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All Allied Health Schools Provides Public Health Students with Career and Education Resources

Posted by on June 30, 2011 1 comment

All Allied Health Schools Provides Public Health Students with Career and Education Resources

Seattle (PRWEB) May 19, 2009

All Allied Health Schools announces the publication of a new public health resource center that gives students interested in public health careers the information they need to make the right decisions for their education and careers. The new resource center is located at http://www.allalliedhealthschools.com/faqs/public_health.php.

Public health jobs are not one size fits all–they appeal to a wide range of people who aspire to a variety of careers, from social workers and environmental health specialists to epidemiologists and biostatisticians. But despite the diversity of the public health job field, the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects growth across the industry for the foreseeable future. Opportunities in health education and social work are especially strong, with 26 percent and 24 percent growth predicted, respectively.

Among the in-depth offerings on the new public health resource center is information that gives students a better understanding of what public health jobs are really like, guidance on the appropriate public health degree to pursue, and important industry data such as salary information. Students with specific questions about public health jobs or just looking for the inspiration they need to jump into a new career field can now find what they’re looking for within this extensive new resource.

“Public health is an exciting field in which professionals can make a real difference to the overall health of both local and global communities,” says Rebecca Noss, career researcher for All Allied Health Schools. “We wanted to help interested students get the necessary information and take the right first steps to a successful public health career.”

About All Allied Health Schools

All Allied Health Schools (http://www.allalliedhealthschools.com) is an Internet site dedicated to helping people interested in health care careers find the training they need to succeed. Users can search for health care schools, get information about education requirements and read articles about various specialties.

About All Star Directories

All Star Directories, Inc. is one of the Internet’s fastest growing publishers of online and career school directories matching millions of highly qualified prospective students with the schools that best meet their education needs. Recently, Inc. Magazine ranked All Star among the top 500 fastest growing companies in the country, and the Puget Sound Business Journal has recognized the company as one of Washington State’s fastest growing companies for five consecutive years. From leading research institutions to fast-growing online and for-profit schools, more than 6,000 featured schools trust All Star Directories as the authority in online student recruitment. The All Star network of sites focuses on a wide range of fields and includes such properties as All Art Schools, All Business Schools, All Nursing Schools, All Psychology Schools and SpaBeautyEd.com. Please visit http://www.AllStarDirectories.com or call 1-888-404-8043 for more information.

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C.H.E.F.

Posted by on March 26, 2011 1 comment

C.H.E.F.®’s Health Equity Partners™ Division Hires New Coordinator for Health Advocates Program











Gretchen Hansen recently joined the Health Equity Partners division of Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F.) as Coordinator for its new Health Advocates Program.


Seattle, Washington (PRWEB) May 11, 2011

Health Equity Partners™, the division of Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F.®) that strives to reduce health inequities through a powerful combination of advocacy, education, grant-making, and partnerships, announced that it has hired Gretchen Hansen as Coordinator for its new Community Health Advocates Program. In this position, Hansen will be responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating all aspects of this resident-based program at the Salishan Housing community in Tacoma.

Reporting directly to Kathy Burgoyne, PhD, Vice President of C.H.E.F.’s Health Equity Partners Division, Hansen will also work in partnership with the Tacoma Housing Authority, Tacoma Pierce County Public Health, the Kimi and George Tanbara Health Center, and the Salishan Community Association to recruit, train and support a group of Salishan Community residents as Health Advocates for their families, friends and neighbors.

With fifteen years of experience working in the nonprofit sector, Hansen joins C.H.E.F. from the Tacoma Community House, where she was employed most recently as Adult Employment Coordinator. Prior to this, she served as Community Education Programs Manager at the Tacoma YWCA. Earlier in her career, Hansen held positions with the Tacoma YWCA as Domestic Violence Prevention Program Coordinator, as well as at Helping Hand House in Tacoma as Emergency Housing Specialist. Hansen is a graduate of the University of Washington, Tacoma.

According to Kathy Burgoyne, PhD, Vice President of C.H.E.F.’s Health Equity Partners Division, “Gretchen’s work experience and credentials make her an excellent addition to our team, and we look forward to her contributions in the launch and successful coordination of the new Health Advocates Program”.

About Comprehensive Health Education Foundation

Founded in 1974, Seattle-based Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F.®) is a nationally known nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote health and quality of life through education. With a long history of innovation in bringing better health to individuals and communities, C.H.E.F.’s efforts today focus on eliminating health inequities through a powerful combination of advocacy, education, grant-making, and partnerships, as well as consulting. Whether assisting organizations in becoming more effective advocates for change as part of its Health Equity Partners™ division, or providing consulting through its MissionWise® division to help organizations better deliver services and become more sustainable, C.H.E.F. brings together foundations, government, nonprofits, and coalitions to create a social movement to eliminate health inequities. For information about C.H.E.F. and MissionWise, please visit http://www.chef.org and http://www.missionwise.org or call 1.800.323.2433.

