PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION OHA Office of Communications Kate Brown, Governor 800 NE Oregon St., Ste. 930 Portland, OR 97232-2187 Desk: 971-673-1102 Cell: 971-246-9139 PHD.Communications@state.or.us KOIN TV PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST RESPONSES 2/26/2015 1. Does the Oregon Health Authority employ staff at Oregon Public Health Division? a. Yes. Oregon Public Health Division is part of Oregon Health Authority. 2. For example does OHA employ Jessica Duke to do work for the Oregon Adolescent Sexuality Conference, through Oregon Public Health Division? a. No. OHA, Public Health Division employees Jessica Duke to manage Adolescent and School Health Programs. Jessica Duke does spend some of her time on the Adolescent Sexuality Conference (ASC). The conference aligns with our goals around youth using accurate information and well-developed skills to make thoughtful choices about relationships and sexual health. 3. If so, how much tax payer money is spent on Jessica Duke working on the Oregon Adolescent Sexuality Conference each year on average? a. Jessica Duke spends approximately 54 hours annually on the Oregon Adolescent Sexuality Conference. This includes 2 hours/month participating in the ASC Planning Committee, 10 hours of preparation time and 20 hours at the conference. The approximate amount of funds spent on Jessica Duke’s work on the ASC in 2014 is $1,677.24 (54 hours X $31.06/hour). b. Lodging, per diem and registration fee costs were provided to you on November 3, 2014. For Jessica Duke, those were $463.53 in 2014. 4. Can you provide last year's figures? a. See question 3. 5. How many other OHA or Oregon Public Health Division employees work for or at the conference and how much tax payer money is spent to pay them for that work? a. Ten other OHA Public Health Division employees, in addition to Jessica Duke, provide support at the conference; $9,686.41 is the approximate amount of state and federal funds spent on OHA employees’ work related to the ASC in 2014. 6. Can you provide a breakdown? a. $521.60 for Stefanie Murray to attend and co-present a workshop at the ASC (Salary of $32.60/hour X 16 hours) plus $365.76 travel costs (lodging, per diem, registration). b. $500.48 for Marsha Brantley to attend ASC and staff the Reproductive Health Program exhibit (Salary of $31.28/hour X 16 hours) plus $463.51 travel costs (lodging, per diem, registration). c. $262.56 for Emily Elman to attend one-day of ASC and co-present a workshop (Salary of $32.82/hour X 8 hours). d. $262.56 for Lesli Uebel to attend one-day of ASC and co-present a workshop (Salary of $32.82/hour X 8 hours). e. $1,213.92 for Jancie Johnston to participate on the ASC Planning Committee, assist with conference logistics and attend the conference (Salary of $22.48/hour X 54 hours) plus $311.28 travel costs (lodging, per diem). f. $407.68 for Lindsay Weaver to attend and co-present a workshop at the ASC (Salary of $25.48/hour X 16 hours) plus $248.39 travel costs (lodging, per diem, registration). 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. g. $394.40 for LaShanda Eller to attend and co-present a workshop at the ASC (Salary of $24.65/hour X 16 hours) plus $173.99 travel costs (lodging, per diem, registration). h. $376.48 for Scott Jeffries to attend ASC and staff the Immunization Program exhibit (Salary of $23.53/hour X 16 hours) plus $216.99 travel costs (lodging, per diem). i. $342.24 for Sydney Running to attend ASC and staff the Immunization Program exhibit (Salary of 21.39/hour X 16 hours) plus $216.99 travel costs (lodging, per diem). j. $803.28 for Jon McDaid to prepare for and attend ASC (Salary of $33.47/hour X 24 hours) plus $463.53 travel costs (lodging, per diem, registration). All together, how much taxpayer money is spent on sending employees at either OHA or the Oregon Public Health Division to attend the conference? a. Approximate Total is $12,836.41 in state and federal funds. • $9,686.41 for staff (See questions 3 – 6) • $3,000 from the federal Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant to support youth scholarships for conference attendance. ASC provides evidence-based information and lessons from the field on programs to reduce teen pregnancies. This aligns with the Title V priority to reduce the teen birth rate. • $150 for Immunization Program and Reproductive Health Program exhibit tables to meet federal grant requirements related to community outreach. Can you explain exactly what the money is spent on? a. See questions 6 and 7. Are there any other places or area money is spent from either agency? a. No other funds are used for the conference. The conference lists the Oregon Health Authority as a sponsor for the 2015 conference. Can you tell us in what capacity OHA is sponsoring the conference? a. OHA Public Health Division sponsors ASC (support is outlined in responses to question 3 – 8) as the conference aligns with our goals to reduce teen pregnancy, reduce sexually transmitted infections, reduce relationship violence and provide youth with accurate information and welldeveloped skills to make thoughtful choices about relationships and sexual health. The Adolescent Sexuality Conference is one component of our work in this area. In Oregon, we have had significant success with a an over 46% teen decrease in the teen pregnancy rate for 15 – 17 year olds in the past five years. Is there a specific amount of money being given? a. See response to questions 3 – 8. Are there hours of work being provided? a. See response to question 3 and 6. Under the Sponsor listing, it says: Oregon Health Authority, Adolescent & School Health Programs. Are those two different agencies or is Adolescent and School Health Programs part of the Oregon Health Authority? a. Adolescent and School Health Programs are part of OHA/Public Health Division. The Oregon Department of Education is reviewing its involvement with the conference after completing its own investigation into the conference as a result of our investigative story about the conference. ODE found the pamphlets handed out at the conference to be inappropriate for schoolaged children. Is OHA or Oregon Public Health Division reviewing its involvement with the conference? a. Oregon Public Health Division engages in continuous quality improvement for all programs. Because of this, we regularly review our involvement in all conferences. The primary methods to assure that the ASC is meeting our program goals is to provide input on conference content through participation in the conference planning committee, attend the conference and assess presentations for quality, and to carefully review conference evaluations each year. Public Health Division staff participating in the conference found the 2014 conference to align with our goals. 2014 conference evaluations from participants were overwhelmingly positive. 15. Did either agency review the materials given to children? a. All materials given to all conference participants in conference folders were reviewed. All conference presenters and vendors are participating partner agencies whose goals are similar to the Oregon Public Health Division’s that youth use accurate information and well-developed skills to make decisions about healthy relationships and sexual health. Materials other than those in the conference folders would have needed to be picked up at the participant's discretion. 16. What was OHA and the public health division’s analysis of the pamphlets given out? a. All materials provided in the conference folders were deemed appropriate for all ages. OHA Public Health Division employees did not review each and every item at vendor tables, though all vendors are known by OHA Public Health Division.