Events and Training
FREE Resource for Nonprofits! Program Evaluation Handbook
Interested in learning about program evaluation? Download the second edition of Program Evaluation: Principles and Practices (pdf). The handbook was developed for participants in a training workshop sponsored by NWHF, and is intended for use by a wide audience of nonprofit health services providers. Authors: Sherril B. Gelmon, Anna Foucek, and Amy Waterbury.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Community Health Collaboratives for Change: Action, Access & Outcomes
November 13, 2008 in Portland, Oregon
Register today. At this day-long summit, you will learn about:
• Community solutions and best practices that improve access and health
• Collaborative efforts of public and private stakeholders that assure better health for more people at less cost
• How to build and support effective, efficient and sustainable delivery systems
Oregon Health Forum 2008 Leadership in Health Awards
December 2, 2008 in Portland, Oregon
Each year, Oregon Health Forum recognizes outstanding Oregon leaders who’ve contributed to the health of Oregonians. This year’s honorees are:
• Lifetime Leadership: Larry A. Mullins, DHA, President and CEO, Samaritan Health Services
• Visionary Leadership: Thomas Aschenbrener, President, Northwest Health Foundation
• Community Leadership: Reverend Reneé Ward, Founder and Executive Director, Chrysalis Ministries
The Role of States in Driving National Health Reform
January 7, 2009 in Portland, Oregon
Register today. Early in the new year–just days before Congress, state Legislatures and a newly elected President begin their work–Oregon Health Forum and the Northwest Health Foundation will host a day-long summit to discuss the concurrent paths of state and national health reform.
2008 Healthy Environment Forum
A program of the Oregon Environmental Council, the Healthy Environment Forum series brings health professionals and environmentalists together to learn about emerging issues, to exchange views openly and honestly, to build understanding and cooperation, and to forge consensus about the linkages between some of Oregon’s most difficult environmental and health challenges. The series is designed for physicians and other health care providers, especially those in Family Medicine and Pediatrics, and for environmental professionals and interested citizens.
All events are from 6-8 pm at the Doubletree Hotel-Lloyd Center in Portland.
RECENT EVENTS
Unnatural Causes: Place Matters - Viewing and Community Discussion
October 27 and 28, 2008 in Corvallis, Oregon
2008 Billi Odegaard Public Health Genius Award Luncheon
October 22 , 2008 in Portland, Oregon
64th Annual OPHA Meeting and Conference
October 6-7, 2008 in Corvallis, Oregon
25th Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference
September 25-27, 2008 in Bend, Oregon
Community Health Advocates of Oregon: 4th Annual Fall Forum
September 12, 2008 in Portland, Oregon
Western States Center: Community Strategic Training Initiative (CSTI) 2008
August 1-3, 2008 in Portland, Oregon
Policy Analysis and Advocacy Training for Community-based Participatory Research Practitioners
July 10 and July 11, 2008 in Portland and Eugene, Oregon
Social Forces and System Dynamics that Influence Health: An Experiential Conference
July 17 - 19, 2008 in Troutdale, Oregon
10th Annual Northwest Nursing Education Institute
Transforming Nursing Education: Leading Edge Models
June 16 - 19, 2008
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