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Eisenhower Fellowships Selects Twenty-Two International Leaders as 2020 Eisenhower Fellows

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2020 Global Fellows

“These 22 dynamic leaders are poised to tackle some of the biggest problems facing our world at the dawn of a new decade,” said Dr. Robert M. Gates, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Chairman of Eisenhower Fellowships.


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Eisenhower Fellowships has selected 22 accomplished leaders as 2020 Eisenhower Global Fellows from Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and South America. In spring 2020, they will embark on fellowships across the United States focused on diverse fields that include artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, environmental protection, financial literacy and media production.

“These 22 dynamic leaders are poised to tackle some of the biggest problems facing our world at the dawn of a new decade. We welcome them and look forward to their lifelong engagement with EF’s global network of change agents,” said Dr. Robert M. Gates, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Chairman of Eisenhower Fellowships.

For six weeks, starting in April, 2020, the Fellows will travel across the United States, pursuing individual projects and engaging in transformative exchanges of knowledge and ideas with leading thinkers in their respective fields. After completing their fellowship travels, they will return to their home countries to apply what they have learned to help better their societies.

George de Lama, president of Eisenhower Fellowships, noted that the Fellows in the 2020 Global Program specialize in fields ranging from education, entrepreneurship and diplomacy to health care, sports and the arts. “Their diverse backgrounds and experiences and their commitment to public service prepare them to make a powerful positive impact in their fields,” de Lama said.

The 2020 Eisenhower Global Fellows are:

Victor Fayad | Argentina

General Manager, Financing Agency for Development

Wei Han | China

Senior Vice President, TusHoldings

Olivia Wu | Chinese Taipei

Chairman’s Assistant and Board Member, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

Juan Lozada Polanco | Colombia

Director, EwL Government Affairs

Gamal Guemeih | Egypt

Executive Director, Ergo Media Ventures

Maria Ritola | Finland

Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Iris.ai

Paul Maria | France

Vice President, International Government Affairs, Orano

Vikram Sampath | India

Senior Research Fellow, The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library

Ligwina Poerwo| Indonesia

Chief Executive Officer, QM Financial

Jonathan Lavender | Israel

Global Chairman, KPMG Enterprise and Head of Markets, KPMG Israel

Samar Nassar | Jordan

Consultant, International Federation of Football Association

Christine Ng’ang’a | Kenya

Managing Director, Strategia Advisors

Nang Mo Kham | Myanmar

Senior Health Specialist, World Bank

Enitan Kuku-Omonijo | Nigeria

Finance Business Partner, Unilever

Sohaib Saeed | Pakistan

President, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Bam Aquino | Philippines

Senator, Senate of the Philippines

Catalin Tenita | Romania

Founder and President, Geeks for Democracy

Fawaz Farooqui | Saudi Arabia

Senior Advisor to the Minister of Culture

Ntokozo Mbuli | South Africa

Managing Director, Sugar Bean Pictures

Kyungsun Seo | South Korea

Chief Executive Officer and President, Daemyung TP&E

Heminda Jayaweera | Sri Lanka

Chief Operating Officer, Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology

Piyadit Atsavasirisuk | Thailand

Chief Executive Officer, The Civil Engineering Co., Ltd.

Now in its 66th year and named for America’s 34th president, Eisenhower Fellowships brings together innovative leaders from all fields from around the globe who tackle big challenges to better the world around them. Since 1953, more than 2,400 mid-career leaders from 115 countries have benefited from the unique, customized experience of an Eisenhower Fellowship.

Eisenhower Fellowships identifies, empowers and connects innovative leaders through a transformative fellowship experience and lifelong engagement in a global network of dynamic change agents committed to creating a world more peaceful, prosperous and just.

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CareAcademy Integrates with AlayaCare to Deliver Better Care with Innovative Technology

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Our partnership with CareAcademy helps to ensure we are providing more options for the best training possible for our customers, which ultimately results in enhanced quality of care and better outcomes.


BOSTON (PRWEB)

CareAcademy, the home care industry’s first mobile-friendly caregiver training platform, announced today their partnership and integration with home care software provider AlayaCare.

AlayaCare is an end-to-end home care software solution, spanning clinical documentation, back office functionality, client and family portals, remote patient monitoring, and mobile caregiver functionality. In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, insights from data collected through home care visits and virtual visits will help optimize delivery of care.

“We are committed to providing home care providers the tools to deliver high quality care to clients,” said Adrian Schauer, CEO and Founder, AlayaCare. “Our partnership with CareAcademy helps to ensure we are providing more options for the best training possible for our customers, which ultimately results in enhanced quality of care and better outcomes.”

