CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2016. A federal jury has convicted the director of nursing assistants at Passages Hospice for participating in a scheme to bill Medicare and Medicaid for unnecessary hospice services. ANGELA ARMENTA, 35, of Wheeling, was convicted Tuesday night on three counts of health care fraud. Each count is[Read More…]
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American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Pediatricians Screen for Poverty at Check-ups and Help Eliminate its Toxic Health Effects
With nearly half of young children in the United States living in or near poverty– tied to a range of lasting medical harms—the AAP launches new anti-poverty initiative ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016). Identifying poverty as one of the most widespread and persistent health risks facing children, the[Read More…]
Study Shows Adverse Experiences Make a Child Less Likely to Graduate from High School
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2016. A new study in the April 2016 Pediatrics suggests people who experience four or more traumatic events known as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are significantly less likely to graduate from high school, which is a leading indicator of lifelong health. The study, “Adverse Childhood[Read More…]
A Child’s First Eight Years Critical for Substance Abuse Prevention
NIH releases summary of research on early childhood risk and protective factors Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. An online guide about interventions in early childhood that can help prevent drug use and other unhealthy behaviors was launched today by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes[Read More…]
NRDC: U.S., Canada Launch New Era in Cooperation on Climate, Clean Energy and the Arctic
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016 — The following is a statement by Rhea Suh, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on this morning’s joint U.S.-Canada announcement on climate, energy and the Arctic. “This broad array of initiatives herald a new day in our cross-border partnership to combat dangerous climate change and[Read More…]
Sierra Club: President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau Announce Environment and Climate-Change Strategy
Agreement Lays Out Plan To Drastically Cut Greenhouse Gases and Grow Clean Energy, Protect the Arctic, and Address Methane Pollution WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. Today, President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an agreement to address the climate crisis, expand our clean energy economy, commit both nations[Read More…]
Sierra Club to Senate Debating Supreme Court Vacancy: #DoYourJob
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will debate on whether to hold a hearing on a Supreme Court nomination opened by the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “It’s unacceptable for the[Read More…]
Earthjustice Statement on U.S./Canada Climate Pact
‘We’re in a race against disaster, it’s time for oil and gas companies to take up the baton.’ An aerial view of the Upper Green River Valley of Wyoming shows the vast network of roads and well pads that make up a portion of the Jonah natural gas field. Peter[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 5, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 259,000, a decrease of 18,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 278,000 to 277,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
Increase in liver cancer deaths cause for concern Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2016. The Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer (1975-2012) shows that death rates continued to decline for all cancers combined, as well as for most cancer sites for men and women of all major racial and[Read More…]
