<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Greetings,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Please join TAO as we partner with HIMSS to celebrate US National Health IT week. HIMSS is calling attention to the ways HIT can help support healthy communities. Please help us continue to create awareness of the importance of telehealth in increasing access to quality healthcare for all of us.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">The message below can connect you to the Health IT website. On it you will find a list of all the HIMSS partners and a link to #IHeartHIT. " </font><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ihearthit" target="_blank" style="font-family:proxima-nova,Verdana,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,104,146);text-decoration-line:none;outline:none;font-size:14px">#IHeartHIT</a><span style="font-family:proxima-nova,Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:14px"> </span><span style="font-size:14px"><font color="#000000" style=""><font face="proxima-nova, Verdana, sans-serif">is a year-long storytelling initiative that aims to shed light on the opportunities and impact health information and technology can have on improving health and how care is delivered." </font><font face="arial, sans-serif"> These</font></font></span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:14px"> </span><span style="font-size:14px"><font color="#000000" style="">stories are full of hope and excitement for the future of healthcare and HIT. Read some of them, and consider adding one of your own.</font></span></font><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"><font color="#000000" style=""><br></font></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"><font color="#000000" style="">Kind regards,</font></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"><font color="#000000" style="">Cathy</font></span></font></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">HIMSS</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:himss@himss.org">himss@himss.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 6:03 AM<br>Subject: Broadband + telehealth access = empowered patients<br>To: <<a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com">csbritain@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>
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<br> <p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;color:#666666"> Here are more ways you can support healthy communities during <a href="http://pages.himss.org/b0004RLGHZt0WbUA030Do5V" target="_blank">U.S. National Health IT Week</a>: </p>
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<li> Tell us how you've seen information and technology positively impact your community or your or a loved one's health journey by sharing your <a href="http://pages.himss.org/z0Do3RG0005LVwHUZbD4W00" target="_blank">#IHeartHIT story</a>. </li>
<li> Share why this week is important to you on social media. If you need help getting started, review our <a href="http://pages.himss.org/o03xV00EH00UbZ45oWLRDG0" target="_blank">social media guide</a>. </li>
<li> See what others are doing to celebrate—check out our <a href="http://pages.himss.org/hGbUy5L04Z000DRHV030WFo" target="_blank">events calendar</a>. </li>
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<li> <a href="http://pages.himss.org/JL3GZD0AUW0VHHo4Rb00050" style="color:#ffffff" target="_blank"> Advancing Public and Population Health </a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://pages.himss.org/qUWZ0R0oGI0V5H43L0bB00D" style="color:#ffffff" target="_blank"> Modernizing the Public Health Infrastructure </a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://pages.himss.org/wLoWV5RZG0040bUJ00D3C0H" style="color:#ffffff" target="_blank"> Expanding Access to Broadband and Telehealth </a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://pages.himss.org/DZD540K0WLo00H0UGV3b0RD" style="color:#ffffff" target="_blank"> Accelerating Workforce Development </a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://pages.himss.org/O0H0b5DW0304VZGE0L0RUoL" style="color:#ffffff" target="_blank"> Addressing Social Determinants of Health </a> </li>
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