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Lasagna Love set an ambitious goal in 2023 to deliver 10,000 lasagnas, enlist 1,000 new volunteers, and raise $100,000 on National Lasagna Day. Lasagna Love exceeded the goal of 1,211 new monthly volunteers, 11,537 meals delivered and $103,951 raised. To date, Lasagna Love has delivered 500,000 lasagnas to 2 million individuals—including 892,000 children. The organization is working to exceed the goal again 2024.
“Lasagna Love has been a longtime supporter of Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities,” said Christina Austin Smith, Volunteer Services Coordinator for Ronald McDonald House near Scottish Rite. “Our families always enjoy the wonderful lasagnas they provide. Lasagna Love helps keep our freezers stocked so that we can feed our families, even when we don’t have a meal group to provide dinner. We are grateful for their support!”
“Lasagna Love coordinates meal delivery for individuals and families across the country, helping them meet their basic needs in times of grief, crisis, and hardship,” said Candace Stohs-Krause, PMP Marketing Strategist for FindHelp.org. “They are consistently one of the top-engaged organizations on our platform, and we share a focus on providing care with dignity and respect, and eliminating the stigma associated with asking for help. We’re proud to partner with such an innovative, kind, and mission-focused organization.”
Lasagna Love’s theme for this season, “Catch the Kindness,” highlights the importance of each act of kindness creating a ripple effect throughout communities. By focusing on this theme, Lasagna Love aims to amplify their message that anyone can make a significant impact through simple, heartfelt gestures of cooking and sharing a meal. The theme also reflects Lasagna Love’s ongoing efforts to foster a culture of care and support across neighborhoods, further inspiring both current volunteers and new participants to engage with their community in meaningful ways.
Key partners RAGÚ® and Galbani Cheese are pivotal in making this ambitious goal achievable, ensuring that volunteers have access to essential ingredients needed to prepare these homemade meals.
“We’re very excited to continue our partnership with Lasagna Love this year and help them in their mission to help communities everywhere,” said Megan Frank, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Mizkan America, Inc., the maker of RAGÚ. “Everyone loves a good, home-cooked meal but making one doesn’t have to break the bank or mean spending all day cooking. RAGÚ® Kettle Cooked Sauces offer an easy way for anyone to create a delicious meal to enjoy at home or share with someone who needs one.”
Thousands of volunteer “lasagna chefs” from communities globally are organizing both local neighborhood gatherings and large-scale delivery events.
“I’m incredibly proud of our volunteers and everyone in the Lasagna Love family for coming together to support this monumental effort. This day is something we all look forward to each year—it’s a real highlight in our journey of kindness and community,” Larson added. “A huge thank you to our amazing partners, RAGU, Galbani Cheese, Benelynk, and Pegasystems. Their unwavering support helps us spread kindness and deliver home-cooked meals to families in need. This National Lasagna Day, we’re not just delivering lasagnas; we’re delivering kindness, hope, and community support.”
Adding to the excitement, Lasagna Love has expanded its reach globally, now delivering lasagnas in Australia.
About Lasagna Love
Lasagna Love is a community impact program that connects neighbors through gestures of kindness, goodwill, and support. The nonprofit has joined together with more than 56,000 volunteers from around the world and abides by three simple principles: feed families, spread kindness and strengthen communities. Lasagna Love fosters a culture of positivity, empathy, zero-judgment, and maintains a steadfast resolve to deliver comfort when needed most. Lasagna Love volunteers share a seminal purpose: exist to assist. To learn more about Lasagna Love and how you can get involved, visit www.lasagnalove.org or our social channels, @WeAreLasagnaLove (Instagram and Facebook).
About The RAGÚ® Brand
The RAGÚ® brand was founded in 1937 by Assunta and Giovani Cantisano and their sauce was originally sold from their home in Rochester, New York. Assunta carried her family’s recipe from Italy when she immigrated to New York in 1914, and it has now been enjoyed by American families for over 85 years. With a wide selection of sauce varieties ranging from the beloved Old-World Style to the Chunky line, cheese sauces, Simply, and new Kettle Cooked, RAGÚ sauce can empower anyone to “Cook Like a Mother” regardless of gender or culinary skill. Today, RAGÚ sauce is the go-to pasta sauce for families coming together to share a quick and delicious meal and an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to “Cook Like a Mother” in the kitchen. For the very latest news, recipes and more from the RAGÚ brand, please check out the brand at www.RAGÚ.com. You can also follow along on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and TikTok.