CareAcademy serves as a training platform to deliver interpersonal and technical skills training for caregivers who provide in-home care. CareAcademy’s mobile platform delivers state-approved, video-based classes that promote active learning and cultivates skilled and trustworthy caregivers, contributing to better client outcomes.

“Home care is a growing segment along the continuum of care, and in the wake of the value-based care model, everyone is placing a larger emphasis on outcomes. We’re thrilled to be partnering with AlayaCare to help home care providers deliver better experiences for both caregivers and clients through innovative technology,” said Helen Adeosun, CEO, CareAcademy.

This partnership highlights CareAcademy and AlayaCare’s mission to equip home care providers with technology to move towards home care of the future and deliver better client outcomes. The integration between the software providers is already active. Notably, Arosa+LivHOME, a Bain Double Impact portfolio company, and mutual customer of CareAcademy and AlayaCare, has already begun using the integration.

“Both CareAcademy and AlayaCare are integral to our day-to-day operations. This integration will provide our care professionals with mobile access to state-required content and on-demand education for situations they encounter on a daily basis. We are excited about the opportunity to seamlessly develop our team’s skill set while also proactively managing our clients’ changing needs,” said Ari Medoff, CEO, Arosa+LivHOME.

Marketing Promotion

In order to take advantage of waived onboarding + get 1 month free (with a 12+ month contract), become a CareAcademy customer by Dec 31, 2019.

Learn more about the partnership: http://www.careacademy.com/alayacare

About CareAcademy

Founded by caregivers, CareAcademy creates online training that empowers senior care professionals to deliver the highest caliber of service and improve the lives of older adults. Over 55,000 caregivers are learning and growing professionally through CareAcademy. Coupled with its advanced reporting and training management dashboard, CareAcademy is an end-to-end, scalable training solution that transforms home care businesses into efficient industry leaders. To learn more, visit http://www.CareAcademy.com.

About AlayaCare

AlayaCare’s unique platform includes back office, clinical documentation, client and family portals, remote patient monitoring, telehealth, and mobile care worker functionality in one integrated, highly robust and secure, cloud-based system. AlayaCare is providing the platform for home and community care organizations to propel towards innovation and home care of the future. AlayaCare was founded in 2014. http://www.alayacare.com

Media Contacts

CareAcademy Media Inquiries: Amanda Yao, ayao@careacademy.com

AlayaCare Media Inquiries: Charlene Magnaye, charlene.magnaye@alayacare.com

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Elastochem Launches Canada’s First Polyurethane, Two-Component, Spray-Applied Waterproofing Membrane For Below-Grade Foundations

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In today’s market, new building materials have to do more than perform.


BRANTFORD, Ontario (PRWEB)

Elastochem Specialty Chemicals Inc., a leading Canadian manufacturer of spray polyurethane materials, announced on Thursday the certification of Hygrothane, Canada’s first spray-applied, two-component, polyurethane-based waterproofing membrane. Hygrothane is a complete, polyurea-based membrane system that is applied at high pressure. When cured, it forms a seamless, monolithic waterproofing membrane on below-grade concrete foundation walls. The durable and flexible formula is made with 100% solids, can be applied at below-freezing temperatures and contains no VOCs.

Foundation waterproofing can be an extremely time-consuming and challenging procedure. Traditional systems, such as peel and stick and sheet membranes pose the risk of inconsistent seams that may lead to subsequent water build-up. Other drawbacks include the need for additional coatings that require further application and curing time. Meanwhile, other liquid-applied formulas are primarily water-based, which means that they face limitations at below-freezing weather conditions.

Hygrothane solves these problems by offering a smooth, one-step application that eliminates the use of primers, long curing times, and delays. It performs in below-freezing temperatures, which makes it ideal for all-season construction and challenging northern locations. The spray-applied liquid cures to form a solid membrane, eliminating seams or joints, which addresses the most common areas where waterproofing tends to fail. The buildable formula can be applied on irregular surfaces and is ideal for applications where complete coverage with a sheet membrane is unlikely. Foundations sprayed with Hygrothane can be backfilled in under one hour post-application.

“In today’s market, new building materials have to do more than perform,” said John Volk, General Manager of Elastochem, “They also have to speak to the pressing needs of the time-strapped builder and contractor. Hygrothane is a one-step system that can adapt to Canada’s varying climate and will help reduce construction schedules.”

Hygrothane is listed by the NRC under CCMC listing 14144-R.

