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<P>Join Civic Hall Labs to learn more about the 2016 <A HREF="http://www.civichalllabs.org/healthy-public-challenge/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">Healthy Public Challenge</A>.</P>
<P><SPAN>Civic Hall Labs is calling all entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals, academics, technologists, designers, planners, university students, and the public at large to propose civic solutions that have the potential to create a healthier public. We will be awarding $10,000 and 6 months of advising to 10 teams for their solutions that address systems approaches to health. The deadline for applications is September 16.</SPAN></P>
<P>At this information session, we will be discussing the details of the 2016 Healthy Public Challenge and answering any questions you or your team may have about the application. Our Experts-in-Residence will also be present so you can talk to them about your idea and the advising process.</P>
<P>Prospective applicants are encouraged to attend, but attendance will not play a factor in the decision-making process.</P>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.civichalllabs.org" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN>Civic Hall Labs</SPAN></A><SPAN> exists to collaboratively design and build technology for the public good. As one of our themed labs,</SPAN><A HREF="http://www.civichalllabs.org/health-lab" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>Health Lab</SPAN></A><SPAN> uses an interdisciplinary approach to shift from the mainstream notion of health as disease management to addressing the civic roots of health disparities. This summer, with support from the</SPAN><A HREF="http://www.rwjf.org/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>Robert Wood Johnson Foundation</SPAN></A><SPAN>, we will launch the </SPAN><SPAN>Healthy Public Challenge</SPAN><SPAN> to catalyze innovation addressing the civic roots of health disparities in order to further a</SPAN><A HREF="http://www.cultureofhealth.org/en/about.html" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>Culture of Health</SPAN></A><SPAN>. Instead of focusing on public health by managing disease, we want to ask the question of what makes a </SPAN><SPAN>healthy public</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN></P>
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