Miami Single-Family Homes Post More Sales in First Half of 2024 vs. First Half of 2023 Miami-Dade County single-family homes posted a stronger first half of 2024 versus last year with transactions up 2.3%, from 5,457 in 1H 2023 to 5,582 in 1H 2024.
Miami-Dade single-family home sales rose 2.9% year-over-year in Q2 2024, from 3,044 in Q2 2023 to 3,133 in Q2 2024. Miami condo sales declined 7.5% year-over-year in Q2 2024, from 3,954 to 3,657.
As for June 2024, Miami-Dade total sales decreased 13.2% year-over-year, from 2,364 to 2,051. Miami single-family sales declined 3.8% year-over-year, from 1,004 to 959. Miami-Dade single-family sales have posted gains in six of the last eight months.
Miami existing condo sales decreased 20.2% year-over-year in June 2024, from 1,360 to 1,085. The decline is due to a lack of inventory at key price points and elevated mortgage rates. Also, there is the unknown regarding the upcoming presidential election and new state regulatory condominium building changes that go into effect in 2025. Senate Bill 4-D mandates comprehensive structural safety inspections and the establishment of structural integrity reserve studies for buildings three stories or taller.
Miami Condo Inventory is Down Vs. Pre-COVID and $600K and Up Condo Demand is Up Inventory is down 38% for Miami condos in comparison to pre-COVID, from 15,488 listings in June 2019 to 9,601 in June 2024.
Condos priced at $600K and above have rising demand versus pre-COVID (June 2019), an important marker as the ultra-low interest rates the market enjoyed from 2020-22 likely won’t return.
$600K and up existing Miami condo transactions surged 99.3% versus pre-COVID (June 2019), from 150 transactions in June 2019 to 299 in June 2024.
$1M and up existing Miami condo transactions jumped 85.5% versus pre-COVID (June 2019), from 76 sales in June 2019 to 141 in June 2024.
The sales numbers point to the wealth migration South Florida has received since the 2020 global pandemic.
Migration Bolstered South Florida’s Household Income by $10 Billion Migration bolstered Southeast Florida’s aggregate household income by at least $10 billion in 2022, according to a new Miami Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI) analysis of the recently released Internal Revenue Service migration data.
In Miami-Dade County, the average adjusted gross income of households who moved to the county (total adjusted gross income of movers divided by number of tax returns) was $175,600, which is 78% higher than the average income of households who left the county ($98,800) and 79% higher than the income of households who lived in the same county ($98,100).
Miami ranks No. 1 in the U.S. in luxury residential market price growth, via Knight Frank’s 2024 Wealth Report. The same publication also ranked Miami among the Emerging Wealth Hubs. Miami is also ranked the No. 4 U.S. City for Millionaire Growth Rate over the Past Decade (75% increase), according to Henley & Partners and New World Wealth 2024 report.
MIAMI Chief Economist: Interest Rates Poised to be Below 6% by End of 2025 Mortgage rates are poised to decrease as many expect an upcoming Federal Reserve rate cut with signs that the U.S. economy could be slowing down.
“Higher interest rates took a toll on home sales in the first half of the year except in Miami-Dade County which has seen continued strong migration from high-income movers and job growth that has outpaced the nation,” MIAMI REALTORS® Chief Economist Gay Cororaton said. “I expect a broader recovery in the second half of the year. The housing market downturn has reached its end, with interest rates poised to continue to decline to below 7% for the remainder of the year and below 6% by end of 2025.”
According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage 6.77% as of July 18. That’s down from 6.89% one week ago and 6.78% one year ago.
Miami-Dade Inventory is Still Down 33.4% From Historical Average Total inventory is down 33.4% from the historical average for Miami. The monthly historical average for Miami-Dade existing inventory is 20,302 and current inventory is at 13,517.
Total active listings at the end of June increased 49.7% year-over-year, from 9,027 to 13,517.
Inventory of single-family homes increased 35% year-over-year in June 2024 from 2,911 active listings last year to 3,929 last month. Condominium inventory increased 56.8% year-over-year from 6,116 to 9,588 listings during the same period in 2023.
Months’ supply of inventory for single-family homes is 4.4 months, which indicates a seller’s market. Inventory for existing condominiums is 8.9 months, which indicates a balanced market. A balanced market between buyers and sellers offers between six- and nine-months supply.