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ABOUT CCMC:

The Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC), which operates within the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), provides a national evaluation service for all types of innovative building construction materials, products, systems and services. The CCMC is a federal body that determines what building materials meet the high standards to be approved federally. CCMC-evaluated products are used in commercial and residential buildings.

ABOUT ELASTOCHEM:

Elastochem is a Canadian leader of high-performing polyurethane and epoxy-based products, producing spray foam insulation, coatings, sealants, adhesives and primers. Elastochem focuses strongly on innovating to meet evolving industry demands and developing energy-efficient products to serve a wide range of industries.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Corrine Tam

ctam@elastochem.com

Elastochem Specialty Chemicals Inc.

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Technology: Computer

Dernol Releases New Research on Best Laptops for 2019

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NEW YORK (PRWEB)

Dernol, a website dedicated to offering comprehensive buying guides and product reviews of electronic gadgets, has released a new write-up reviewing the best laptops of 2019 (excluding gaming laptops). Dernol’s research throws light on the seven most popular and efficient laptops released in 2019, including Apple’s latest MacBook Pro, Dell XPS 13 and Google Pixelbook. The article highlights the specifications, design, built, configurations, price value, and performance of these high-end laptops to give an overarching review of each model.

The review analyses specifications and factors that affect the purchase including battery-life, screen resolution, USB ports, graphics card, and speaker quality, of each of these models, to underline their prominent features, upgradations as well as shortcomings. Huawei’s Matebook 13, for example, delivers phenomenal sound quality with its Dolby Atmos speakers while HP’s Spectre x360 stands out for its battery life; with an exceptional battery life of 12 hours, HP scores high in this respect. MacBook Pro remains unparalleled in terms of CPU performance and Dell’s revised design comes with additional features such as a thermal setting software and a side button to indicate battery level.

Dernol has been specifically designed with the consumers in mind; It focuses on collating product information and review videos to highlight product comparisons, which help consumers make informed and careful purchase decisions. The website features product reviews and comparisons of the latest tech gadgets and innovations in the market. In addition to listing the best-selling tech products in specific product categories and aggregating customer ratings of products, they also bring out relevant reports regarding developments in the field of software and technologies.

For more information, visit http://www.dernol.com/

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Technology: Electronics

MaxQ AI Expands Partnership with GE Healthcare’s PACS Solution

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To deliver on the promise of AI, we are integrating with best-in-breed partners such as MaxQ AI to help streamline the radiologist’s experience, said Michelle Edler, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Imaging & Care Area Solutions for GE Healthcare


TEL AVIV, Israel (PRWEB)

MaxQ AI, the industry-leading medical diagnostic AI company, today announced that the company’s Accipio intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), stroke, and head trauma platform will be integrated into GE Healthcare’s Edison™ Open AI Orchestrator, which is designed to simplify the deployment of AI for imaging workflows. This addition makes GE Healthcare the first to offer a comprehensive CT and PACS MaxQ AI offering.

A key player in GE Healthcare’s Edison ecosystem, the expansion of MaxQ AI’s Accipio-powered solutions through both the latest PACS and CT offerings will increase access to AI augmented tools for radiologists and care providers around the world to enhance the identification and prioritization of patients suffering from stroke, traumatic brain injury, head trauma, and other life-threatening conditions – both at the CT console and through the distributed review of these images in PACS.

“The ability to integrate our Accipio intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) detection software and slice-level annotation through GE Healthcare’s PACS further solidifies and deepens our successful partnership with GE Healthcare,” said Gene Saragnese, CEO of MaxQ AI. “This will also enable hospitals and acute care providers, who are looking to bring the power of our AI-enabled solutions into their emergency rooms, to seamlessly add these new capabilities into the workflow in the Edison Open AI Orchestrator, a platform for quickly and easily integrating AI-based clinical applications in imaging workflows. An exciting new era of AI-powered innovation, combined with the skills of the care provider, make augmented intelligence available to GE Healthcare customers worldwide.”

MaxQ AI’s revolutionary ACCIPIO® ICH and Stroke Platform integrates into a comprehensive, seamless, and secure workflow to augment acute care teams with deep clinical insight and actionable data in minutes. These AI-powered insights enable physicians across the world to make faster assessments of stroke, traumatic brain injury, and head trauma in any location, at any time. Accipio Ix™ provides automatic identification and prioritization of non-contrast head CT images with suspected ICH. Accipio Ax™ delivers automatic slice-level annotation of suspected ICH. Both Accipio Ix and Accipio Ax are FDA Cleared and CE Approved. The Accipio platform is comprised of Class II and Class III medical devices with significant clinical evidence.

