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Oregon Health Authority Meetings

Help shape health reform in Oregon!

 The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Health Policy Board are hosting six community meetings across the state in September to obtain public input on the board’s draft Comprehensive Plan for Health Reform, including the Health Insurance Exchange, a central marketplace for health insurance. Board members and staff will present progress on the plan and decision points, and will listen to your comments, concerns and recommendations. 

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Visit Oregon.com for information and meeting locations.


Open Meeting

Membership Drive for Lobbyist Support!    

 

Thanks to all that participated in making this event happen.

Meeting minutes will be available in the next newsletter.

 

Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Lucky Lab Public House
Street: 7675 SW Capitol Hwy (upstairs)
City/Town: Portland, OR 97219

 

FDA Good Manufacturing Procedures:

 Dispensary Guidelines and Procedures
Information You Need to Know to be Compliant

October 30, 2010
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

 Presented by American Acupuncture Council and the Consortium for
Oriental Medicine Research and Education with Marilyn Allen
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Can you help?

 
2010 Membership Drive! 
 
OAAOM membership dues fund our lobbyist to keep
acupuncture protected and exclusive.
 
Phone Drive
Monday, July 19th, from 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Thursday, July 29th, from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

We need your help!
OAAOM members and volunteers will be making phone calls,
inviting LAcs in Oregon to an
Open Meeting on Sunday, August 15th.
 
 If you are available to help make phone calls,
please email info@oaaom.com
.

 
 
 



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Oregon Health Policy Board to hold July 13 meeting in Portland

 The Oregon Health Policy Board will be meeting Tuesday, July 13 from 1 – 4:30 p.m. in Portland. The Health Improvement Plan committee will present draft recommendations; an update on the comprehensive plan framework will be provided; and the board will discuss the Essential Benefits Package. Opportunities for public testimony will be available. The meeting will take place on the 9th floor of the Market Square Building, located at 1515 SW 5th Avenue. http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OHPB/index.shtml


Oregon Health Policy Board
The nine-member citizen Board serves as the policy-making and oversight body for the Oregon Health Authority. It is responsible for improving access, cost and quality of the health care delivery system, and the health of all Oregonians. OHPB was established through House Bill 2009.  http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/features/feature_what_is_oha.shtml

Public Art, City Planning and AOM

OAAOM member, Cynthia Hoff, MAT, MAOM, LAc was published in Acupuncture Today – July, 2010, Vol. 11, Issue 07


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Can Acupuncture Treatment Help Cancer Patients?

Can an Ancient Healing System practiced for thousands of years be useful in the modern cancer care setting?
The National Cancer Institute
says YES!

Nalini Chilkov - Leader/Expert: Alternative Medicine and Integrative Cancer Care doctornalini.com



Read the whole article at the Huffington Post –
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nalini-chilkov/can-acupuncture-treatment_b_577686.html




May Newsletter

Meet the new OAAOM Board of Directors – May Newsletter


OAAOM Events
Lectures
Symposium for Portland Area Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (SPARC) on April 17, 2010. See attached flyer for more details.
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