Health and Wellness
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07-24-13
The "B" in Beanfields Now Stands for B Corporation
Beanfields Snacks, makers of award-winning Bean and Rice tortilla chips, is proud to announce its certification as a B Corporation™. Beanfields Snacks joins Ben and Jerry’s, Patagonia and 740 others companies worldwide using the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.
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07-19-13
HITnet"¦ Cultural Media Producers Announce B Corp Certification
HITnet is excited to announce their B Corp certification! HITnet is one of 12Australian companies who recently received certification and is the first company in the field of education and digital solutions to be accredited.
‘HITnet was established as a ‘profit for purpose’ ...
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07-01-13
Justice and Society Program Announces Teams Selected for the Excellence in State Public Health Law Program
A new initiative of the Aspen Institute’s Justice and Society Program will bring together teams of policy makers across governmental agencies in eight states for a year-long series of retreats and training to deepen their capacity to work together to address public health issues.
The state...
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06-29-13
Colorado Jeep Dealers Outfit Ballplayers in Denver Youth Sports Program with New Uniforms Using Funding from CBS EcoMedia's WellnessAd Advertising
A celebration was held today to highlight the innovative public-private partnership between Jeep, CBS EcoMedia and Denver Parks and Recreation that provided funding to purchase new uniforms for Denver’s Youth Sports baseball programs. The funding came through Jeep’s WellnessAd advertising to ensu...
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06-24-13
Toronto Hydro Public Safety Demonstration at Fern Public School
No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks!
The last day of school (June 28) is just around the corner, and kids will have more time to be curious and outside playing. Toronto Hydro wants to remind everyone about electrical hazards.
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06-18-13
GOJO Raises Awareness of Public Health Risk Due to Refillable Bulk Soap Dispensers
(Marketwired) - GOJO Industries is raising awareness of the potential human health risks from refillable bulk soap dispenser contamination that can...
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06-11-13
Rays of Reason Shine in Badger's 'SLOW Sun' Movement
W.S. Badger Company, leading maker of natural and organic personal care products, introduces the SLOW Sun movement, designed to make time
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06-03-13
Aspen Institute Appoints Ruth J. Katz to Direct Health, Biomedical Science, and Society Initiative
The Aspen Institute announced today that Ruth J. Katz has been appointed director of its Health, Biomedical Science, and Society Initiative. Katz, who is currently chief public health counsel for the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce, will assume the role on November 1, 2013. The initiati...
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06-03-13
Somerville, MA Partners with the H(app)athon Project to Build First Ever Sensor-Based Happiness Measurement Technology
The H(app)athon Project (www.happathon.com), an organization leveraging emerging technology and global happiness metrics to improve human well-being, announced today a partnership with the city of Somerville, Mass., to build out its sensor-ba...
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05-23-13
Campbell Soup to Acquire Plum Organics
Catamount Ventures, the leading venture capital firm focused on healthy living, sustainability and education firms, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Plum Organics, a leading premium, organic kids nutrition company, to Campbell Soup Company (“Campbell”). Terms of the t...
