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Four libraries awarded grants through the Blue Cross Foundation

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EAGAN, Minn. (Sept. 24, 2012) — The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation awarded four Minnesota libraries a total of $180,800 for projects that promote health equity in the communities. The libraries will work in collaboration with other area non-profits. The libraries include Austin Public Library, Marshall-Lyon Public Library, Owatonna Public Library and Thorson Memorial Library in Elbow Lake, Minn.

“We recognize that libraries are key gathering places in communities and are a logical location to base programs that can help people be their healthiest,” said Stacey Millett, senior program officer for the Foundation. “We applaud the efforts of libraries to collaborate with other community nonprofits and are pleased to be able to support these projects.”

The library-based projects engage low-income communities and communities of color to improve health and build employment skills, educational opportunities, social connections and family support.

The program is part of a larger health equity initiative launched in 2011 that seeks to ensure that all Minnesotans have an equal opportunity to live a healthy life regardless of income, education, race and other socioeconomic factors that affect health.

For more information on Blue Cross' grant-making programs, call (651) 662-3950 or toll free at 1-866-812-1593.

Media contact:
Julie Eastling
Program Communications Consultant
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
(651) 662-6574

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation exclusively dedicates its assets to improving health in Minnesota, awarding more than $31 million since it was established in 1986. The Foundation's purpose is the make a healthy difference in people's lives by improving the community conditions that affect the health of children and families.

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