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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Are you planning to attend ALA Midwinter this January in Seattle? Do you have an interest in health equity? You may want to consider attending the preconference session described below and
funding is available to help assist with expenses.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services, the Public Library Association, and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest
Region (NNLM PNR) are pleased to host the preconference</span><i><u><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;background:white"> </span></u></i><i><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;background:white"><a href="http://2019.alamidwinter.org/registration/ticketed-events#ODLOS"><span style="color:#2E4E74">Implicit
Bias, Health Disparities and Health Literacy: Intersections in Health Equity</span></a></span></i><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> at ALA Midwinter in Seattle, WA on January 25, 2019 from 9am to noon at the Washington
State Convention Center. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Librarians from NNLM PNR member organizations in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington are eligible for a </span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#353432"><a href="https://nnlm.gov/pnr/funding/profdev"><span style="color:#2E4E74">Professional
Development Award</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> to attend the preconference. If your organization is not currently a member, it’s </span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#353432"><a href="https://nnlm.gov/members/join"><span style="color:#2E4E74">easy
to join</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Eligible costs for a Professional Development Award up to $2,000 include the preconference ticketed event for </span><i><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#353432"><a href="http://2019.alamidwinter.org/registration/ticketed-events#ODLOS"><span style="color:#2E4E74">Implicit
Bias, Health Disparities and Health Literacy: Intersections in Health Equity</span></a></span></i><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">, plus registration for the ALA Midwinter meeting, plus transportation, meals and lodging costs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Awards will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis until Friday, January 4, 2019. Submit your <a href="https://nnlm.gov/pnr/funding/profdev"><span style="color:#2E4E74">Professional
Development Award </span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#353432">application</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> today!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",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:"Verdana",sans-serif">NNLM Pacific Northwest Region<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",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:"Verdana",sans-serif">Box 357155<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Seattle, WA 98195-7155<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">206-221-3449<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="mailto:martinc4@uw.edu"><span style="color:#2E74B5">martinc4@uw.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5"><a href="https://nnlm.gov/pnr"><span style="color:#2E74B5">https://nnlm.gov/pnr</span></a>
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