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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 36pt; font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">Diabetes</span></b><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 36pt;"> in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State> and Beyond<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; color: rgb(0, 153, 204);">An
update on current trends and future
strategies <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">Chondra
Lockwood,
Ph.D., the Diabetes Research Analyst for the Oregon Department of Human
Services (DHS) Public Health Division will share the latest data about
diabetes
in <st1:date month="5" day="18" year="2009" w:st="on"><st1:time
hour="9" minute="0" w:st="on">Oregon</st1:time></st1:date> </span><span
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: "Palatino Linotype";">Jacqueline
Villnave,
MHS, MPH, the new Diabetes Community Programs Liaison with the Oregon
Department
of Human Services (DHS), will provide an overview of diabetes
prevention at the
national level<br>
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Date:</span></b><span
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<st1:time minute="0" hour="9" w:st="on">9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on </st1:time></span><st1:date
year="2009" day="18" month="5" w:st="on"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; color: black;">Monday,
May 18, 2009</span></st1:date><span
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style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; color: rgb(0, 153, 204);">Location:</span></b><span
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<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Asian</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Health & Service</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, <o:p></o:p></span><st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><span
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3430 SE Powell Blvd</span></st1:Street><span
style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; color: black;">,
<st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97202</st1:PostalCode></span></st1:address><span
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style=""><span
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Free and open to the public<br>
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<span
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more information, contact <b style="">Dona Thornton</b> at
503-245-6409 or <a href="mailto:donathornton@gmail.com">donathornton@gmail.com</a><br>
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<font color="#000066">Siobhan C. Maty, PhD, MPH<br>
Assistant Professor<br>
School of Community Health<br>
Portland State University<br>
P.O. Box 751<br>
Portland, Oregon 97207-0751<br>
email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:maty@pdx.edu">maty@pdx.edu</a><br>
phone: 503-725-5108<br>
fax: 503-725-5100</font><b><font color="#000066"> </font></b><br>
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