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Morgan Stanley Renews $8 Million Commitment with Feeding America, the Nation’s Leading Hunger-Relief Charity

Posted: Sep 22, 2016 – 04:14 PM EST

NEW YORK, Sep. 22 /CSRwire/ - The Morgan Stanley Foundation today announced its renewed commitment to hunger relief through a new $8 million, four-year pledge to Feeding America to support childrens hunger and produce programs. This grant will build on the Firms $13...

Leading Pharmaceutical Companies Present Industry Roadmap to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

Posted: Sep 20, 2016 – 07:01 AM EST

• Comprehensive roadmap lays out key commitments the pharmaceutical companies pledge to deliver by 2020 to reduce antimicrobial resistance • Represents major milestone following the Industry Declaration signed in January 2016 at the World Economic Forum by more than 100 companies and trade...

Global Biopharmaceutical Industry Takes Action to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Posted: Sep 20, 2016 – 07:00 AM EST

NEW YORK, Sep. 20 /CSRwire/ - In the side-lines of the United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in New York, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) will convene a panel debate to discuss The Role of...

Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of Rhode Island Launches Next Generation Wellness Platform With Virgin Pulse

Posted: Sep 15, 2016 – 12:05 PM EST

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sep. 15 /CSRwire/ - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) today announced a new contract with Virgin Pulse to offer a customized wellness platform to its members. Beginning in 2017, BCBSRI members will have access to the global online...

Fifty Cities and Counties Accept Challenge to Improve Community Health in Bid for $1.5 Million in Prizes

Posted: Sep 15, 2016 – 08:00 AM EST

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sep. 15 /CSRwire/ - Despite spending more on health care than any other country in the world, Americans live shorter, less healthy lives than our counterparts in other high-income nations. While this is a national problem, our local communities are where...

Yum! Brands Recognized as a 2016 Healthiest 100 Workplace In America®

Posted: Sep 09, 2016 – 04:15 PM EST

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sep. 09 /CSRwire/ - Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) has been recognized as a 2016 Healthiest 100 Workplace in America, an awards program presented by Springbuk. The top one hundred employers will be recognized at the Corporate Wellness Conference in Washington D.C....

The Aetna Foundation Awards More Than $2 Million in Grants Across USA to Cultivate Healthy Living

Posted: Sep 06, 2016 – 09:00 AM EST

HARTFORD, Conn., Sep. 06 /CSRwire/ - The Aetna Foundation today announced that it has awarded community grants to 23 nonprofit organizations as part of its Cultivating Healthy Communities initiative. This program is designed to promote healthy eating and active living, strengthen health equity...

Prager Joins Advisory Panel at Institute for Responsible Nutrition

Posted: Sep 02, 2016 – 04:13 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO, Sep. 02 /CSRwire/ - The Institute for Responsible Nutrition (IRN), a nonprofit dedicated to ending food-related disease and promoting good health, has named Michael Prager to its team of distinguished advisers. Michael is an effective voice for the experience of illness...

Anthem Blue Cross Partners With Community Organizations To Help Prevent Diabetes

Posted: Aug 29, 2016 – 11:05 AM EST

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Aug. 29 /CSRwire/ - Working with community groups such as Black Women for Wellness and Valley Jewish Community Center as well as large, national organizations, Anthem Blue Cross has launched an ambitious diabetes prevention program to educate, treat and support...

Seventh Generation Develops EPA Safer Choice Certified Laundry Detergent Packs Mission-Led Household and Personal Care Products Company Introduces New Line of Solid Laundry Detergent Packs Formulated With Plant-Based Ingredients

Posted: Aug 25, 2016 – 09:00 AM EST

BURLINGTON, VT, Aug. 25 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwired) - Seventh Generation, a leading household and personal care products company and a pioneer in the eco-friendly products space, today announced the launch of new Free Clear Laundry Detergent Packs. Safer Choice Certified by the Environmental...