Day: 21 July 2020

Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp Teams Up With Impossible Foods to Feed 1M People, Supporting Food Security and Social Justice

Stuart Mitchell

Impossible Foods has announced it is collaborating with Colin Kaepernick and Know Your Rights Camp to support food security and social justice throughout 2020. Since the start of the pandemic, Impossible Foods has provided relief to over 750,000 people experiencing food insecurity. The startup is on track to donate plant-based meat to feed at least 1 million people this year. The collaboration between Impossible Foods and Know Your Rights Camp starts today at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in the Bayview district of San Francisco, in conjunction with San Francisco Marin…

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Alight’s COVID-19 Health Messaging Campaign IN OUR HANDS Reaches 100 Million People Worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

Alight, formerly known as the American Refugee Committee, is proud to share that the IN OUR HANDS campaign has officially reached 100 million people worldwide. The campaign, which was created in conjunction with IDEO.org, launched in mid-April as COVID-19 was surging globally and millions of people still hadn’t heard of the virus. IN OUR HANDS was developed to share bite-sized, positive health messaging and prevention techniques, while also dismantling prevalent myths and misinformation about COVID-19. What started as an effort in the 19 countries that Alight serves has since been…

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New Campaign and PSA Encourages Americans to “Keep Social Distancing, Stop Medical Distancing”

Stuart Mitchell

An alliance of industry-leading healthcare experts, today announced the launch of a new campaign and PSA called “Stop Medical Distancing.” Committed to helping Americans better understand the risks of not seeking medical attention for symptoms that would normally lead to visiting a healthcare provider or healthcare facility, the campaign draws a clear distinction between social distancing and medical distancing and underscores the preventive measures healthcare organizations now have in place to limit the spread of the virus, including the use of telemedicine. Recent research published by GoodRx reports that more…

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Leading Organizations Partner to Honor American Nurse Heroes

Stuart Mitchell

The American Nurses Association (ANA), Al Roker Entertainment, and HealthCom Media, publisher of American Nurse Journal, have joined forces to produce a network television and multi-channel event to celebrate the heroic work of nurses and the positive impact they have on our nation in this time of crisis, and beyond. The campaign, titled “American Nurse Heroes,” will present true stories of nurses on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis and more as they strive to deliver high quality health care.  The goal of the campaign is to increase the public’s…

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Keep America Beautiful Launches Community Improvement Grant Program to Help Beautify MLK Corridors Across the US

Stuart Mitchell

Keep America Beautiful®, the US leading community improvement nonprofit organization, in partnership with Diageo North America and its Diageo Community Activity and Relief Efforts (“Diageo C.A.R.E.s”) program, has announced the creation of the Keep America Beautiful Community Improvement Grant program to support the efforts of volunteers, residents, community groups, and business owners/employees to prevent litter, promote recycling, and beautify areas in and around Martin Luther King Jr. corridors and promote neighborhood building by empowering individuals to become engaged in the communities where they live and work. The Community Improvement Grant…

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