Education

Sodexo Selected by the University of Maine System to Provide Contract Dining Operations at Six Institutions

The University of Maine System (UMS), the state’s largest educational enterprise, selected Sodexo, a leader in delivering sustainable, integrated facilities management and foodservice operations to provide dining hall, retail, and food catering services at six of the system’s seven universities. Through this five-year contract, with option for five one-year renewals, Sodexo will begin managing those services for the UMS starting on July 1, 2016.

Health & Healthcare

Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference to Your Heart Health

February is American Heart Month, a great time to commit to a healthy lifestyle by making small changes and incorporating more heart-healthy behaviors that can lead to better heart health. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in America.

Health & Healthcare

Asda Launches U.K.'s First Ever 'Wonky Fruit And Veg Box'

Supermarket giant Asda has launched the U.K.'s first ever 'wonky veg box', giving shoppers the chance to buy imperfect vegetables to feed a family of four healthily for a week.

Environment

The Regenerative Generation - A Young Rockefeller Speaks

As I write this COP21 meetings are over, having culminated with a commitment to keep the planet’s temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit. However, the path to achieve this goal is still vague with many questions remaining about how to implement.

Health & Healthcare

Heart & Stroke Foundation and Goldcorp Bring Life-saving Programs to Remote Communities

Goldcorp continues to support efforts by the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) to promote stroke awareness, prevention and treatment in communities surrounding the company’s Red Lake, Porcupine and Musselwhite mines in Ontario and Éléonore mine in Quebec. In 2014 Goldcorp pledged $605,000 towards programs that support vital regional care and health professional training.

Health & Healthcare

La Fondation des maladies du cœur et de l’AVC et Goldcorp amènent à des communautés isolées des programmes pour sauver des vies

Goldcorp continue de soutenir les efforts de la Fondation des maladies du cœur et de l’AVC pour promouvoir la sensibilisation à l’AVC, et la prévention et le traitement de l’AVC dans les communautés entourant les mines Red Lake, Porcupine et Musselwhite en Ontario, et la mine Éléonore au Québec. En 2014, Goldcorp s’est engagé à verser 605 000 $ pour des programmes de soins vitaux dans la région et la formation professionnelle de la santé.

Health & Healthcare

La Fundación para las Enfermedades Cardíacas y los Accidentes Cerebrovasculares y Goldcorp Acercan los Programas que Salvan Vidas a las Comunidades Remotas

Goldcorp continúa apoyando los esfuerzos de la Fundación para las Enfermedades Cardíacas y los Accidentes Cerebrovasculares (HSF, por su sigla en inglés) para promover la concientización, la prevención y el tratamiento de los accidentes cerebrovasculares en las comunidades que se encuentran en los alrededores de las minas Red Lake, Porcupine y Musselwhite en Ontario, y Éléonore en Quebec. En 2014, Goldcorp donó $ 605,000 en favor de los programas que apoyan la atención regional vital y la formación de profesionales de la salud.

Health & Healthcare

Impact of LIVESTRONG at the YMCA

I’m continually amazed by the impact we have in the lives of people affected by cancer. LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is one of the best examples of how we directly change the lives of cancer survivors. I recognize we have talked about this before, but the impact is amazing and cannot be understated. As of this year, this program has served more than 34,500 survivors recovering from the damage cancer has done to their body and spirit. This program is available in 461 locations all over the United States – from California to New York and Iowa to Florida.

Health & Healthcare

Aligning Needs and Expectations: Best Practices for Acute Care and Senior Care Collaboration

The desire and necessity to improve seniors’ healthcare experience presents both opportunity and motivation for improved collaboration between acute and senior care providers. Recently a roundtable brought together stakeholders from strategic and geographic aligned acute care and senior living organizations to work collaboratively together to answer the question “How can hospitals and senior living providers work better together?”

Events, Media & Communications

Working to Solve Hunger: Upcoming Twitter Chat with BJ’s Wholesale Club, Meals on Wheels America, and Feeding America®

Join us for a LIVE 1 hour Twitter chat with BJ’s Wholesale Club, Meals on Wheels America and Feeding America
Thursday, February 18, at 12 p.m. EST
#FightHunger

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