Posts tagged: community
Maryland gets its first ‘Certified Sustainable’ community: Berlin
(University of Maryland) The first Maryland community to earn a "Certificate of Sustainability" under a new statewide environmental program is the Town of Berlin. Sustainable Maryland Certified - managed by the University of Maryland's Environmental Finance Center - helps communities working to protect their assets and improve their long-term quality ...
New Study Explores How To Decrease Risky Behavior Among Parolees In The Community
Police officers are always trying to control the misconduct of those who are on parole in order to control crime in the community, but what types of behaviors land them back in jail and what can law enforcement officials do about it? A recent article in the Journal of Correctional ...
Community-Onset Clostridium difficile Linked To Higher Risk Of Surgery
Patients whose symptoms of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) start outside of the hospital setting have a higher risk of colectomy due to severe infection, according to a large multicenter study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal ...
Bayshore Community Hospital introduces new personal concierge service
At Bayshore Community Hospital, making patients and guests feel at home while they're away from home for a hospital stay is top of mind. While clinical care remains the Hospital's top priority, it is now enhancing the total hospital experience of patients with a new service called Concierge Care. Concierge ...
Susan G. Komen Community Health Advisor program kicks off April 12 in Cleveland
More than 110,000 minority and medically underserved women in Northeast Ohio and across the nation will soon have new health resources through a landmark program that trains volunteers to provide breast cancer education and healthcare support in local communities.
Patients with community-onset CDI have increased risk of colectomy
Patients whose symptoms of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) start outside of the hospital setting have a higher risk of colectomy due to severe infection, according to a large multicenter study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal ...
International community urging Sudanese government to open humanitarian access to Southern areas
Officials from the U.S., African Union and the international community "are working with Sudan's government to open humanitarian access to" the country's Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states, where refugees "fleeing fighting between local militia and government troops" have gathered and are in need of food aid, VOA News reports.
Community-onset Clostridium difficile linked to higher risk of surgery
(Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) Patients whose symptoms of Clostridium difficile infection start outside of the hospital setting have a higher risk of colectomy due to severe infection, according to a large multicenter study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in Infection Control and ...
Phoenix Community Alliance honors TGen’s Dr. Jeffrey Trent
PHOENIX, Ariz. March 30, 2012 The Phoenix Community Alliance (PCA) will honor Dr. Jeffrey Trent, President of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), with its most prestigious award. Dr. Trent, Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G., will receive PCA's Center City Starr Award for his work in improving the ...
Phoenix Community Alliance honors TGen’s Dr. Jeffrey Trent
(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) The Phoenix Community Alliance will honor Dr. Jeffrey Trent, President of the Translational Genomics Research Institute, with its most prestigious award. Dr. Trent, Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G., will receive PCA's Center City Starr Award for his work in improving the lives of countless Arizonans through TGen's ...
Researchers to evaluate new NHS community pharmacy scheme
A new NHS community pharmacy scheme to help patients understand and get the best out of a new medicine is to be tested and evaluated by a team led by The University of Nottingham in collaboration with University College London and Warwick Business School.