This document provides an overview of the national Learning Health Community framework and Learning Health for Michigan. The objectives are to understand the evolving national framework, become familiar with the vision and core values, learn about stakeholders working toward the shared vision, and gain insight into how research networks can integrate with health data sharing infrastructure. It acknowledges contributions from various individuals and organizations. It discusses how a learning health system platform can support multiple simultaneous learning cycles through common infrastructure. It emphasizes that such a platform needs capabilities for both gathering and applying knowledge (not just gathering). Specific platform elements discussed include mechanisms for communities of interest, use cases, standard components, and refinement/testing. The document outlines functions needed for a "brain" within the system to organize, manage