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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>One of the Oregon Educators Benefit Board’s (OEBB's) guiding principles is to provide benefits and services that improve the overall health and wellness of its members through a variety of programs and services. A key step in developing, modifying and monitoring outcomes of such benefits and services is obtaining current data on the health status of our members. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>In partnership with the Oregon Public Health Department, OEBB will once again be conducting a survey in November and December to gather information on the health and wellness of education employees and their family members, including:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#244061'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Current health status<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#244061'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Behaviors that affect health (physical activity, eating habits, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#244061'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Worksite health and wellness support<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>The survey is modeled after annual health status surveys conducted by the state of Oregon and the federal Centers for Disease Control, but OEBB only participates biannually.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>On Monday, November 7, OEBB will be sending an email to employees who have listed personal email addresses in MyOEBB to announce this year’s survey. An independent survey firm will begin by calling a very small number of the random sample of employees (around 20 or so) as early as </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>next </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Tuesday evening to complete the 15-20 minute survey as part of a pilot group, and then the remainder of the sampled employees will be contacted starting </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>the following Friday, November 11</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>. Employees will be contacted at home in the evening, or on weekends to complete the survey. Employees may reschedule the completion of the survey for a later date or time, or request to be called at another number.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>All individual responses to the survey will remain confidential. The results of the survey will be reported in aggregate and will be used to help the Board better understand the health care status and needs of all OEBB members. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>If you would like to forward this email to your staff as well, please feel free to do so. If you or your employees have any questions regarding the survey, you can contact Glenn Baly at 503-378-4960. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Joan M. Kapowich</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Administrator</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Public Employees' Benefit Board</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Oregon Educators Benefit Board</span><span style='color:#244061'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#244061'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Denise L. Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Deputy Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#244061'>Oregon Educators Benefit Board<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>