Health and Wellness
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10-28-16
Cigna, Cigna Foundation and Cordani Foundation Partner to Bring More Health Resources to Communities Nationwide
Cigna (NYSE: CI) is revving up its community health and wellness efforts and announced today it will sponsor a cross-country Go. Know. Take Control. Health Improvement Tour. The multi-city tour will kick off Oct. 29, 2016 in Phoenix, delivering health screenings and health coaching free-...
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10-27-16
Astellas and Donate Life America Attempt to Achieve GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title for Organ Donor Registrations
At any given moment in America, there are more than 120,000 men, women and children awaiting lifesaving organ transplant(1). To...
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10-20-16
U.S. Chamber Foundation and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Seek Nominations to Recognize Healthy Communities and Businesses
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today opened the nomination process for the Health Means Business Healthy10 Awards. The inaugural awards program will honor ten businesses or partnerships that work to improve community ...
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10-17-16
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Joins White House Cancer Moonshot
Today the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation joins the White House Cancer Moonshot initiative through its commitment to addressing health disparities in cancer care. In response to the Cancer Moonshot, the Foundation is committing $25 million in new funding to grantee partners to expand the current ...
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10-04-16
New Survey Reveals Men's Involvement Critical in Efforts to End Domestic Abuse
Domestic violence is not just a women’s issue. That’s the key message that resonated among more than 850 domestic violence organizations nationwide in Mary Kay’s 2016 Truth About Abuse Survey, which reveals that nine out of 10 participating agencies have made concerted efforts to involve men in d...
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09-20-16
Leading Pharmaceutical Companies Present Industry Roadmap to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
Ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), 13 leading pharmaceutical companies today presented a new roadmap that lays out four key commitments they will deliver by 2020 to reduce AMR. The commitments follow the principles identified ...
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09-20-16
Global Biopharmaceutical Industry Takes Action to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
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 “
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09-15-16
Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of Rhode Island Launches Next Generation Wellness Platform With Virgin Pulse
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 solution to encourage, improve and sustain healthy habits.
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09-15-16
Fifty Cities and Counties Accept Challenge to Improve Community Health in Bid for $1.5 Million in Prizes
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 we have the power to influence our health more than ever befor...
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09-09-16
Yum! Brands Recognized as a 2016 Healthiest 100 Workplace In America®
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...