“Investment in healthcare startups is exploding – but implementing new AI innovations effectively into the clinical workflow can be cumbersome and complex, thus slowing adoption. Bringing AI-powered applications and devices – such as those provided by MaxQ AI’s Accipio ICH platform – natively into the radiologists’ PACS system via GE Healthcare’s Edison Open AI Orchestrator can help clinicians improve their workflow and target key pain points in their healthcare network,” said Michelle Edler, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Imaging & Care Area Solutions for GE Healthcare. “To deliver on the promise of AI, we are integrating with best-in-breed partners such as MaxQ AI to help streamline the radiologist’s experience. Bringing together the world-class AI capabilities from industry-leading partners, and creating a single, connected ecosystem will help improve the quality of care, lower healthcare costs, and deliver better outcomes for patients.”

GE Healthcare’s PACS offers a proven, scalable imaging IT platform designed to optimize radiologist productivity and accuracy. With Version 7, GE Healthcare’s PACS is now “AI ready,” enabling the easy and seamless integration of AI results throughout the radiologist reading workflow by adding the Edison Open AI Orchestrator. This advanced PACS solution meets the diverse challenges and needs of today’s healthcare institutions with such innovations as single DB Rad/Card, RIS/PACS, native mammography workflow, advanced visualization, web-based clients, EMR integration, DR/BC and high availability, and most recently, mobile access on an Apple or Android enabled device.

MaxQ AI is demonstrating the company’s full suite of Accipio solutions throughout this week’s Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2019 Annual Meeting in Chicago at Booth #8345 in the North Hall. Accipio will also be on display at the GE Healthcare exhibit at Booth #4133 in the South Hall.

About MaxQ AI, Ltd.

MaxQ AI is at the forefront of Medical Diagnostic AI. We are transforming healthcare by empowering physicians to provide “smarter care” with artificial intelligence (AI) clinical insights. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel and Andover, MA, USA, our team of deep learning and machine vision experts develop innovative software that uses AI to interpret medical images and surrounding patient data. Working with world-class clinical and industry partners, our software enables physicians to make faster, more accurate decisions when diagnosing stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other serious conditions. To learn more, visit http://www.maxq.ai or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Technology platforms unite to offer a full-stack tech suite for health and fitness innovators

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“We jumped at the opportunity to bring together a collective that, when combined, would allow any company to create a digital product designed to engage and retain their users, whether they’re in the studio or at home.” – asensei CEO Steven Webster


SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)

Today asensei, Feed.fm, Mux and WEEL announce the launch of a full suite of technology designed to offer a complete solution for digital fitness experience creators.

As more and more Connected Fitness products hit the market, the opportunity exists for a technology stack upon which companies can differentiate their products and decrease time to market. This partnership was forged to address that gap and combine key technical elements in one holistic package. With a simple plug-and-play solution that includes video streaming, music licensing and streaming, and body sensor technology, any company can harness the competitive edge they need.

The partnership includes:

● asensei: asensei offers a Connected Coaching™ platform that understands human movement and movement coaching through patented (app)arel technology, which integrates motion capture and real-time coaching into sport clothing. This allows asensei to provide customers real-time feedback from world-class trainers and athletes on their form and technique as they practice their favorite sports or fitness activities on their preferred equipment. For apparel and equipment brands, Connected Coaching from asensei turns education into engagement, and ensures customers aren’t simply moving, but improving.

● Feed.fm: Music is core the workout experience and is proven to drive improved outcomes for exercisers. Feed.fm’s platform makes it easy for brands to seamlessly harness the power of music to engage and empower their users. The company tackles three major challenges when it comes to integrating popular music in apps, on websites, or in physical spaces: music licensing and curation, white label technology integration, and real-time analytics.

● Mux: Mux is an API-first video platform designed to make world-class video streaming and analytics possible for any development team. For a connected fitness product, it’s imperative to deliver a seamless video streaming experience for the viewer at home or on the go. Mux delivers this with its advanced encoding services and ability to distribute video across different bandwidths, form factors, and devices.

● Weel:The world’s leader in the research, development and manufacturing of wearable electronics, WEEL’s electronics are core to the asensei Connected Coaching experience. Their tech makes it easy for apparel manufacturers to integrate motion capture sensors into their apparel, compatible with the asensei Kinetic Capture(TM) technology that enables real-time coaching and feedback. By partnering with WEEL, asensei is able to shorten the time to market for existing apparel brands to create smart apparel.

