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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Good morning!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Would your library like to participate in improving the health of the nation?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">According to a recent article in
<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27834243">Health Affairs</a>, public libraries are seen as having a pivotal role in population health primarily because they have such a unique role where they serve people from a vast range of demographics.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">It is precisely because of this community outreach that we are encouraging libraries to become a partner in the
<a href="https://www.nih.gov/research-training/allofus-research-program">All of Us Research Program</a>, part of the Precision Medicine Initiative that was announce two years ago. The All of Us Research Program is an effort to gather data from 1 million or
 more people living in the United States to improve health. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a funding opportunity for community partners. This includes national and regional organizations, as well as local community groups to support activities
 to promote enrollment and retention in the All of Us Research Program across diverse communities. Public libraries as well as health/medical libraries would be a natural partner for this program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please consider applying.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Deadline to apply is
<b>March 24</b>. Learn more about this opportunity at <a href="https://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/2017/02/06/all-of-us-research-program-announces-funding-opportunity-for-community-partners/">
https://nnlm.gov/pnr/dragonfly/2017/02/06/all-of-us-research-program-announces-funding-opportunity-for-community-partners/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please note a scheduled informational webinar is offered on February 10, 9:00 – 10:00am PT.
<a href="http://palladianpartners.cvent.com/events/all-of-us-research-program-engagement-partners-funding-opportunity-webinar/event-summary-90bf6f869f1a43d39b17aca8da061e7d.aspx">
Register</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Carolyn Martin, MLS, AHIP / Consumer Health Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">University of Washington Health Sciences Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Box 357155<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Seattle, WA 98195-7155<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">206-221-3449<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:martinc4@uw.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">martinc4@uw.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nnlm.gov/pnr"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">https://nnlm.gov/pnr</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">
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