A national network of hospitals committed to caring for the vulnerable has prevented 1,184 harmful events and saved nearly $12 million through a federal initiative to reduce hospital-acquired conditions and preventable readmissions. Members of the Essential Hospitals Engagement Network (EHEN)...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large sodas and sugary drinks in New York City was slated to go into effect Tuesday, March 12. But in something straight out of a Law and Order episode—yes, in my mind, every legal issue that happens in NYC immediately triggers the signature L&O*"bom bom"—the...
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and Microsoft New Zealand today announced a joint project in Christchurch to strengthen the technology capability of 50 not-for-profit organisations – some badly affected by the Canterbury earthquakes.
It's a pretty big day in the fight against childhood obesity. Nutrition and health advocates have a surprising new partner in the fight against advertising junk food to kids. Today, Disney is announcing a nutrition initiative that will impose strict guidelines on the products that are advertised...
It is called the CPC (Comprehensive Primary Care) initiative, and aims to strengthen coordination and collaboration between private and public health care payers in order to improve primary care. According to Medicare, it will liaise with both commercial and State health insurance plans and...
Here is a press release that will be distributed shortly:
NCSE TACKLES CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL A new initiative in the struggle for quality science education
OAKLAND, CA January 16, 2012
Science education is under attack--again.
This time it's under attack by climate change deniers...
Opening Our Oceans With Data.Gov
Today, we are pleased to announce the release of ocean.data.gov, the newest community on Data.gov. This effort is the result of two important initiatives of the Obama Administration: the development and implementation of the National Policy for the...
A special section of the November issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS), presents new research, updates, and commentaries about possible toxic effects of anesthetics and sedatives in infants and young children. The IARS is a key...
The company is delivering on this initiative with mobile and cloud-based technology, including new features in the Norton 2012 products and new beta products and services which will be launched in the coming months with plans to support mobile and tablet devices for both Android and iOS platforms.
Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) will highlight a full menu of simulation-based Quality Initiative Programs at the 22nd Annual Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) National Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare, December 5 - 8, 2010 in Orlando, Florida. MSC's full-service...
Abbott and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) have joined forces to provide HIV testing to infants in all countries working in partnership with the CHAI. A key focus of this cooperation will be sub-Saharan Africa, which the World Health Organization estimates to account for 90 percent...
A new initiative launched by the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, a nonprofit, health care improvement organization, could save the Minnesota health care community more than $28 million annually, as well as improve patient care and provider groups' productivity. The initiative is...
Eastmont Community Center responded to alarmingly low whooping cough and meningococcal meningitis immunization rates among Latino adolescents by launching a new adolescent immunization awareness initiative. The grassroots campaign aims to educate local Latino families about free or low-cost...
On Monday, September 20, The California Endowment, health care experts and affected consumers launched a youth focused education effort to explain the upcoming changes to Californians' health benefits as a result of the federal Affordable Care Act. The education effort includes the launch of a...
The group Alaskans Against Government Mandates -- which opposes a ballot initiative that would require parental notification for state minors seeking abortions -- has reported collecting five times the money disclosed by Alaskans for Parental Rights, which supports the initiative, the...
Supporters of a proposed Colorado constitutional amendment tha would grant human rights to a fetus have undertaken a grassroots campaign to gain support for the measure, the Boston Globe reports. The so-called "personhood" amendment -- Amendment 62 -- is the only state ballot initiative on the...
Former University of Texas great Colt McCoy is teaming up with Scott & White Healthcare as part of a philanthropic initiative to raise $50 million for a planned regional children's hospital. The collaboration was announced at a reception for hospital officials and donors at Scott & White...
Roche and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced today the launch of the EDUCARE (EDUcation for Cancer in African REgions) project to provide concerted support to help combat the growing cancer epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. The EDUCARE project is to be piloted in Ghana...
The World Bank and Pfizer Inc. today announced they will collaborate to improve the healthcare infrastructure, specifically the supply chain, in developing countries, starting with Africa. The novel public-private collaboration will focus on enhanced use of Information and Communication...