Nationally, total housing inventory registered at the end of June was 1.32 million units, up 3.1% from May and 23.4% from one year ago (1.07 million). Unsold inventory sits at a 4.1-month supply at the current sales pace, up from 3.7 months in May and 3.1 months in June 2023. The last time unsold inventory posted a four-month supply was May 2020 (4.5 months).
Miami Single-Family Home Prices Have Risen 245.8% Since June 2012 Miami-Dade County single-family home median prices increased 5.5% year-over-year in June 2024, increasing from $622,500 to $657,000. Miami single-family median prices have risen for 151 consecutive months (12.5 years), the longest running-streak on record.
Miami single-family prices have risen 245.8% from June 2012 to June 2024, from $190,000 to $657,000.
Existing condo median prices increased 0.5% year-over-year in June 2024, from $418,000 to $420,000. Condo median prices have stayed even or increased in 151 of the last 157 months.
Miani condo prices have risen 162.5% from June 2012 to June 2024, from $160,000 to $420,000.
Miami ended 2023 as the highest appreciating U.S. housing market via CoreLogic.
Florida’s Live Local Act, which was passed in 2023 and amended in May 2024, is encouraging developers to build more affordable housing. The Live Local Act gives developers the highest density allowed in a local area if they allocate 40% of its units for affordable housing. The state law defines an affordable unit as being at or below 120% of an area’s median income.
Despite the increase in prices, Miami remains a value in comparison to other global cities. In Miami, $1M nets you at least 60 square meters of prime property, according to the 2024 Knight Frank The Wealth Report. This is much higher than other global cities: Sydney, Australia ($1M only purchases 43 square meters), Shanghai (42), Paris (40), Los Angeles (38), New York (34), Geneva (34), London (33), Singapore (32), Hong Kong (22) and Monaco (16).
Miami Real Estate Posts $252 Million Local Economic Impact in June 2024 Every time a home is sold it impacts the economy: income generated from real estate industries (commissions, fees and moving expenses), expenditures related to home purchase (furniture and remodeling expenses), multiplier of housing related expenditures (income earned as a result of a home sale is re-circulated into the economy) and new construction (additional home sales induce added home production).
The total economic impact of a typical Florida home sale is $123,000, according to NAR. Miami-Dade sold 2,051 homes in June 2024 for a local economic impact of $252.2 million.
Miami total dollar volume totaled $2 billion in June 2024. Single-family home dollar volume increased 17.15% year-over-year to $1.2 billion. Condo dollar volume decreased 11.84% year-over-year to $830 million.
Miami Distressed Sales Remain Low, Reflecting Healthy Market Only 1.1% of all closed residential sales in Miami were distressed last month, including REO (bank-owned properties) and short sales, lower than 1.4% in June 2023. In 2009, distressed sales comprised 70% of Miami sales.
Short sales and REOs accounted for 0.2% and 0.8% year-over-year, respectively, of total Miami sales in June 2024.
Miami’s percentage of distressed sales are lower than the national figure. Nationally, distressed sales represented 2% of sales in June 2024, virtually unchanged from last month and the prior year.
Miami Sales, Appreciation Outperforming Nation, State In Florida, closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 23,183 in June 2024, down 11.1% year-over-year, while existing condo-townhouse sales totaled 8,339, down 20.5%. Closed sales may occur from 30- to 90-plus days after sales contracts are written.
Nationally, total existing-home sales completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – receded 5.4% from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.89 million in June. Year-over-year, sales also dropped 5.4% (down from 4.11 million in June 2023).
The statewide median sales price for single-family existing homes was $427,000, up 1.7% from the previous year, according to data from Florida Realtors Research Department in partnership with local Realtor boards/associations. Last month’s statewide median price for condo-townhouse units was $324,900, even with last year. The median is the midpoint; half the homes sold for more, half for less.
Nationally, the median existing-home price for all housing types in June was $426,900, an all-time high and an increase of 4.1% from one year ago ($410,100). All four U.S. regions registered price gains.
Miami Real Estate Attracting Near List Price The median percent of original list price received for single-family homes was 96.5% in June 2024. The median percent of original list price received for existing condominiums was 94.9%.
The median number of days between listing and contract dates for Miami single-family home sales was 28 days, up from 27 days last year. The median time to sale for single-family homes was 69 days, down from 71 days last year.
