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IEHP Welcomes Lorena Rodriguez Chandler as first Chief Health Equity Officer

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Published: Feb. 13, 2023 at 6:34 PM EST|Updated: 7 hours ago

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is proud to announce Lorena Rodriguez Chandler has joined the health plan as its first chief health equity officer.

Lorena Chandler, IEHP chief health equity officer(PRNewswire)

In this role, Chandler will serve the Inland Empire by further developing and implementing policies, procedures and programs aimed at improving health equity.

This will include using race/ethnicity, language, gender identity/sexual orientation, and geographic data to identify disparities in access to care and health

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Georgia House aims to ease health insurance costs on schools – 41NBC News

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ATLANTA (AP) — House budget writers in Georgia want to shift $100 million into the state employee health plan to reduce the sting of health insurance premium increases for public school districts.

The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday included that change as it voted to approve House Bill 18. It amends the state’s budget, which ends June 30. House members are likely to vote on the amended budget Thursday, which includes $2.4 billion in additional spending after Gov. . Brian Kemp bumped up projected revenue.

The Republican governor’s $1 billion plan to give property tax rebates to homeowners would cost

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Some are buying, developing properties in downtown Dayton as Premier Health looks to sell

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While officials with Premier Health look to shed the company’s downtown Dayton support building system because of a shift in workplace needs, there are others looking to buy and develop property in the city’s core.

RELATED: Premier Health to explore the high-rise sale of downtown Dayton

Brent Crawford, principal and founder of Crawford-Hoying, a developer out of Columbus, has purchased more than a dozen properties in Dayton and plans to add an office here.

“Everything we’ve added to the district in the region has done extremely well,” Crawford told News Center 7’s Gabrielle Enright on Thursday night.

Crawford said Crawford-Hoying

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How does Santa stay safe at Christmas? – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

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Delivering millions of gifts around the world is a complex and difficult task, even for Santa. Considering for a moment the impossibly short time he has to deliver these presents, coupled with the fact he has eight flying reindeers to manage along the way, it’s also a journey filled with many health and safety issues.

So what does Santa need to do to make sure he’s safe and that we all have a Merry Christmas? To answer that question we’ve compiled a list of 10 festive health and safety training solutions which those from the southern hemisphere might want to

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J. McCann & Co. Ltd – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

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To win a RoSPA Health and Safety Award is by no means an easy feat. Last year alone, we received close to 2,000 entries from across the globe. To achieve one gold achievement award is a fantastic accolade for your organization… however, to continue that winning streak year after year is outstanding. In 2019, Nottingham based civil and electrical engineering firm J. McCann & Co. Ltd. did just that and achieved their fourth RoSPA Gold Achievement Award (and they couldn’t be more delighted).

An Achievement Award truly is the accolade that safety professionals across all industries aspire to. In our

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World Health Organization employee abducted in northern Mali

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A World Health Organization employee was abducted by unidentified associates in northern Mali, the UN agency’s director-general said Tuesday.

Dr. Mahamadou Diawara was kidnapped from his car in the town of Menaka on Monday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference.

“Health workers should never be a target,” Tedros said.

WHO is working with authorities to investigate the abduction.

The West African nation has been battling a decade-long jihadi insurgency that has killed thousands. Jihadi groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group have used hostage-taking for ransom as a way to fund operations and expand their

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Michigan woman, 2 kids died of hypothermia in the field, the sheriff says

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A Michigan woman going through a mental health crisis and her two sons were found dead over the weekend after taking refuge in a Detroit-area park.

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard identified the victims as 35-year-old Monica Cannady, 9-year-old Kyle Milton, and 3-year-old Malik Milton, Fox Detroit reported.

An autopsy determined they died from hypothermia.

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“This tragedy was based in a mental health crisis,” Bouchard said Monday.

A 10-year-old girl survived but was hospitalized with hypothermia. Authorities learned of the deaths when the girl knocked on the

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Does Dry January Really Make People Healthier?

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If the bars look a bit emptier this month, it may be because more people are trading happy hours for Dry January.

The tradition, in which people abstain from alcohol for the entire month, is growing in popularity. In 2022, nearly one in five US adults said they would give Dry January a try, up from 13 percent the year before. An estimated 8.8 million people in the UK, where the movement originated 10 years ago, said they planned to participate this year, according to the charity behind the movement. In 2013, that number was just 4,000. Temporary sobriety is

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