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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Good morning, self-management colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The National Council on Aging is compiling a national evaluation resource guide for chronic disease self-management programs, and has put out a call to states to help round up program evaluation work that’s been
done in the last few years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If you have results to share from program evaluations such as participant before-and-after surveys, cost savings calculations, or changes in participants’ medical care utilization, please let me know and I’ll
put you in touch with NCOA. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks in advance!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Laura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Laura Chisholm, MPH, MCHES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Self-Management Technical Lead<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention | Oregon Health Authority - Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 730<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Portland, OR 97232<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">www.healthoregon.org/takecontrol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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