The median number of days between the listing date and contract date for condos was 50 days, up from 32 days. The median number of days to sale for condos was 90 days, up from 77 days.
Miami Cash Sales 35.4% More than National Figure Cash sales represented 37.9% of Miami closed sales in June 2024, compared to 43.5% in June 2023. About 28% of U.S. home sales are made in cash, according to the latest NAR statistics.
Cash buyers are not deterred by rising rates. The high percentage of cash buyers reflects Miami’s top position as the preeminent American real estate market for foreign buyers, who tend to purchase with all cash as well as some moving from more expensive U.S. markets who can buy more with their profits from real estate sales.
Cash sales accounted for 49.9% of all Miami existing condo sales and 24.6% of single-family transactions.
Note: Statistics in this news release may vary depending on reporting dates. MIAMI reports exact statistics directly from its MLS system.
About the MIAMI Association of Realtors® The MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) was chartered by the National Association of Realtors in 1920 and is celebrating 104 years of service to Realtors, the buying and selling public, and the communities in South Florida. Comprised of six organizations: MIAMI RESIDENTIAL, MIAMI COMMERCIAL; BROWARD–MIAMI, a division of MIAMI Realtors; JTHS-MIAMI, a division of MIAMI Realtors in the Jupiter–Tequesta–Hobe Sound area; MIAMI YPN, our Young Professionals Network Council; and the award-winning MIAMI Global Council. MIAMI REALTORS represents 60,000 total real estate professionals in all aspects of real estate sales, marketing, and brokerage. It is the largest local Realtor association in the U.S. and has official partnerships with 260 international organizations worldwide. MIAMI’s official website is http://www.MiamiRealtors.com
MILWAUKEE, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting Track Session sponsored by the Extension Section, “Washington Policy Outlook” will focus on contemporary, federal policy issues affecting agriculture. The presenters will provide insight from their unique perspectives and work for Congress, USDA, and related agencies. The presenters will discuss policy development and implementation addressing current and upcoming policy issues for agriculture as well as the role of economics in the process.
Presentations in this session:
Perspectives from the House Agriculture Committee, Majority
Justin R. Benavidez, Texas A&M University
Perspectives from the House Agriculture Committee, Minority
Emily E. Pliscott, House Agriculture Committee
Perspectives from the Senate Agriculture Committee, Majority
Steven Wallander, USDA-Economic Research Service
Perspectives from the Senate Agriculture Committee, Minority
John C. Newton, American Farm Bureau Federation
Perspectives from USDA
Seth D. Meyer, USDA
This session will take place on Monday, July 29 from 10:00 am –11:30 am CST in the New Orleans Marriott in Acadia on the third floor.
If you are interested in attending the 2024 AAEA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA, please send a completed complimentary media registration to Allison Ware in the AAEA Business Office. You can also learn more on our Annual Meeting Media Kit page.
ABOUT AAEA: Established in 1910, the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) is the leading professional association for agricultural and applied economists, with 2,500 members in more than 60 countries. Members of the AAEA work in academic or government institutions as well as in industry and not-for-profit organizations, and engage in a variety of research, teaching, and outreach activities in the areas of agriculture, the environment, food, health, and international development. The AAEA publishes three journals, the Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (an open access journal), the American Journal of Agricultural Economics and Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy, as well as the online magazine Choices and the online open access publication series Applied Economics Teaching Resources. To learn more, visit http://www.aaea.org.
The article notes that these judicial observations have cast a more favorable light on SpineFrontier, Impartial Medical Experts LLC (IME) and Dr. Chin, suggesting that the evidence may not be as clear-cut as initially presented.
About Law360: Law360 is a leading legal news and analysis service, providing in-depth coverage of major litigation across various sectors, including healthcare. The article by Brian Dowling offers a comprehensive overview of the recent judicial comments and their implications for the ongoing case against SpineFrontier, Impartial Medical Experts LLC (IME) and Dr. Kingsley R. Chin.
“It’s an incredible honor and privilege to shine a light on what we have already been doing so well here for years,” explains TBI Outpatient Program Manager Allison Carolan. “And to be measured and challenged to become even better for those we serve.”
