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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Coordinators,<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">It is my pleasure to announce that Polk County hired Alinna Ghavami as the new Healthy Communities Coordinator.<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">Alinna has a BS in Anthropology and an MPH in Health Promotion from Oregon State University. For three years Alinna was a research assistant on two community-based health promotion projects affiliated with OSU
Extension-engAGE in Community and Generating Rural Options for Weight Healthy Kids and Communities (GROW HKC). EngAGE in Community is a community-based action initiative whose mission is to establish an age-friendly Clackamas County. GROW HKC addresses community
and environmental supports and barriers for rural residents' ability to engage in obesity prevention behaviors with an ultimate goal of preventing obesity among rural children. While working on these projects Alinna developed a strong interest in the role
of the built environment and its effect on health and became passionate about creating environmental initiatives to support healthy behavior for community residents. Alinna strongly values health for herself and her family, she enjoys running, swimming, and
cooking Persian food. Her favorite activity is spending time with her husband and their new kitten, Atousa.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Alinna can be reached via email at:
<b> </b><a href="mailto:ghavami.alinna@co.polk.or.us"><span style="color:#1F497D">ghavami.alinna@co.polk.or.us</span></a> or by phone at 503-623-9664 ext. 2594.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Welcome Alinna!<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">Tamara<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">Tamara Burkovskaia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Community Programs Liaison/Oregon Arthritis Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Section<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Center for Prevention and Health Promotion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Oregon Health Authority<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">800 NE Oregon St., Ste. 730<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Portland, OR 97232<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:tamara.v.burkovskaia@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">tamara.v.burkovskaia@state.or.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">ph: 971-673-1085<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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