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In commemoration of National Workplace Wellness Week, BCLC hosted a workplace wellness event on Monday, April 2nd. Attendance included more than 60 private, public and nonprofit-sector stakeholders, who witnessed a panel discussion on workplace and community we
By Gary Ellis, Chief Financial Officer, Medtronic, Chair, Medtronic Foundation Board of Directors
The rapid rise of chronic, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is one of the major challenges to global health and development.
This past week, Forbes contributor Rahim Kanani shared his interview of BCLC’s executive director Stephen Jordan in a piece entitled “
As the head of corporate citizenship research at the U.S.
Marine Corps Lance Corporal Matias Ferreira, age 22 and an Atlanta native, lost both of his legs 11 months ago while serving in Afghanistan. His recovery took place at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, just outside of Washington, D.C. Now LCpl Ferreira walks -- and runs -- on prosthetic legs.
By Priya Agrawal, Executive Director, Merck for Mothers
Meet Hardy Heart. He’s a wise guy … an OrganWise guy, and his job is to help foster health-conscious youth.
By: Eden Sulzer, Director, Women in Pharmacy Initiative, Cardinal Health
During the 2012 London Olympics 20 million viewers tuned in to watch Usain Bolt win the men’s 100 meter dash. $20 million equals two Kim Kardashian weddings, Carmelo Anthony’s 2012 contract with the Knicks, or the amount Jay-Z paid for the island he gave Beyonce for her birthday.
