WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2010. A comprehensive new report from AARP defines key issues at the forefront of Congressional consideration of transportation for older Americans and others with special mobility needs. The report “Policy Options to Improve Specialized Transportation” from AARP’s Public Policy Institute also highlights a set of policy options many[Read More…]
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New Online Resource Offers Guide to Health Reform Implementation
Princeton, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2010. The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today launched Health Reform GPS, a comprehensive Web portal that offers users the information and insights needed to cover, analyze and implement recently passed health reform legislation. Health Reform[Read More…]
Armed Man Charged by Asheville Regional Airport Police as President Obama Leaves North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina—(ENEWSPF)—April 25, 2010. After Air Force One departed the Asheville Regional Airport in Asheville NC, Airport Police observed an unknown white male later identified as Joseph S. McVey of Coshocton, OH, as he pulled into a parking space in the Rental Car Return Lot. Mr. McVey was driving[Read More…]
Re-announcement of Coby Electronics Portable DVD/CD/MP3 Player Recalls
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Rechargeable Batteries sold with Portable DVD/CD/MP3 Players Units: About 32,600; 13,000[Read More…]
Statewide Nursing Honor Society Modeled After PSC Program
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) founded the first nursing honor society for community colleges, and now others are following in the college’s footsteps. The Illinois Organization of Associate Degree Nursing has established a statewide honor society modeled after the PSC Nursing Honorary Society. This is the first statewide[Read More…]
Earth Day at Prairie State
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College Brandon Wood, of Homewood,(left) and Vince Truise, of Sauk Village, (center) work on their wind turbine with Professor Lee Anne Burrough (right) as part of the college’s Earth Day events. (Photo supplied)
Graduate Business Program Information Session at GSU
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Learn about the many graduate programs offered in the College of Business and Public Administration at Governors State University at an information session on Saturday May 15, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., in the Cafeteria Annex. Faculty members and advisors will be available to discuss the Masters[Read More…]
PSC Forensics Team Closes a Successful Season
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The last month has been a busy one for the Prairie State College (PSC) Forensics team. The team travelled more than 2,250 miles, competed in three tournaments, and took home nine awards, including two tournament championship wins. "Our team represented PSC very well at the tournaments during[Read More…]
New Addition to Enhance PSC Nursing Students’ Experience
Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Prairie State College (PSC) Nursing Department is expecting a baby. The baby will breathe, cry, and need its diaper changed often. And, it will simulate a wide variety of diseases and emergency life threatening situations a baby might face. The little bundle of joy, SimBaby, will[Read More…]
The Atrazine Cover Up: A 6 Minute Video Worth Watching
Pineland, Maine–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2010. Atrazine is a pesticide long associated with causing birth defects in frogs and other amphibians, as well as myriad health impacts to humans and other mammals. The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health said atrazine’s “alleged endocrine disruptor effects, possible carcinogenic effect, and epidemiological connection[Read More…]
