In a first-ever collaboration on emergency hunger relief, leading global agribusiness and food companies ...
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04-13-17
Aramark Launches Feed Your Potential 365 Campaign to Improve Consumer Health
As part of its five-year commitment with the American Heart Association to improve the health of Americans 20 percent by 2020, Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities management and uniforms, is launching Feed Your Potential 365, a public health and well-being campaign,...
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03-31-17
Better Health, Stronger Communities
Glovax Biotech Corp., an integrated distributor and retailer of vaccines in the Philippines, has joined Business Call to Action (BCtA) with a commitment to provide 40 million vaccine doses to the country’s medium- and low-income communities by 2020, reducing the cost of vaccinations by 75 percent...
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03-15-17
Aetna Foundation Opens Call for Local Nonprofits to Cultivate Healthier Communities Through $2 Million Grant Program
The Aetna Foundation is seeking to support community-based nonprofit partners who are working on solutions that address the social determinants of health - the factors that impact wellness outside of the doctor’s office, such as having access to fresh fruits and vegetables, safe places to walk an...
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03-14-17
New Report Shows Over 180,000 Consumer Goods Products Reformulated
New data from The Consumer Goods Forum (“CGF”) shows more than 180,000 consumer goods products have been reformulated in 2016, while over 30,000 communities worldwide have been involved in industry-led programmes that promote heal...
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03-10-17
Holland America Line’s ms Eurodam Makes Industry History with 11th Consecutive Score of 100 on United States Public Health Inspection
Holland America Line’s ms Eurodam continues to raise the bar even higher for cruise ships visiting the United States by earning...
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02-27-17
Consumer Goods Industry Highlights Actions to Promote Healthier Lives in New Case Studies Booklet
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has today published a new case studies booklet highlighting the positive actions of its members to create a culture of prevention and empower both consumers and employees to adopt healthier lives. The new booklet –
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02-22-17
Infographic: Impact Investing and Healthcare Study
American Century Investments conducted an online survey with 1,028 adults to better understand millennials, Gen Xers and baby boomers’ investment habits and their interest in “impact investing” – that is, investing in companies, organizations and funds that have a beneficial impact on society, while...
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02-21-17
First Comprehensive Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Initiative Launched in Africa
His Excellency the President Lieutenant General Dr. Seretse Khama Ian Khama of the Republic of Botswana, the Honorable Minister Dorcas Makgato of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers (TXCH) and Baylor College of M...
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02-10-17
GSK Creates a New Business Model with Innovative Marketing and Sales Practices
The pharmaceutical company ranks first in both trust and customer value, according to a survey of 4,000 US healthcare professionals. Tom Idle reports…
It is hard to think of a more contentious business practice than the one historically used to sell pharmaceuticals. For the past 50 years,...
