By Chris Boone – It’s hard to hide from the data – obesity is a growing and global challenge we must collectively fight. Today, the adult obesity rate in England is almost 25 percent and projected to affect 60 percent of adult men and 50 percent of women by 2050. Over one-third of U.S. adults are obese.
HHS is currently recruiting a few great Entrepreneurs-in-Residence for two exciting projects starting this summer
In a critical step toward the commitment to quality care and quality jobs for families and caregivers, the Fair Care Pledge was unveiled at 2015 CGI America meeting by Care.com Founder, Chairwoman and CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo and National Domestic Workers Alliance Director and Macarthur “Genius” Ai-jen Poo.
Do something fun this August and register for eHealth Initiative’s 2015 iTHRIVE Innovation Challange, August 12-13 in Washington, DC. The challenge is a series of events convening people with innovative ideas, startups, and investments in health IT.
HX360 announced that WiserCare won the inaugural HX360 Innovation Challenge competition, which sought to recognize digital health companies that best demonstrate an ability to improve the patient experience in healthcare provider settings.
National Nurses Week always starts on May 6th and ends on Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12th. Following the Twitter hashtags celebrating Nurses Week.
By Jonca Bull – April is Minority Health Month! I am proud to say that FDA’s Office of Minority Health (OMH), in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of Minority Health, is celebrating this year’s theme: “30 Years of Advancing Health Equity, The Heckler Report: A Force for Ending Health Disparities in America.”
Tune in to This Just In with your host, Justin Barnes, aka the @HITAdvisor. Justin’s guest in this show, Dr. Jordan Amadio is a Neurosurgery Resident Physician and Startup Founder of NeuroLaunch.
The Georgia Pavilion was represented again at HIMSS this year. See who I interviewed and what is going on in Georgia when it comes to health IT.
Gozio Advisor Justin Barnes responds to the news from HIMSS in the Gozio booth. Donna Hyland, President and Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is introducing this new technology to their three hospitals and 25 neighborhood locations,
HIMSS15 will be in Chicago this year for a week of dynamic education, networking and the latest technology solutions. Healthcare NOW radio will be back on site to get the buzz and highlights.
Kathleen Iles, a first-year medical student at SUNY Upstate Medical University, won’t have to wait to finish medical school before she will start making a difference in the lives of real people. Iles was announced as the second winner of the 2014 Ripple Effect Contest.
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