Food Allergy Initiative to Partner With NYC Department of Health on Educational Poster for Restaurants Citywide

New York City-based nonprofit commends City Council for passage of life-saving legislation NEW YORK, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Food Allergy Initiative (FAI), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for life-threatening food allergies, will collaborate with ...

South Carolina Dermatologists Win Tennis Fans' Attention With Free Skin Cancer Checks and Sun Safety Tips

...oad-spectrum sunscreen were distributed to the public with reminders to "re-apply every two hours!" Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley proclaimed a citywide " Play Safe in the Sun " Day to help raise awareness of the importance of sun safety. The 3-year outreach campaign is made possib...

Secondhand Smoke Affecting Millions of New Yorkers

...kely to be exposed to secondhand smoke than those with higher incomes -- 63 percent vs. 54 percent, the study found. Data for the study came from a citywide Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in 2004, one year after the city's smoke-free air law took effect. The law aims to protect nonsmoker...

Lawyers Provide Free Assistance at 15 Hospitals for National Health Care Decisions Day

...ctors have immediate, 24-hour access to these documents in an emergency. Working jointly with NYLAG's Total Life Choices program in promoting the citywide effort, LegalHealth will set up tables at the following locations: Bellevue Hospital, at 462 First Avenue, Tuesday, April 28, 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p....

Health Integrated Enjoys Steady Growth

...d drive down costs. The City of Lynnwood has been focusing on attracting new businesses and increasing employment opportunities as part of its citywide economic development plan. "The decision by Health Integrated is a testament that Lynnwood meets both long-term corporate needs of business, and the i...

South Florida Dermatologists Win Over Golf Fans With Sun Safety Outreach at LPGA Playoffs

...the public with reminders to "re-apply every nine holes"; -- West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel supported the WDS initiative by proclaiming a citywide "Play Safe in the Sun" Day to help raise awareness of the importance of sun protection. The 3-year outreach campaign is made possible through ...

Turkey Tips, Massage, and a Blood Test: St. Anthony's Celebrates Diabetes Day in New Green Clinic

... Historic nonprofit offers help to SF neighborhood with highest citywide rate of diabetes hospitalizations SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 /PRNewsw... Diabetes in the Tenderloin The Tenderloin district has the highest citywide rate of ambulatory hospitalizations due to diabetes, according to a 2007 Bu...

Dermatologists Score Healthy First for Fans at Final Tennis Tournament Before U.S. Open

...before the U.S. Open. In commemoration of the WDS event, New Haven Mayor John DiStefano will declare Sunday, August 17 as "Play Safe in the Sun" Day citywide in support of the importance of skin cancer awareness and sun protection for local citizens. Tennis fans may visit the WDS tent at the Connecticut T...

New Jersey Dermatologists Gear Up for Fifth Season of 'Play Safe in the Sun' at LPGA's Sybase Classic to Urge Outdoor Enthusiasts to Protect Skin

...reness about sun protection and skin cancer prevention, Clifton Mayor James Anzaldi will declare Friday, May 16, 2008 to be "Play Safe in the Sun Day" citywide and will present a proclamation to WDS for its volunteer service in this community. Visitors to the LPGA's Sybase Classic event are encouraged to st...

Field Museum Launches Shared Bike Program for Employees

... conservation initiatives and offers a wide array of educational and informative programs about conservation. The City of Chicago is considering a citywide program that would make bicycles available for use by the public at stations scattered around town. The program is modeled on similar programs around ...

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Milwaukee announces citywide wireless initiative

MILWAUKEE -- Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee officials on Wednesday announced plans to launch the Milwaukee Wireless Initiative to provide a citywide wireless network accessible to all residents. The Milwaukee Wireless Initiative positions Milwaukee to become the first fully wireless large cit...

Bacon Eating Contest Raises Money for American Heart Association

... The event emphasizes the importance of walking as a heart healthy exercise while raising funds to help fight heart disease and stroke. The 2008 citywide goal is to raise $1.5 million. San Francisco Start! Heart Walk DATE: Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 TIME: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. STARTING LOCATION: Justin Her...

Forbes rating is more than kudos for Madison its a reflection on Wisconsin and the Midwest

...Americans are settling down in smaller, more livable cities. Out-migration is dropping and even reversing in the Midwest, Californian Kotkin told a citywide economic development conference organized by Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. Its a really important historic change. The annual Forbes rankings atta...

Active Air Networks Wisconsin launches broadband and wireless networks in Wisconsin

...rs throughout Wisconsin communities. The network will begin deployment this month in multiple villages and towns throughout Washington County. Its citywide wireless technologies include broadband point-to-point, point to multipoint and 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi standards. The service is mobile, yet high-speed at...

Stem-cell debate, wireless access and other endeavors heat up

...ews story: Demise of SkyCable is opportunity for TDS Telecom Mike Klein: Madison, wired and unplugged News story: Milwaukee announces citywide wireless initiative News story: New alliance to provide Wi-Fi network for city of Madison News story: Cisco and UW-Madison announce w...

Wireless networking appeals to cities around Milwaukee

... Following a previously reported initiative to establish a citywide wireless network in Milwaukee, the surrounding communities of Waukesha, Wauwatosa and Brookfield are getting into the act. Waukesha and Wauwatosa a...

Milwaukee Wi-Fi provider ready to start building network

... said Thursday. The company is working out final contractual details with the city, which last month selected Midwest Fiber to build and maintain a citywide wireless data network. As soon as the ink is dry on the agreements, "equipment will be mounted on poles almost immediately," according to Donna Raffae...

Broadband access needs a champion, FCC commissioner says

...ess access to low-income residents, and some of the funding will come from Midwest Fiber Networks, which soon will start work on the construction of a citywide Wi-Fi network. "We need to utilize this fund to close the [digital] gap, and that's what we intend to do," Barrett said. High wireless act The...

Wisconsin cities make progress on wireless Internet coverage

...ed Cellnet Technology, Inc., is managing Madison's citywide wireless system using hardware from Cisco Systems...onths, the vendor will be required to complete the citywide network of approximately 96 square miles and to op...velop a contract on the estimated $2 to $3 million citywide network with Colorado-based RITE Brain Communicat...

Some Madisonians content without city wireless

... Madison, Wis. - Madison's five-month-old citywide wireless Internet system has some growing to do, especially when it comes to reaching coffee shop regulars. Mad City Broadband , a division of Geo...