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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Please see the request for conference proposals below. Contact Inge at OEA Choice Trust with questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention | 800 NE Oregon Street, Ste. 730, Portland OR 97232</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Inge Aldersebaes [mailto:inge@oeachoice.com]
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We would like to invite you, or someone you know, to submit a proposal for breakout sessions at the 2014 Oregon School Employee Wellness Conference: The Power of US! being
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The conference is made possible because of OEA Choice Trust's partnerships with the Moda Health, Oregon School Boards Association, OEA/NEA, Confederation of Oregon School
Administrators, Kaiser Permanente, Crook County Public Health, Oregon Public Health Division, Oregon ASCD, Oregon Department of Education’s Child Nutrition Services, and Oregon Educators Benefit Board.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For more information about the Oregon School Employee Wellness Conference, please check out past conference agendas and breakout sessions at <a href="http://www.oeachoice.com/news-events/">http://www.oeachoice.com/news-events/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Our overarching goal for the 2014 Oregon School Employee Wellness conference is t<i>o engage school employees in creating healthier school environments that supports the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Build personal awareness and skills to promote overall
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and students.</span> <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Make the case for healthy school employees and the connection to student learning and success.
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Colleges.</span> <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Access and use national, state and local effective practices and resources to advance school employee wellness.</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If you, or someone you know, has an exciting presentation that aligns with our conference goals and objectives, we encourage you to submit a proposal. For more information
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