Day: 14 May 2019

PatientPoint and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Launch National Education Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Patient engagement leader PatientPoint® and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) today announced a partnership to bring empowering blood cancer education and coping tools to patients and caregivers in more than 600 oncology practices nationwide. Through their partnership, PatientPoint and LLS will deliver interactive blood cancer education and information about free LLS resources via exam-room touchscreens and digital screens in the physician back office. Every three minutes, someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with a form of blood cancer. More than 174,000 Americans received a blood cancer diagnosis in 2018. As…

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FCB Mexico and Ayudín Launch “Casi un monumento” (Almost a Monument)

Stuart Mitchell

According to the Global Home Index (2017), 90% of household chores involve cleaning, and there is still a significant equity gap between men and women – especially in Argentina – when it comes to spending time performing cleaning chores. Per a recent study by Opinaia (“Gender Gap and House Chores” – Argentina, December 2018), women spend 50% more time cleaning the house every week, as compared to men, and only 37% of men do these activities every day. In seven out of ten households where couples live together (with or…

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Macy’s and The Trevor Project Partner in Celebration of Pride Month

Stuart Mitchell

This June, Macy’s will kick-off its annual Pride + Joy national LGBTQ Pride Month celebrations with its customers, colleagues and local communities in commemoration of Stonewall 50 and World Pride NYC. A key component of that celebration is its nationwide partnership with The Trevor Project. In mid-May, Macy’s and The Trevor Project will begin the roll-out of a series of initiatives aimed at raising funds and awareness for Trevor’s life-saving mission and services for at-risk LGBTQ young people, highlighting Macy’s long-standing commitment to diversity, equality, inclusion and respect for all.…

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HP Expands Efforts to Reduce Ocean‐Bound Plastics

Stuart Mitchell

HP has announced a $2 million investment to expand its ocean-bound plastic supply chain. The company will build a new plastic washing line in Haiti that will allow it to produce cleaner, higher quality recycled plastic locally for use in HP products. This investment continues HP’s longstanding commitment to diverting ocean-bound plastic and contributing to a lower-carbon, circular economy while providing jobs and education opportunities locally. HP has been actively reducing ocean-bound plastic in Haiti since 2016, when the company began partnering with the First Mile Coalition to convert plastic…

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Headspace Announces One Billion Minute Challenge in Support of Mental Health Awareness Month

Stuart Mitchell

Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, today announced a worldwide community challenge to benefit Mind, a mental health charity that provides advice and support to anyone experiencing a mental health problem, in support of Mental Health Awareness Month and World Meditation Day on May 15. Headspace is one of the leading players in the meditation category committed to advancing the field of mindfulness meditation through clinically-validated research. With one of the largest research pipelines of any digital health and wellness company, Headspace has been shown to reduce negative…

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