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Yeah, I want to talk a little bit more about the community engagement aspect of it, because I think you made it very clear that we're growing and not in the right kind of way around these issues. And so in order for us to be able to address them, we're going to have to do something a little bit different. And I know that this plan...

Yeah, I want to talk a little bit more about the community engagement aspect of it, because I think you made it very clear that we're growing and not in the right kind of way around these issues. And so in order for us to be able to address them, we're going to have to do something a little bit different. And I know that this plan...

But could you talk a little bit more specifically about the need for community engagement, but also a strategy for engaging people and making them feel like they're part of the solution and not just a problem?

But could you talk a little bit more specifically about the need for community engagement, but also a strategy for engaging people and making them feel like they're part of the solution and not just a problem?

Yeah, you know, I think one of the things that I like about this broader view of addressing these diseases is the fact that They're so interconnected with other things. You know, you talked about, Courtney, about the group in Alaska. You know, we talk about, you know, and talk about dementia in my group. OK, a lot. But but diabetes, type three diabetes is part of it. hearing is part of that.

Yeah, you know, I think one of the things that I like about this broader view of addressing these diseases is the fact that They're so interconnected with other things. You know, you talked about, Courtney, about the group in Alaska. You know, we talk about, you know, and talk about dementia in my group. OK, a lot. But but diabetes, type three diabetes is part of it. hearing is part of that.

I mean, you know, we're getting more out of those lanes and, you know, which I think lanes are important as well, but we're trying to get to the finish line. And I think it's only by running alongside of each other versus bumping into each other, I was going to be able to make that. And so, you know, I'm hoping that with this particular a plan.

I mean, you know, we're getting more out of those lanes and, you know, which I think lanes are important as well, but we're trying to get to the finish line. And I think it's only by running alongside of each other versus bumping into each other, I was going to be able to make that. And so, you know, I'm hoping that with this particular a plan.

We are talking more about the social determinants of health. We're talking about that broader perspective. And then we're really making people understand how important it is for us to work together versus trying to be, you know, this is just me and that's you and so like that. So I'm hoping that with this plan and looking forward to this plan, working with this plan to show

We are talking more about the social determinants of health. We're talking about that broader perspective. And then we're really making people understand how important it is for us to work together versus trying to be, you know, this is just me and that's you and so like that. So I'm hoping that with this plan and looking forward to this plan, working with this plan to show

the importance of working together and then how we are, how we definitely are interrelated and these diseases impact one another. So that's just my quick community comment.

the importance of working together and then how we are, how we definitely are interrelated and these diseases impact one another. So that's just my quick community comment.

That's the question. Okay. All right, here we go. Here we go. I want to ask this question because it just popped up in my mind. How did cardiovascular health and diabetes join together to work on this plan? What was the impetus behind that?

That's the question. Okay. All right, here we go. Here we go. I want to ask this question because it just popped up in my mind. How did cardiovascular health and diabetes join together to work on this plan? What was the impetus behind that?

I am just, I'm glad to hear that. And I'm really hoping because, you know, when I think about community and, you know, I mean, this is important news for people to be talking about, you know, and I'm hoping that there is a plan to talk very clearly about the connection between the two because, you know, we think of them as two different things.

I am just, I'm glad to hear that. And I'm really hoping because, you know, when I think about community and, you know, I mean, this is important news for people to be talking about, you know, and I'm hoping that there is a plan to talk very clearly about the connection between the two because, you know, we think of them as two different things.

Yeah, yeah. So let me say this real quick because I know we're coming to the end of our program. This conversation did not emerge like I thought it was going to. It's very positive though. What I want to tell you is very positive because I think in what you have described has been the community engagement aspect, which I thought was so needed for the work that we're trying to do.

Yeah, yeah. So let me say this real quick because I know we're coming to the end of our program. This conversation did not emerge like I thought it was going to. It's very positive though. What I want to tell you is very positive because I think in what you have described has been the community engagement aspect, which I thought was so needed for the work that we're trying to do.

I mean, you have not talked so much about the clinical aspect of it as much as about the community engagement. And so I think I feel much more engaged myself with this plan because I see our voices in there. I see the fact that the way that the leadership talks about it, I feel very comfortable that we should be able to do more in terms of our community. So thank you very much from my perspective

I mean, you have not talked so much about the clinical aspect of it as much as about the community engagement. And so I think I feel much more engaged myself with this plan because I see our voices in there. I see the fact that the way that the leadership talks about it, I feel very comfortable that we should be able to do more in terms of our community. So thank you very much from my perspective