According to CARF’s Managing Director of Medical Rehabilitation and Aging Services Terrence Carolan, * “Hennepin Healthcare’s Concussion Rehabilitation Program has shown a profound commitment to enhancing the lives of people affected by concussion, and this accreditation is a testament to the team’s dedication to providing person-centered care with a focus on quality and performance improvement.
While the Concussion Program standards might be new, Hennepin Healthcare has been providing TBI and concussion rehabilitation for quite some time – 20 years to be exact. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Sarah Rockswold, the TBI Outpatient Program was one of the flagship programs in the state of Minnesota and across the nation for treating not only moderate to severe TBI but also often underrecognized, mild TBI/concussions with a coordinated, interdisciplinary team approach.
“Our patients remain the driving force behind all we do,” said Dr. Min Jeong Graf, Hennepin Healthcare’s TBI Outpatient Program Medical Director and Chair of Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. “Nothing is more fulfilling than being part of a dedicated team with passion and expertise, with a shared goal of improving the lives of a patient who has experienced a TBI and is now living — and thriving – thanks to receiving professional care. We are also grateful for the resources and partnership with CARF during this successful journey.”
CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body founded in 1966, whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through an accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. For more information about the accreditation process, please visit the CARF website at carf.org.
Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes Hennepin County Medical Center known as HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and acute care teaching hospital and research center in downtown Minneapolis, as well as a clinic system with primary care clinics located in Minneapolis and across Hennepin County. The system is operated by Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County.
The BEST Award program honors superior security, law enforcement, emergency management, facilities management, and life safety products and services for healthcare, higher education, and K-12 school campuses. Awards are chosen by a panel of judges selected from the industry by the editorial staff of Campus Safety Magazine.
“Campus Safety takes pride in focusing on content that helps protection professionals in the healthcare and education markets keep their students, teachers, patients, visitors, and campuses safe and secure,” says Robin Hattersley, editor of Campus Safety.
“We are thrilled to receive the 2024 Campus Safety BEST Award,” commented Todd Hokunson, Chief Commercial Officer at Metrasens. “This honor reinforces our mission to support our customers in ensuring secure environments across their campuses.”
Trusted by school districts, hospitals, and corporate campuses worldwide, Metrasens Ultra systems are indispensable for weapons detection at extracurricular events and vape detection within school premises. Additionally, Metrasens detection systems play a vital role in detecting weapons within hospital emergency and behavioral health departments.
About Metrasens Metrasens is the world’s leading provider of advanced magnetic detection technologies. With a technology center and manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom, a North American sales and customer service hub in Chicago and a global network of distributors, the company’s innovative products are designed to address deficiencies in conventional screening methods and make the world safer and more secure. Metrasens’ mission is to take cutting-edge science from the laboratory and use it to create revolutionary, award-winning products that meet the distinct and diverse security needs of its customers. Metrasens’ core technologies have a wide range of real-world applications, embodied by solutions that are easy to adopt and simple to use.
“The Crossland family and the incredible team in our Texas office are ready and eager to serve Children’s Hunger Fund as we use our gifts to make their vision come to life,” said Crossland Construction Texas President Rocky Hussman. “We have had the privilege of participating in some exciting projects all over North and Central Texas, but this opportunity is so unique and so close to our home and our hearts. To know that this facility will promote hope and life-change for so many individuals and families makes it a project that we will forever be honored to have built, and I expect that it will impact us as much as our team impacts this magnificent property.”
Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Children’s Hunger Fund works in 32 countries throughout the world, partnering with local individuals, families, churches, and like-minded organizations to deliver hope, food, and resources to suffering children and families. CHF deploys a robust volunteer force to prepare and distribute its core product, a Food Pak. Food Paks are the size of a shoebox and filled with non-perishable food items that are distributed to every child of a household visited by CHF volunteers. In the 2022-23 fiscal year, CHF distributed more than 120,000 Food Paks domestically, plus another nearly 200,000 internationally.
The inclusion of the immersive, 2020 TEA award-winning, Poverty Encounter experience will be a highly visited part of the property. Currently, the only Poverty Encounter experience is at the Los Angeles headquarters and was designed with the help of Hollywood set design professionals and launched in 2018. Throughout a nearly two-hour educational experience, guests learn about different poverty environments around the world and the complexities of poverty that families face who live in extreme poverty, all through the eyes of children living in those environments. Tours conclude with a service activity in CHF’s Volunteer Center.