“At asensei, building products on our Connected Coaching platform has given us first-hand experience of all the technical challenges at play when developing a connected fitness experience that is absent the watchful eye of a trainer or coach,“ said asensei CEO, Steven Webster. “We jumped at the opportunity to bring together a collective that, when combined, would allow any company to create a digital product that doesn’t just meet the bar of existing Connected Fitness products, but raises the bar to include real-time coaching of correct form and technique.”

“Music is a key part of any workout – there’s a scientifically proven link between the right music and improved physical performance, but more importantly for health and fitness platforms there’s a direct improvement in retention and frequency of use when workouts have the right soundtrack,” said Lauren Pufpaf, COO of Feed.fm. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with this group on combining all of the key elements that can help any health or fitness brand get the right technology and expertise to bring their platform into the homes of users even more quickly.”

“Offering crystal clear video, regardless of the device, brings an experience to life and can help any user feel that they’re right in the classroom with their favorite trainer or instructor, even if it’s the middle of the night,” said Eric Elia, Head of Strategic Accounts at Mux. “We’re passionate about helping platforms of all kinds find their audience through streaming video, and we’re so excited to be working with this group to help bring the visions of so many health and fitness brands to life, no matter where their user lives.”

“One of the challenges for wearable technology is that it requires a multitude of sensors that disappear into familiar and fashionable apparel and to do so at scale. The value-add of WEEL to the partnership is that we can have an apparel partner come to us to enable them to create “smart” apparel at scale that looks and feels like their own brand.” added Michael Corbett, GM of WEEL Technologies. “We are excited to work with this group to deliver an all-in-one tech solution for health and fitness platforms that delivers the best possible experience for their user, every day.”

The companies are available for briefings at the Digital Fitness and Active Brands Summit in Los Angeles, December 4-5 and CES in Las Vegas, January 7-9.

About asensei

Founded in 2014, asensei is democratizing access to world-class sport coaching, by allowing athletes of all abilities to following coaching programs led by world-class athletes and coaches, in the sport of their choosing. Our Kinetic Capture™ technology gives asensei sport-specific understanding of posture and movement by embedding motion capture capability into regular sports apparel. The asensei experience is enabled through (app)arel, compression apparel infused with Kinetic Capture, allowing asensei to guide, monitor and correct your practice with real-time feedback. asensei is changing the way aspiring athletes practice sport and fitness, by letting them progress along their own path as they follow coaching programs from sporting heroes.

For apparel and equipment brands, asensei offers a digital strategy that turns transactions into subscriptions, content marketing into coaching, and makes the equipment purchase the beginning not the end of the consumer journey.

For more information visit http://asensei.com

About Feed.fm

Feed.fm is a technology platform that makes it easy for brands to legally and seamlessly harness the power of music to engage and retain their customers. Feed.fm’s team handles the licensing and technical integration of curated music stations to help brands increase key growth and customer retention metrics. Based in San Francisco, Feed.fm was co-founded by Jeff Yasuda (CEO), Lauren Pufpaf (COO) and Eric Lambrecht (CTO), and is backed by investors that include Crunchfund, Core Ventures Group, KEC Ventures, and Fyrfly. For more information, visit https://feed.fm/.

About Mux

Mux is a software company that develops infrastructure and monitoring tools for developers and publishers of online video. Founded in 2015 by experts in online video, including the creators of the biggest open-source video player on the web (Video.js), the largest transcoding service in the cloud (Zencoder), and the premier conference for engineers working with video (Demuxed), Mux empowers publishers of all sizes to provide high-quality online video viewer experiences. Backed by investment from Evolution Media, Accel, and Y Combinator, Mux is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. For more information visit http://www.mux.com.

About WEEL

WEEL Technologies celebrated their 12th Anniversary in January 2020. Since 2008, WEEL has designed and manufactured electronics that have been integrated into shirts, pants, shoes, backpacks, gloves and other apparel items for many of the world’s leading brands. For more information, visit http://www.weeltechnologies.com/

Industry: Healthcare

Public Health Accreditation Board Awards Five-Year Accreditation Status to Nine Health Departments; Four Health Departments Achieve Reaccreditation

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“Accreditation for local health departments is essential. It is the public’s assurance that their health department is meeting national standards.” — Colleen M. Bridger, Assistant City Manager for the City of San Antonio, Texas


ALEXANDRIA, Va. (PRWEB)

Strong public health departments engaged in effective community partnerships make all communities healthier places to live, work, learn, and play. Striving to fulfill their crucial mission, more and more health departments are placing their work for review against the rigorous national standards set by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). Today, PHAB announced it has awarded initial five-year accreditation status to nine local health departments and national reaccreditation status to four local health departments. With these decisions, the benefits of being served by a PHAB-accredited health department now reach 81 percent of the U.S. population.

