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Nearly 1,400 have Completed Diabetes Wellness Workshops; Goal is 2,500 BRONX, N.Y., Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In honor of American Diabetes Month, more than 100 Latino and African-American New York City seniors will travel to the Bronx today to celebrate having "graduated" from Diabetes Wellness Workshops (DWW), and will learn how to continue to take charge of their diabetes. The event will mark a milestone for the DWW program, which uses evidence-based practices to help...

ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellaris Health Network and UnitedHealthcare have renewed their network relationship with a multi-year agreement that will continue to provide UnitedHealthcare's commercial, Medicare and Medicaid plan participants, and UnitedHealthcare's Oxford health plan customers access to care at Stellaris Health Network's hospitals and medical facilities. Stellaris Health Network facilities include Lawrence Hospital Center, Northern Westchester Hospital, Phelps...

BRONX, New York, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) today launches a new, nationwide campaign encouraging teens to engage in a conversation about the positive and negative pressures that influence their decisions. The Influence Project is part of a new emphasis on teens who are central to the anti-drug teen brand, Above the Influence. This emphasis includes hearing directly from teens about what they do to resist drug use and stay "above"...

Seven-Year Follow-up Shows Persistent Lung Function Decline with no Meaningful Recovery BRONX, N.Y., April 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A study of nearly 13,000 rescue workers from the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) shows that the significant proportion who suffered acute lung damage after exposure to World Trade Center (WTC) dust have not recovered normal lung function in the years since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This seven-year study, with almost 62,000...

We are advised by U-Haul that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release, U-Haul Ranks Bronx, N.Y. as 2009 Top U.S. Growth City, issued 02-Apr-2010 over PR Newswire. U-Haul will be issuing a corrected release within the next 24 hours. SOURCE U-Haul

BRONX, N.Y., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- WSPT is committed to being on the cutting edge of physical therapy and having a very positive influence on their community. Proving this once again, they are adding a twist to a traditional fund raiser, creating a unique exercise experience for a great cause. From Monday, December 7 through Saturday, December 12 WSPT will be hosting a Treadmill Walk-a-Thon to benefit the Arthritis Foundation. Participants will log time on WSPT's treadmills, including the...

IRVINE, Calif. and BRONX, N.Y., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Cymetrix, a leader in providing hospitals and healthcare networks with revenue cycle management solutions, today announced a partnership with Montefiore Medical Center to provide a unique service to reduce ambulatory charity and bad-debt write-offs. Cymetrix's excellent track record for obtaining coverage for under- and uninsured patients through eligible public programs has led to a high conversion rate for its clients. This...

-- Urban Health Plan Receives Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's (HIMSS) Prestigious Davies Award of Excellence BRONX, N.Y., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Urban Health Plan in the South Bronx is revolutionizing the way patients are identified and tracked at their network of community health centers. From identifying patients through an iris recognition scan to managing their patients' health through a fully electronic system, UHP is able to provide...

GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ --- HealthCare Partners, IPA and Councilman Larry Seabrook, City Council Member for District 12 in the Bronx, celebrated an evening "Salute to our Heroes" on Friday September 11, 2009. More than 700 residents from Co-Op City joined in the salute with HealthCare Partners and Councilman Seabrook honoring community heroes including Mayor David Dinkins, Roscoe Brown, MD, Floyd J. Carter, Bishop Angelo M. Rosario, Bobby Hunter, Eddie Ellis, Ret. Major...

Expanding facility will provide training for health careers and other adult educational programs to residents in the Highbridge area of the Bronx BRONX, N.Y., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Highbridge Community Life Center (HCLC) will officially open the newest addition to the non-profit agency on September 10, 2009 at 10 A.M., with a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at the facility. Located at 1438 Ogden Ave., over 9,000 feet of space on the ground floor of this recently...