While significant financial commitments to the new facility have been made, CHF acknowledges that there is still work to be done. The expected cost of the project is $40 million, with $20 million still needing to be raised through an ongoing capital campaign. With the support of generous donors and community partners, CHF is confident in its ability to reach this goal and bring its vision to fruition.
The partnership supports Intermountain Health’s goals to improve patient outcomes by proactively identifying underlying and co-occurring behavioral health needs to improve the effectiveness of care coordination for primary care patients in Colorado
PHILADELPHIA, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Intermountain Health, a nonprofit health system in the Western U.S., is partnering with NeuroFlow, the industry leader in behavioral health technology and analytics, to identify and triage behavioral health risk within Intermountain’s primary care population and improve efficiency of their integrated care programs.
It is well known that people with co-occurring physical and behavioral health conditions typically have higher medical costs. To improve patient outcomes, healthcare organizations must include and address behavioral health. However, doing so effectively, proactively, and at scale is challenging and resource intensive. These barriers led Intermountain to partner with NeuroFlow, whose technology and analytics infrastructure is designed for enterprise-level scale and efficiency. The health system will leverage NeuroFlow’s Integrated Care solution to support populations in Colorado where there is a concentration of patients who will benefit from the technology.
“In order to have the best outcomes for patients with behavioral health needs, we need an effective and seamless tool to systematically understand the acuity and complexity of their conditions in order to provide the most effective treatments and support. NeuroFlow can help our primary care providers accomplish this critical task at scale, while removing unnecessary administrative burden,” said Tammer Attallah, MBA, LCSW, Intermountain Health Behavioral Health Clinical Program Executive Director.
NeuroFlow will integrate behavioral health analytics into care workflows and engage patients with relevant digital behavioral health resources and high-touch interventions. In addition to population-wide behavioral health identification and support, NeuroFlow will provide suicide prevention services to Intermountain Health patients and provide outreach from trained crisis professionals.
“Capturing accurate behavioral health data at scale can be incredibly challenging, particularly when organizations rely on in-person screenings alone,” says Jeremy Kreyling, Senior Vice President of Healthcare Informatics at NeuroFlow. “We built this platform to engage patients through a variety of digital touchpoints and leverage sophisticated AI analysis to understand acuity in real time. Having actionable population insights unlocks new opportunities for organizations like Intermountain to increase enrollment and engagement in integrated care programs, with an added layer of outreach for patients experiencing suicide ideation.”
NeuroFlow’s core competencies – upstream behavioral health risk identification, suicide prevention, and expertise in clinical integration – increase access to care by overcoming systemic challenges in healthcare ecosystems and provide organizations like Intermountain a way to supercharge their existing, proven programs. With a deep understanding of population behavioral health needs, Intermountain can more effectively triage populations in need and deliver care as efficiently as possible.
“In order to address today’s massive demand for behavioral health services, it’s critical that healthcare organizations work smarter,” says Dr. Tom Zaubler, Chief Medical Officer at NeuroFlow, “Leveraging technology to surface often hidden behavioral health risk and address it early is essential to lessening the burden on providers, improving patient outcomes, and ultimately lowering the total cost of care.”
About Intermountain Health
Headquartered in Utah with locations in seven states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, medical groups with some 3,900 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plans division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes at sustainable costs.
About NeuroFlow
NeuroFlow helps risk-bearing healthcare organizations improve outcomes and cost of care in medically complex populations by surfacing and supporting behavioral health needs that typically go undetected and under-addressed. Across payors, providers, and the federal government, NeuroFlow’s scalable technology and analytics capabilities empower organizations with the behavioral health insights they’re missing to manage these populations in a financially sustainable way. Powered by deep expertise in whole-person care, NeuroFlow offers a path to risk predictability and proactive care that helps overcome the systemic challenges in today’s healthcare ecosystem.
This NFPA responder education program provides a readily accessible, game-like simulation to more than 1.2 million firefighters, helping keep them and their communities safe
TAMPA, Fla., July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Today, Vector Solutions, the leading provider of technology solutions to help train, prepare, and retain public safety professionals, announced that it is working with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to host NFPA’s groundbreaking virtual training program for first responders. NFPA received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to build this training that will enhance firefighter competency in responding to emerging distributed energy technologies and lithium-ion battery fires.
