5 Steps to Become a RoSPA Award Winner – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Thinking of entering the RoSPA Health & Safety Awards for the first time? On the face of it, it can seem quite daunting. “Which part of the organization should I enter? Have we got enough evidence to support the ten key performance questions?” And so on…

After all, there is a lot of hard work involved entering an internationally recognized and highly prestigious reward scheme, so to make life a little easier, we put together this little infographic to show you just how simple it is to start your awards journey.

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Exchanging best practice is at the heart of

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Loneliness is a public health epidemic in the US: surgeon general

WASHINGTON –

Widespread loneliness in the US poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the US surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic.

About half of US adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Dr. Vivek Murthy said in an 81-page report from his office.

“We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people experience. It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s a feeling the body sends us when something we need for survival is missing,” Murthy told The Associated Press in an

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The Oil and Gas Industry’s Impact on Health Costs Us $77 Billion a Year: Report

Two oil pumpjacks are shown in motion

Two oil pumpjacks are shown in motion

At this point, it’s not exactly news that the oil and gas industry is bad for the planet and bad for people. Climate change is a serious issue that is already negatively impacting people’s lives, but it’s not just bomb cyclones and massive wildfires that we have to worry about. There’s also the pollution that we breathe every day, and that’s bad for our health. But just how bad is it?

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One way to look at the problem is how much it costs, which is a new study

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DeSantis holds news conference at FAU’s Jupiter campus

JUPITER, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Wednesday morning at Florida Atlantic University’s MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.

DeSantis will be joined by secretaries Jason Weida at the Agency for Health Care Administration and Michelle Branham of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs.

The event is scheduled to begin at 10:45 am and ClickOrlando.com will stream it live at the top of this story. The conference was originally set to begin at 9:30 am

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The governor this week has already held news conferences in Brevard County to sign three

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‘Time for One Last Go’

Drummer Joey Kramer will sit out the tour to “focus his full attention on his family and health,” according to the band

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Aerosmith

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Aerosmith

Aerosmith fans have a final chance to see the iconic rock legends in concert.

On Monday, the four-time Grammy winners and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers confirmed suspicions of their farewell tour, announcing Peace Out — a 40-city North American concert celebrating their monumental career.

“After 50 years, 10 world tours and playing for over 100 million fans, it’s time for one last go,” a release said.

“It’s not goodbye it’s PEACE OUT!”

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Health Recovery Solutions Announces HRS Analytics at HIMSS23

Published: Apr. 19, 2023 at 9:00 AM EDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago

Health Recovery Solutions Joins Samsung’s Exhibition Booth at HIMSS and Launches New Analytics Suite for Operational Efficiency and Improved Patient Outcomes

HOBOKEN, N.J, April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Health Recovery Solutions (HRS), the four-time KLAS award winner in remote patient monitoring (RPM), today announced the launch of HRS Analytics at HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition. The new analytics suite will help healthcare executives and clinicians drive further value from their remote monitoring and care management programs with insights regarding workforce deployment, operational efficiencies,

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ATMA Submits N500 MDMA Phase II Clinical Trial Application to Health Canada

Published: Apr. 13, 2023 at 7:30 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago

Designed to mirror ATMA’s Health Canada approved N500 Phase II Psilocybin Clinical Trial for frontline healthcare professionals

Calgary, AB, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – ATMA Journey Centers Inc. (“ATMA”), Canada’s leading psychedelic-assisted therapy training provider, is pleased to announce it has submitted an N500 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) phase II Clinical Trial Application (CTA) to Health Canada, which aims to assess the efficacy of MDMA in treating mental health issues in frontline healthcare workers, as well as to provide subjective documentation of its clinical utility. This

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Peace Runners 773 uniting West Side community through holistic wellness

Running club providing holistic health to the West Side community


Running club providing holistic health to the West Side community

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CHICAGO (CBS) — On the West Side, one man is on a mission to bring people together through holistic wellness.

That includes mental and physical health.

CBS 2’s Jackie Kostek joined the group as they head out on a weekly run in the neighborhood.

The group met early Friday morning and got in some warmups before heading out for an eight-mile run around Garfield Park.

Jackie Hoffman who started Peace Runners 773 a couple of years ago says it’s

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