PHAB, the nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that administers the national public health accreditation program, aims to improve and protect the health of the public by advancing and transforming the quality and performance of governmental public health agencies in the U.S. and abroad. To receive national accreditation through PHAB, a health department must undergo a rigorous, multi-faceted, peer-reviewed assessment process to ensure it meets a set of public health quality standards and measures.

“The nine health departments that achieved initial accreditation this week have successfully demonstrated a consistent and continued commitment to improving public health in their communities,” said PHAB President and CEO Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN. “We celebrate that achievement with them, and we also celebrate with the four health departments that were awarded reaccreditation this week. In achieving reaccreditation, these four health departments are ensuring their communities that they will continue to evolve, improve, advance and become increasingly effective at improving the health of the populations they serve.”

PHAB’s national accreditation program provides standards for state, Tribal, local, and territorial health departments, as well as Army installation departments of public health. Nearly every state in the nation has at least one PHAB-accredited health department within its borders.

“Accreditation for local health departments is essential,” said Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD, assistant city manager for the City of San Antonio, Texas, and former director of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, which this week achieved national initial accreditation through PHAB. “It is the public’s assurance that their health department is meeting national standards. I’m proud of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District’s staff and leadership for the way they rolled up their sleeves and jumped into this work. I’ve known for years that San Antonio’s health department is stellar, and this is one more validation of the first-in-class team working every day to protect the public’s health.”

The benefits of being served by a nationally accredited health department also moved northward into Michigan this week, where the residents of Lansing celebrated the accreditation of Ingham County Health Department. Michigan is now home to eight PHAB-accredited local health departments.

“PHAB accreditation is a reflection of a community-wide commitment to 21st century public health,” said Ingham County Health Department Deputy Health Officer Joel D. Murr, MPA. “It’s an achievement and advantage for all of Ingham County. The high standards will drive continuous progress, advancing health and well-being across all segments of our population. The Ingham County Health Department is proud to be a nationally accredited local health department.”

PHAB’s national accreditation program, which launched in 2011 with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has become the national standard for public health in the United States. The credential has now been achieved by 36 state health departments, 243 local health departments, three Tribal health departments, one statewide integrated local public health department system, and one Army Installation of Public Health. Among the local health departments to achieve national reaccreditation this week is Columbus Public Health in Columbus, Ohio.

“Columbus Public Health is proud to be nationally recognized by the Public Health Accreditation Board,” said Health Commissioner Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH. “Reaccreditation recognizes the hard work we do every day in our community to protect the health and improve the lives of residents. We are honored to join other nationally accredited health departments to advance and transform the quality and performance of public health here and across the country.”

National initial accreditation was awarded November 19, 2019 to:

  • Canton City Public Health, Canton, Ohio

  • Cleveland Department of Public Health, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Defiance County General Health District, Defiance, Ohio

  • District 4 Public Health, Georgia Department of Health, LaGrange, Georgia

  • Ingham County Health Department, Lansing, Michigan

  • Portsmouth City Health Department, Portsmouth, Ohio

  • San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, San Antonio, Texas

  • Stanislaus County Health Services Agency – Public Health Division, Modesto, California

  • Trumbull County Combined Health District, Warren, Ohio

National reaccreditation was awarded November 19, 2019 to:

  • Columbus Public Health, Columbus, Ohio

  • Kane County Health Department, Aurora, Illinois

  • Licking County Health Department, Newark, Ohio

  • Tulsa Health Department, Tulsa, Oklahoma

For more information, contact PHAB Communications Manager Teddi Nicolaus at (703) 778-4549, ext. 118, or email tnicolaus@phaboard.org. Learn more about PHAB and accreditation at http://www.phaboard.org. Subscribe to PHAB’s e-newsletter by clicking here.

About the Public Health Accreditation Board

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) was created to serve as the national public health accrediting body and is jointly funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The development of national public health accreditation has involved, and is supported by, public health leaders and practitioners from the national, state, local, Tribal, and territorial levels. For more information, contact Teddi Nicolaus at (703) 778-4549 ext. 118, or email tnicolaus@phaboard.org. Learn more about PHAB and accreditation at http://www.phaboard.org, and by signing up for the PHAB e-newsletter.

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A Better Life Recovery Appoints Famed Addiction Advocates Tim Ryan and Jennifer Gimenez as Facility’s First Recovery Activists

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Having worked with treatment providers all around the world, I can confidently say that I have never seen a more dedicated team or a more comprehensive approach than I’ve seen at A Better Life Recovery. I am excited to see how this partnership blossoms


LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

A Better Life Recovery, a leading addiction treatment provider and owner of A Mission for Michael, an intensive mental health facility, announced it has named Tim Ryan and Jennifer Gimenez as the facility’s official Recovery Activists to oversee client relations, business development and national advocacy efforts.