The NFPA Fire Incident Response Simulated Training (FIRST) Application offers a game-like simulated training experience designed to address renewable technology emerging hazards. This immersive program allows firefighters to train in realistic virtual scenarios, such as fighting electric vehicle and energy storage fires in residential garages. The application is based on real-world test data, enabling firefighters to engage in interactive, multi-user simulations that mirror actual incidents. This training is engineered to help improve their response times and effectiveness, ultimately enhancing public safety.
“Since the inception of NFPA’s electric vehicle and hybrid fire safety training courses 14 years ago, we’ve seen about 350,000 firefighters benefit from these in-depth lessons,” said Andrew Klock, NFPA Senior Manager of Education and Development. “Our hope in working with Vector Solutions is to meet the needs of today’s digital learners by using Vector’s responder platforms to reach the millions of first responders who may battle these types of fires in their own communities.”
Vector Solutions has a long-standing history of serving state, county, and municipal governmental entities since its founding in 1999. With a focus on the Fire and EMS market, Vector worked with NFPA to distribute essential training through the TargetSolutions Training Management System. This collaboration aims to address the evolving needs of today’s firefighters through innovative training solutions.
“We are honored to support the NFPA in providing their cutting-edge training to firefighters across the country,” said Josh Grossman, General Manager of the Public Sector at Vector Solutions. “Our work together exemplifies our united commitment to ensuring first responders feel prepared and protected as they battle today’s emergencies.”
Vector Solutions is also supporting this initiative with a pre-built TargetSolutions custom Activity in its versatile training management system that allows fire departments to track and report on their personnel’s training progress, ensuring they receive the credit deserved for their participation in this innovative simulation.
To access the free NFPA FIRST Training program, click here.
ABOUT VECTOR SOLUTIONS for FIRE & EMS Vector Solutions for Fire & EMS is the industry leader in training and workforce management technology that enables Fire and Rescue Departments to meet their demanding training, compliance, and preparedness objectives. The Vector Solutions public safety suite of products includes software for training management, policy distribution, personnel scheduling, critical incident and exposure tracking, and promoting a positive department culture. Its online course library includes more than 450 hours of fire department training with 250+ hours of CAPCE-approved EMS recertification courses. Trusted by 10,000 public safety agencies and 2 million first responders, Vector’s purpose-built technology streamlines the full lifecycle of personnel management because readiness saves lives. For more information about Vector Solutions for Fire & EMS, visit https://www.vectorsolutions.com/industries/public-safety/.
ABOUT VECTOR SOLUTIONS Vector Solutions is the leading provider of impactful technology solutions dedicated to driving safer, smarter, better decision-making in the world’s most critical industries. Embedded into daily workflows to drive improvements in compliance, safety, performance, and preparedness, our software includes training management, industry-focused online course libraries, EHS management, workforce scheduling, risk communication, operational readiness, and more. Vector’s unique combination of information and technology – delivered when and where it is needed – is integral to our more than 34 thousand clients looking to achieve better outcomes and safeguard lives. Vector is committed to providing resources to support those who need them most and launched a collection of free courses on critical mental health and safety topics through Vector Cares. For more information, visit http://www.vectorsolutions.com. For access to free Vector Cares courses visit https://www.vectorsolutions.com/about-us/vector-cares/.
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Following Rosenfeld’s advocacy, the Court agreed to re-examine the circumstances and evidence that led to the “No Bail” order. Upon review, the Court found the initial interpretation of the telephone conversations to be inaccurate and taken out of context. As a result, the “No Bail” order was reversed, and Mr. Cortes-Padilla was released on his own recognizance.
“I applaud the Court’s decision to reverse its ruling,” said Rosenfeld, who also specializes in federal criminal defense (https://www.therosenfeldlawfirm.com/federal-criminal-defense/). “It is gratifying to have ensured that the truth prevailed today.”
With offices in Sacramento, San Jose, and Palm Springs, The Rosenfeld Law Firm (a.k.a., Rosenfeld & Sawyer) aggressively defends a wide range of high-profile criminal defense cases such as first-degree murder and sex offense cases, and also provides juvenile defense and California DUI defense. The firm furthermore practices appellate law and prison law. As a skilled criminal law commentator, Ken Rosenfeld has made hundreds of regular appearances on KTXL TV and FOX40’s Ask an Attorney. Rosenfeld was named Litigator of the Year by the American Institute of Trial Lawyers and was recently recognized as a 2024 Lawyer of Distinction by Lawyers of Distinction.
