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on the Community Forum that was held in your state

on October 12, 2007

Illinois    Iowa     Michigan    Minnesota    Missouri  

Thank You

Thank you to all who planned, implemented, and participated in a successful, innovative, community-based set of Commmunity Genomics Forums on Friday October 12, 2007. Approximately 450, most of the grass-roots community members, participated in forums in 5 states. Participants came from the rural reaches of Missouri and Iowa, the urban neighborhoods of Flint, MI, St. Paul, MN, and Chicago, IL, and represented an incredibly diverse group of traditions, cultures, SES levels, and occupations.

Welcome 

As part of the Genomics, Community, and Equity: A Continuing Dialogue project, the Center for Public Health and Community Genomics is collaborating with the Life Sciences & Society Program in the creation of this website. Individuals can visit this website to learn about the project and other related activities:

• The website will be a source of information about the forums to be held in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri and have links to genomics educational materials.

• Other organizations can also become involved by hosting events related to genomics. A tool kit to help organizations plan and implement such events is housed on the website.

• Online forums, blogs, web conferencing, webcasting, and/or webinars will be utilized to substain an online dialogue and allow people to communicate after the forums are over. Animated educational modules focusing on relevant genomics issues will also be available.  

Project funding