“We are proud to announce that Jennifer and Tim have joined our incredibly dedicated staff at A Better Life Recovery,” says Co-Founder, Jeff Robbins. “Their boundless efforts to educate and help others who suffer from the disease of addiction is something we strongly support at A Better Life. We look forward to seeing how our aligned missions bring about positive change for not only our patients, but the treatment industry as a whole.”

A tireless activist in today’s drug crisis, Tim Ryan is no stranger to addiction–or to the stigma that comes with being an addict. Tim helps break down barriers so that communities, corporations, families, and individuals can implement lasting change in the addiction crisis.

Despite a successful business career as a high-tech recruiter, Tim found himself in the grips of heroin use and ultimately was sentenced to prison for drug-related convictions. Tim was released in just 14 months, using his time behind bars to grasp sobriety through long-term recovery.

Six months after his release, tragedy struck. His 20-year-old son, Nick–for whom Tim had paved the way to use deadly drugs–died of an overdose. Nick’s death further catalyzed Tim’s mission to spread long-term recovery and real solutions to anyone who would listen.

“Having worked with treatment providers all around the world, I can confidently say that I have never seen a more dedicated team or a more comprehensive approach than I’ve seen at A Better Life Recovery. I am excited to see how this partnership blossoms.”

In addition to consulting organizations, communities, and lawmakers on how to combat the drug crisis facing our nation, Tim Ryan was the subject of the A&E documentary, Dope Man, reaching millions. He has been a featured thought leader in numerous national media, including USA Today, Newsweek, Chicago Tribune, and “The Steve Harvey Show” with Dr. Drew, and dozens of nationally syndicated radio shows. He was named “100 Most Influential leaders” by Real Leaders magazine. He is a Goodwill Ambassador, and was an invited guest by the U.S. President to the 2016 State of the Union Address. He is the author of the bestselling book, From Dope to Hope.

Jennifer Gimenez is one of the nation’s leading activists in addiction recovery and has become a regular fixture on numerous television networks and across multiple social media platforms.

After landing roles on The Young and The Restless and Bold and The Beautiful, Jennifer scored her first major film role in Ted Demme’s Blow, starring alongside Johnny Depp. She followed that up with blockbusters Vanilla Sky, Corky Romano, Charlie’s Angels as well as appearances in the Oscar nominated documentary, “Let’s Get Lost.” Surrounded by a fast-paced Hollywood lifestyle and unprepared for the trappings of fame, Gimenez eventually found herself at the mercy of her own drug and alcohol demons. Both her personal and professional life spiraled out of control and her Hollywood dream had become a dark and lonely place.

Now over 13 years sober, Gimenez has used the story of her recovery to help others, starring on VH1’s hit Sober House Seasons 1 and 2, Celebrity Rehab Season 5, and Season 6 of Rehab With Dr. Drew. She’s also appeared on The Doctors, The O’Neal’s Show on OWN, as a judge on Model Latina for SiTV, Celebrity Wife Swap and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, as well as an expert on top tier media including The View, CNN, HLN, Today Show and E! News and other all press outlets.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled to join the team at A Better Life Recovery. It feels great to have a strong community of treatment professionals to lean on in this fight against one of the deadliest epidemics of our time.”

About a year ago, Gimenez and Ryan teamed up, and now travel the country sharing their stories and advocating for addiction recovery.

ABOUT A BETTER LIFE RECOVERY

A Better Life Recovery is an integrated drug and alcohol addiction treatment center serving adult men in San Juan Capistrano. A Better Life offers one of the most highly regarded and comprehensive addiction treatment programs in the United States. In order to ensure sustained progress, individuals recovering from addiction have access not only to the best treatment programs, but also to reliable rehabilitation housing assets and an active recovery community at their disposal. The facility’s highly-structured, recovery-focused atmosphere promotes responsibility, discipline, accountability, and commitment, while the high quality sober living environments help lead to A Better Life Recovery.

ABOUT A MISSION FOR MICHAEL

A Mission for Michael is the premier resource for intensive mental health treatment in Southern California. With an astonishing 2 to 1 client-to-staff ratio, each client in our facility receives individual care 24-hours-a-day, overseen by our team of all-doctorate-or-masters-level clinicians. With an intensive focus on clinical evidence-based treatment, along with personalized and compassionate care, we offer mental health treatment that changes lives.

