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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>John Casey, D.O., MA, Training in Policy Studies Class of 2010-2011</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times","serif"'>, </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>has been selected as a ‘Champion of Change’, as part of President Obama’s <i>Winning the Future</i> initiative (<a href="http://whitehouse.gov/champions"><span style='color:#0023F2'>whitehouse.gov/champions</span></a>). Different groups are highlighted each week ranging from educators to entrepreneurs to community activists. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>On March 21st, the White House Office of Public Engagement is partnering with the Department of Health and Human Services to honor leaders working to educate others on the benefits of the <i>Affordable Care Act</i>. Agency representatives and White House Offices will participate in a discussion with the Champions to hear about their work. In conjunction with this White House event, Dr. Casey will be featured on the White House website. Dr. Casey, an emergency medicine physician in Columbus, Ohio, was nominated by Kim Goad of OhioHealth - Doctors Hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Congratulations on being selected as a ‘Champion of Change’! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Nancy Cooper, Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Health Policy Fellowship<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>307 Grosvenor Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Athens, Ohio 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Office (740) 593-2017<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Cell (740) 707-8425<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Fax (740) 593-1730<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>coopern@ohio.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>