Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Fighting for the rights of her students. That’s just one of the goals that drives Mrs. Debra Thomas, a Special Education teacher at Rich East High School who was recently named a Golden Apple recipient. In a statement, Golden Apple refers to Mrs. Thomas as “… an[Read More…]
Day: April 19, 2016
Polaris Recalls RZR Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard
Severe Burn Injuries, One Death Reported Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Polaris RZR recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) Hazard: The recalled ROVs can catch fire while consumers are driving, posing fire and burn hazards to drivers and passengers. Consumer Contact: Polaris at 800-POLARIS or 800-765-2747 from 8[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America: On Abortion Access, Bernie Sanders Still Doesn’t Get It. Hillary Clinton Does
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue released the following statement in response to Hillary Clinton’s comments about our nation’s crisis of abortion access at today’s rally in New York: “At a time when women are going to jail for miscarriages, and when women’s health clinics are being shuttered at a[Read More…]
VA Convenes Leaders in Brain Health to Advance Solutions for mTBI and PTSD at Brain Trust Summit
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is leading a groundbreaking two-day event focused on brain health, Brain Trust: Pathways to InnoVAtion. The first annual public-private partnership event will take place this week at the National Press Club and the IBM Institute for Electronic Government in[Read More…]
VA Secretary and Deputy Secretary tell Commission on Care: Transformation is Underway and Already Delivering Measurable Results for Veterans
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. Today Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald and Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson updated the Commission on Care laying out the current state of VA and the transformation that is underway to deliver better customer service and results for America’s Veterans.[Read More…]
Ecuador: UN Food Convoy Heads to Quake-ravaged Areas; Some 150,000 Children Impacted
Loading trucks with WFP food for the quake-stricken town of Pedernales in Ecuador. Photo: WFP Media ECUADOR–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2016 – The United Nations food relief agency has sent a convoy to assist some 8,000 people severely affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the coast of Ecuador, leaving[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Opens 1871 Expansion And Announces More Than 700 New Tech Jobs Created In Chicago
Tech Companies Join Together to Celebrate Expansion of Chicago’s Technology Startup Hub, 1871 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that 16 Chicago tech companies have recently added more than 700 jobs in the city. The commitment comes as the Mayor helped open the newly-completed expansion space at 1871,[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Opposes Legislation that Discriminates Against Transgender Children
North Carolina’s HB2 and similar bills across the country harm transgender youth RALEIGH—(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a nonprofit organization representing 64,000 pediatricians dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of all infants, children, adolescents and young adults, and its North Carolina chapter, representing 2,000 pediatric care[Read More…]
Childhood Sexual Violence Against Boys in Three Countries Underscores Need for Locally Targeted Prevention Strategies
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 19, 2016. Sexual abuse against boys has gone largely unexamined, but a new study in the May 2016 issue of Pediatrics compares sexual violence in Haiti, Kenya and Cambodia and suggests that public prevention efforts be tailored locally to each country. The study, “Childhood Sexual Violence[Read More…]
National Cancer Institute Opens Online Platform to Submit Ideas About Research for Cancer Moonshot
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health has launched an online platform to enable the research community and the public to submit ideas on the National Cancer Moonshot efforts. Submissions will be considered by the Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP) of scientific[Read More…]