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Harvard Health Publications Launches New Consumer Website

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Harvard Health Publications Launches New Consumer Website











Boston, MA (Vocus) January 15, 2009

Harvard Health Publications, a publishing division of Harvard Medical School, announces the launch of its redesigned and enhanced website to serve the needs of health-conscious consumers in search of trusted health care information. The new health.harvard.edu offers easy accessibility to the most current practical, authoritative health information, drawing on the expertise of the 8,000 faculty physicians at the Harvard Medical School and its world-famous affiliated hospitals.

“When I became a doctor,” said Dr. Anthony Komaroff, Editor in Chief and a 35-year Harvard veteran, ”most patients wanted the doc to tell them what do. They didn’t ask ‘What are my options?’ Today, there’s an appetite for information and a desire to be partners with the doctor in decision making. That’s why it’s important that patients get their health information from credible, trusted sources.”

“Our mission at Harvard Health Publications is to offer the consumers access to information that will help them make better health choices. Whether someone is suffering from a serious illness, has a chronic health condition, or just wants to know the best ways to stay healthy, we publish health newsletters, special health reports, books, and online health information that helps them find the answers they need,” said Komaroff.

The new website offers the latest health news from Harvard Medical School, and excerpts from its monthly health newsletters:

Harvard Health Letter
Harvard Heart Letter
Harvard Women’s Health Watch
Harvard Men’s Health Watch
Harvard Mental Health Letter
Perspectives on Prostate Disease (quarterly)

The Harvard Health Publications website features a number of health resources including a health dictionary which is searchable by medical condition and a guide to diagnostic tests, as well as other resources. The website also offers a free weekly health email newsletter, HEALTHbeat, and an archive of back issues. In addition, visitors can read excerpts from approximately 50 titles of Harvard’s Special Health Report series, which cover a wide range of disease conditions and health and wellness issues including:

Alzheimer’s Disease
Healthy Eating
High Cholesterol
Weight Loss
Improving Memory
The new website also allows Harvard Health Publications subscribers and customers to keep their Harvard health newsletters and special health reports a mouse click away in their personal medical libraries and offers all products both electronically and in print.

health.harvard.edu features additional health resources, diagnostic tools, and customer reviews of products.

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HealthGrades Announces Launch of New Physician Web Portal

Posted by on October 9, 2010 1 comment

HealthGrades Announces Launch of New Physician Web Portal

Denver, Colo. (Vocus/PRWEB) April 13, 2011

HealthGrades, the leading online destination for patients researching and selecting physicians, announced today the launch of a new web-based tool that empowers physicians and practice administrators to take control of their online reputation. This free, secure web application encourages ongoing physician engagement to verify and modify the information HealthGrades makes public in more than 750,000 online physician profiles. The HealthGrades Physician & Provider Portal is being officially unveiled at this week’s American Medical Group Association (AMGA) annual conference in Washington D.C.

“As a physician, I understand the professional challenge doctors face in managing online information,” said Dr. Rick May, HealthGrades Vice President of clinical quality services. “But public reporting is here to stay and will likely only increase in scope. It is time physicians leveraged the power of the web to benefit their patients and their practice. As the most heavily trafficked physician search site, HealthGrades is uniquely positioned to help.”

HealthGrades’ enhanced Portal is designed to enable physicians to take control of their online reputation, offering them the opportunity to respond publicly to patient satisfaction ratings, and assisting doctors in actively attracting the most appropriate patients. For example, adding customized and detailed information about medical areas of expertise, and a brief description of practice style helps patients better match with the right physician who meets their specific needs and expectations. Recent research has shown that the physician-patient relationship is strengthened when patients see themselves as similar to their physicians in personal beliefs, values, and communication, ultimately leading to better diagnoses and improved health outcomes.

HealthGrades is the most highly trafficked physician search site and helps 100 million patient visitors a year – more than all other provider ratings sites combined. Patients search more than 12 million HealthGrades physician profiles monthly and HealthGrades’ web properties are recognized by comScore as one of the top five health information destinations. Updates to doctors’ online profiles are shared across numerous online consumer web properties through relationships with Google, Bing and other health content distributors.

HealthGrades’ new, free physician Portal offers physicians:

The ability to edit existing information and enhance their profile with a photo or video; custom description of practice philosophy, specific areas of research or interest, procedures performed, conditions treated, and hospital affiliations

The option to respond publicly to patient satisfaction survey results

Tools to help practices collect more patient experience feedback

Customized reports about profile activity, including patient satisfaction and patient search     volume with peer comparisons

About HealthGrades

HealthGrades is America’s most trusted, independent source of physician information and hospital quality outcomes. HealthGrades’ online properties are the nation’s leading destination for physician search and empower more than 200 million consumers annually to make informed healthcare decisions.

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