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<DIV>We will be watching this, as a team, in room 221 at the Portland State Office Building. You are welcome to join us, if you are in the vicinity!</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>Lydia Emer, MS<BR>Performance Improvement Manager</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>OHA, Public Health Division<BR>800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 930</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>Portland OR 97232<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>E-mail: </FONT><A href="mailto:lydia.s.emer@state.or.us"><FONT face=Tahoma>lydia.s.emer@state.or.us</FONT></A><FONT face=Tahoma> | </FONT><A href="mailto:PHD-Transformation@state.or.us"><FONT face=Tahoma>PHD-Transformation@state.or.us</FONT></A><FONT face=Tahoma> |</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>Tel: 971-673-1223</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma>Blackberry: 503-449-9853</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><BR></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>>>> "Emilee I COULTER-THOMPSON" <emilee.i.coulter-thompson@state.or.us> 8/3/2011 9:50 AM >>><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Registration is open for this upcoming webinar from the National Public Health Law Network and the National Network of Public Health Institutes:</DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://www.nnphi.org/events/2011/08/18/phln-webinar-the-legal-and-political-implications-of-public-health-agency-accreditation">PHLN Webinar-The Legal and Political Implications of Public Health Agency Accreditation</A></DIV>
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<P><STRONG>1:00-2:00 ET (10:00 - 11:00 PDT)</STRONG></P>
<P><A href="http://www.aslme.org/webinar-registration-legal-political-implications-ph-agency-accreditation-08182011" target=_blank><STRONG>Register Here</STRONG></A></P>
<P>Registration for the next webinar in the Public Health Law Webinar Series is now open. The webinar is entitled The Legal and Political Implications of Public Health Agency Accreditation. It will be held on Thursday, August 18 from 1 -2 p.m. ET. Presenters will provide insight for public health practitioners, their legal counsels and elected officials into the launch of the Public Health Accreditation Board, the recent research on state legal structures that support public health agency accreditation and the experience in Kansas of establishing a voluntarily quality improvement program. Read <A href="http://www.publichealthlawnetwork.org/public-health-law-webinar-series/" target=_blank> <STRONG>here</STRONG></A> for more information and to register. </P>
<P><STRONG>Registration:</STRONG> This webinar is free and open to all interested parties. <A href="http://www.publichealthlawnetwork.org/" target=_blank>Public Health Law Network</A> is hosting August's webinar. Register for this event <A href="http://www.aslme.org/webinar-registration-legal-political-implications-ph-agency-accreditation-08182011" target=_blank>here</A>. <EM>You must register by 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 16.</EM> </P>
<DIV>Information about webinar procedures will be distributed to all registrants before the event. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Emilee I. Coulter-Thompson, MSW, RYT<BR>Partnerships Coordinator, </FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Performance Management Program</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Oregon Health Authority </FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Public Health Division<BR>800 NE Oregon St., Suite 930, </FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Portland, OR 97232</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Desk: 971-673-1228 Mobile: 503-381-0685 </FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Fax: 971-673-1299</FONT></DIV>
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