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Wiicare Joins Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Stuart Mitchell

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is excited to welcome Wiicare as its newest member. Wiicare, a consolidation of Wipak and Winpak organizations, is a manufacturer of healthcare packaging materials, including medical device, pharmaceutical, and sterile barrier packaging. “We are pleased to welcome Wiicare as a new member,” said Peylina Chu, Director of HPRC. “They are actively working towards circular solutions in their packaging materials, including the inclusion of recycled content across their product lines. Additionally, their corporate strategy is firmly centered on sustainability and waste reduction, aligning themselves exceptionally…

Hercules Tires to Sponsor Mental Health Initiative Partnership with Six Collegiate Conferences to Raise Awareness About Student-Athlete Mental Health

Stuart Mitchell

Hercules Tire and Rubber Company (HTR), a subsidiary of American Tire Distributors (ATD), has announced it’s teaming up with six college basketball conferences to raise awareness about the importance of mental health in the lives of student-athletes. As part of the initiative, Hercules will donate $1 for every three-point shot made during the regular season men’s and women’s conference games in the Southland Conference, West Coast Conference, Western Athletic Conference, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Sun Belt Conference. It will also donate $1 for every free throw made during the regular…

PR practitioners less likely to take time off for mental health than other UK workers

Stuart Mitchell

PR professionals are significantly less likely to take time off work to rest and recover from poor mental health compared to other UK workers, according to new research carried out by the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). The research – conducted by Opinium – revealed one in five (22%) PR practitioners who experienced poor mental health had taken time off from work in the last year. The national average across all professional industries is 41%. This year’s Mental Health in PR…

United Health Foundation Launches $3.1 Million Partnership with American Nurses Foundation to Fight Nurse Burnout and Attrition

Stuart Mitchell

The United Health Foundation, the philanthropic foundation of UnitedHealth Group has announced a three-year, $3.1 million grant partnership with the American Nurses Foundation to fight nurse burnout with the Stress & Burnout Prevention Pilot program. The program is designed to transform organizational culture, remove the stigma associated with seeking mental health support and offer nurses a new burnout prevention model to help them use mental health resources earlier and more effectively. It stands out from other programs because it will emphasize and validate the voices and needs of millennial and…

McCann And Panama´s Health Ministry Unveil The Toxic Components Of The Vape

Stuart Mitchell

The Ministry of Health of Panama and the United Nations Population Fund launched a campaign against the consumption of “Vape” or electronic cigarettes. In Panama, the National Non-Smoking Day is celebrated on November 25, and within the framework of these activities, McCann Panama initiated a campaign revealing the poisonous components of the Vape, which are found in products unfit for human consumption. MINSA wants young people to understand that electronic cigarette vapor contains particles of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, nitrosamines, chromium and nickel, among other toxic inputs. For…