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<DIV>Hi Lydia,</DIV>
<DIV>Welcome! I look forward to meeting you in person at the next meeting.</DIV>
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<DIV>Here in Marion we are moving forward on preparing for accreditation, but we are still waiting to hear how much it will cost and won't be in the first round of applicants.</DIV>
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<DIV>Pam Heilman, RN, MPH<BR>Division Director for Public Health<BR>Marion County Health Dept<BR>3180 Center St NE<BR>Salem, OR 97301<BR>503-588-5612<BR>503-991-6917 - cell<BR>503-364-6552- fax</DIV>
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<DIV>I would like to introduce myself to the group. I am the newly hired Performance Improvement Manager for the Infrastructure grant. Been in this position for about three weeks, one of which was spent traveling to Atlanta! Prior to this role, I was the PHD Transformation Project Manager, leading our divisional participation in developing continuous quality improvement skills and capacity. Truly love CQI and am excited to expand my world and understanding to the public health system level.</DIV>
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<DIV>Question for you! How are the LHDs feeling about accreditation and applying once the effort is officially launched? I imagine there is a range of experience, just like within PHD. </DIV>
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<DIV>Looking forward to learning from and with you. These are exciting times for public health.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Lydia Emer, MS<BR>Performance Management and Quality Improvement Manager</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">OHA, Public Health Division<BR>800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 930</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">Portland OR 97232<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Century Gothic">E-mail: </FONT><A href="mailto:lydia.s.emer@state.or.us"><FONT face="Century Gothic">lydia.s.emer@state.or.us</FONT></A><FONT face="Century Gothic"> | </FONT><A href="mailto:PHD-Transformation@state.or.us"><FONT face="Century Gothic">PHD-Transformation@state.or.us</FONT></A> <FONT face="Century Gothic">|</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://inside/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpageplus&Itemid=361"><FONT face="Century Gothic">PHD Transformation Intranet Site</FONT></A><BR></DIV><FONT face=Tahoma></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>Blackberry: 503-449-9853</FONT></DIV>
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