial Place Matters conference closes on September 16. This is one of Oregon's signature events addressing how we can use policy and system change to prevent and manage chronic disease. Place Matters features notable speakers from around the nation, Oregon elected and appointed leaders, and advocates and practitioners from diverse communities around the state. Please see the agenda online and register today<http://beattygroup.cvent.com/events/place-matters-2016-working-together-to-create-healthy-communities/event-summary-4882fabf6abd44858bdc046283485f23.aspx>!


[Place Matters 2016 Banner]
Dear Partners,
The Oregon Health Authority-Public Health Division cordially invites you to Place Matters 2016 happening October 4-6, 2016 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.
Registration is now open online<http://beattygroup.cvent.com/events/place-matters-2016-working-together-to-create-healthy-communities/event-summary-4882fabf6abd44858bdc046283485f23.aspx>.
The conference is a biennial gathering of people focused on addressing the leading drivers of chronic disease and health care costs: tobacco use, obesity, poor nutrition and physical inactivity. Conference sessions focus on changing policies and systems that create places where healthy options are in reach for all.  The conference attracts 400+ attendees from diverse sectors, including health systems, public health, transportation and land use, education and community-based agencies.
Nationally recognized speakers will touch on some of the key strategies that Oregon can use to combat the human and financial cost of chronic disease in our state. Keynote speakers include:

  *   Lynne Saxton, Director of Oregon Health Authority
  *   Soma Stout, MD MPH, Executive Lead - Health Improvement Institute and Cambridge Health Alliance, and executive lead of the 100 Million Healthier Lives campaign
  *   Luis Rodriguez, Oregon Director of Government Relations with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
  *   Mark Pertschuk, Director of Grassroots Change, a leading organization on building movements for health, and former Executive Director of Americans for Non-Smokers' Rights
  *   Bob Gordon, Project Director, California LGBT Tobacco Education Partnership
  *   Shelina Foderingham, Director of Practice Improvement at the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco Cessation
  *   Robert Crane, MD, clinical professor of Family Medicine at the Ohio State University and founder of the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation
This year, the conference also includes a poster session, an awards luncheon, and facilitated networking on emerging issues in public health.
Place Matters is a place to get engaged, gain new skills and be inspired! Please share widely with your networks. And don't forget to register<http://beattygroup.cvent.com/events/place-matters-2016-working-together-to-create-healthy-communities/event-summary-4882fabf6abd44858bdc046283485f23.aspx>!


Amanda Cue, MPH
Interim Policy Specialist
Public Health Division
amanda.c.c at state.or.us<mailto:amanda.c.c at state.or.us>
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