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Health: Mental Health

Inland Empire’s Premier Eating Disorder Treatment Program Awarded Behavioral Health Care Accreditation from The Joint Commission

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“By achieving this accreditation, we are able to demonstrate our commitment to providing excellent care to our patients at all levels of treatment. This helps us carry out our mission to help patients create a life that no longer includes an eating disorder.


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Bright Road Recovery Eating Disorder Treatment and Recovery Program announced today that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Behavioral Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.

Bright Road Recovery underwent a rigorous onsite review. During the visit, a team of Joint Commission reviewers evaluated compliance with Behavioral Health Care standards spanning several areas including emergency management, environment of care, infection prevention and control, leadership, medication management, and rights and responsibilities of the individual.

“We are glad and honored to have received this accreditation. The Joint Commission is widely recognized for setting the standard for excellence in treatment centers,” said Tamson Overholtzer, LMFT, CEDS, Founder and CEO. “By achieving this accreditation, we are able to demonstrate our commitment to providing excellent care to our patients at all levels of treatment. This helps us carry out our mission to help patients create a life that no longer includes an eating disorder.”

The Joint Commission’s standards are developed in consultation with health care experts and providers, measurement experts and patients. They are informed by scientific literature and expert consensus to help health care organizations measure, assess and improve performance. The surveyors also conducted onsite observations and interviews.

“As a private accreditor, The Joint Commission surveys health care organizations to protect the public by identifying deficiencies in care and working with those organizations to correct them as quickly and sustainably as possible,” says Mark Pelletier, RN, MS, chief operating officer, Accreditation and Certification Operations, and chief nursing executive, The Joint Commission.

“We commend Bright Road Recovery for its quality improvement efforts in patient safety and quality of care.”

“I’m so proud of our entire team. Our clinicians and support staff are dedicated in their efforts to provide the best quality of care for our patients,” said Overholtzer.

Bright Road Recovery Eating Disorder Treatment and Recovery Program was founded in Claremont, California in 2014 by Tamson Overholtzer, licensed marriage and family therapist and certified eating disorder specialist. This small, private eating disorder program is focused on bringing eating disorder the full continuum of care to adults 18+; Residential Treatment Center, Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), outpatient psychotherapy and outpatient nutrition counseling. Located in the Historic Claremont Village, Bright Road Recovery focuses on the important work of trauma treatment, evidence based therapies and integrative care. The program includes EMDR therapy, nutrition counseling, yoga and mindfulness training, DBT, CBT, art therapy and other adjunctive treatment modalities.

For more information visit http://www.brightroadrecovery.com or call 909-624-7070 for information and admissions.

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Business: Insurance

How To Avoid Getting Really Expensive Car Insurance Premiums

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“Drivers can keep the price of car insurance under control and protect themselves from price spikes if they follow several smart and efficient methods”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.


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Carinsuranceplan.org has launched a new blog post that explains how policyholders can avoid car insurance price spikes.

For more info, please visit https://carinsuranceplan.org/how-to-avoid-auto-insurance-price-spikes/.

For many, driving their vehicles is a necessity. To do that legally, they need car insurance. In some situations, car insurance can get too expensive and some drivers will drop their insurance. To protect themselves from sudden car insurance price spikes, policyholders can follow these tips:


  • Make sure to respect traffic laws. Different traffic violations can lead to an increase in car insurance premiums. Drivers should follow the rules and avoid receiving traffic violations penalties.

  • Shop around periodically. Policyholders should regularly search the insurance market for better insurance deals. The best way to do that is by comparing online quotes obtained from brokerage websites. Doing this can help policyholders save even hundreds of dollars each year.

  • Policyholders should analyze their insurance policy at renewal. Drivers should make sure they are not missing any discount. Also, they should check if traffic tickets that should come off the driving record are still present.

  • Policyholders should avoid adding teen drivers to their policies. Besides being inexperienced, teen drivers are also expensive to insure. To make their car insurance more affordable, teen drivers can take advantage of the good student discount, or they can choose to enroll in a usage-based program. Graduating a defensive driving course can also help lower the price of car insurance.

  • Check the multi-policies discounts. Policyholders can save a lot if they decide to insure the home, life, and car insurance with the same insurance company. Drivers should contact their insurance providers and see if they offer this type of discount.

  • Drivers should not lie to their insurance providers. To avoid financial penalties, policyholders should be honest with their insurance providers. Policyholders should not hide past traffic tickets or the existence of other drivers in the household.


For additional info, money-saving tips and free car insurance quotes, visit https://carinsuranceplan.org/

Carinsuranceplan.org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

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