The winners will receive a science book collection, as well as free airfare and lodging in Brasilia, so that they can participate in the award ceremony and the public hearing in the Senate.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN BRASILIA

For example, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a community dealing with an epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes that has the highest rate of cardiovascular disease deaths in the nation, the award will help 1, 600 physicians and other providers participate in a new community-wide health information system that will help them better monitor and improve care transitions as patients move from one care setting to another.

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