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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...
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05-09-13
Collaboration Leads to Innovation as the GE Foundation Team Partners with CDPH and Northwestern on New Heart Initiative
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) has partnered with the GE Foundation and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine...
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05-08-13
OTEP Becomes Windsor/Essex's First Certified B Corporation
The Online Testing & Evaluation Platform (www.OTEP.com announced today that they have been certified as a B Corporation. They are the first company in Windsor/Essex to meet the rigorous standards required to achieve the prestigious B Corp sta...
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05-07-13
Building a Movement for Play: Non-Profit Organization KaBOOM! Announces 217 "Playful City USA" Communities
With research proving play is critical to the overall well-being of children, 217 cities and towns earned recognition from national non-profit KaBOOM! as 2013 Playful City USA communities for their efforts to give children the childhood they deserve by providing ample opportunities for play.
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05-06-13
Big 5’s WellnessAd Helps Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy Make Baseball Dreams Come True in Southern California
New uniforms are coming to ballplayers participating in the upcoming summer leagues at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in Compton thanks to EcoMedia’s WellnessAd purchased by Big 5 Sporting Goods on CBS Radio. The financial support by Big 5, along with their additional donation of n...
