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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Dear Tribal TPEP programs,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt">You are invited to help identify priorities for the next State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP).  The SHIP identifies key health concerns for our state– along with strategies that will lead to improvements.</span> 
<span style="font-size:14.0pt">A community based committee, called the PartnerSHIP</span><a href="healthoregon.org/2020ship"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">,  has identified 14  strategic issues</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> that need to be addressed. 
 We need your help to understand which issues are most important to your community. There are a number of ways you can provide your feedback and help spread the word:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">An online survey (</span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GLVVV5F"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">in English</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> and
</span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HKGBRZN"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Spanish</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt">) is available to collect your feedback on these issues.  Please take and share this survey with your professional and personal
 networks via email listservs, social media platforms and other communication channels.   <b>We are especially interested in hearing from people and communities that experience health disparities.  Please consider ways to share this survey with clients, consumers,
 patients, service recipients, or other people with lived experience.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Those who identify as a person from a marginalized community (e.g. person of color, LGBTQ+ identified, person with a disability, person with low-income, etc.) are invited to
 provide feedback through one of seven community-based organizations helping to inform this effort.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="https://www.pdxqcenter.org/"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Q Center</span></b></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="https://www.eocil.org/"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living</span></b></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.micoregon.org/"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Micronesian Islander Community</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(of Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.npaihb.org/"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)</span></b></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="https://www.selfenhancement.org/"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Self Enhancement, Inc.</span></b></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="https://nextdoorinc.org/"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Next Door</span></b></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.uniteoregon.org/"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Unite Oregon</span></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Provide written feedback to the Public Health Division. All organizations, coalitions and community groups are welcome to submit prioritized issues and/or additional feedback
 to </span><a href="mailto:publichealth.policy@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">publichealth.policy@state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt">.
</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-add-space:auto"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Feedback from communities is being collected through January 31, 2019.  The feedback collected will be shared with the PartnerSHIP in February
 to inform their decision about the final set of priorities. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">To receive this information in another language or format,  please email
<a href="mailto:publichealth.policy@state.or.us">publichealth.policy@state.or.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">For more information about the current State Health Improvement Plan which will end December, 2019, visit
</span></span><a href="healthoregon.org/ship"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">healthoregon.org/ship.</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">For more information about the process for developing the 2020-2024 State Health Improvement Plan, visit
</span></span><a href="healthoregon.org/2020ship"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">healthoregon.org/2020ship</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">To receive ongoing email updates about the SHIP,
</span></span><a href="https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDHS/subscriber/new?topic_id=ORDHS_411"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">sign up for the listserv.</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">For other questions or comments, please contact Christy Hudson (</span></span><a href="mailto:Christy.j.hudson@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Christy.j.hudson@state.or.us</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">),
 Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Please excuse any cross posting.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ashley Thirstrup, MPA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Community Programs Lead<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention Section<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Ashley.thirstrup@dhsoha.state.or.us">Ashley.thirstrup@dhsoha.state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Desk: (971) 673-1026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Cell: (503) 720-2557<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA">www.oregon.gov/OHA</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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