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Epilepsy Foundation of Higher Los Angeles and Loma Linda University Medical Center Partner to Host Epilepsy Community Forum in Inland Empire

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 28, 2013

The Epilepsy Foundation of Higher Los Angeles has partnered with Loma Linda University Medical Center to host the Epilepsy Community Forum at the Wong Kerlee Conference Center on the Loma Linda University campus on Sunday, June 30, 2013 in Loma Linda, CA.

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From 10:30 am to three:00 pm, the Forum will cover a wide-array of subjects pertinent to the epilepsy neighborhood. Parents of children may benefit from the presentation Growing with Epilepsy: Cognitive and Behavioral Disturbances as they function to respond to their childs demands. People of any age living with epilepsy will be interested in the subject on New Horizons in Therapy of Epilepsy: Update on Medicines and Surgical Possibilities. To delve further into treatment options, the Forum will also highlight Dietary Therapies in Epilepsy. The inherent theme of the Forum empowering the community via education is most apparent with the closing session, when Ann Kinkor, the State Advocacy Coordinator for Epilepsy California, and Susan Pietsch-Escueta, the Executive Director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Higher Los Angeles, join collectively to present on Advocating in the School and Healthcare Arenas. With the exception of the closing session, all sessions are facilitated by physicians from Loma Linda University Medical Center.

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Dr. Travis Losey, the Health-related Director of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, expressed his gratitude in being able to companion in events like the Epilepsy Neighborhood Forum exactly where we can spend a lot more to time give critical updates about epilepsy to the regional community. It is also an added bonus that people and loved ones members have the chance to meet and find out from each other by attending events, like the Forum.

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Affirming the partnership, Susan Pietsch-Escueta shared that the Epilepsy Foundation of Higher Los Angeles welcomes possibilities to partner with key health-related centers in our area exactly where specialists are involved in the care of families impacted by epilepsy. So, we had been thrilled when Dr. Losey and the Loma Linda University Medical Center suggested we partner to organize an Epilepsy Neighborhood Forum for families in the Inland Empire.

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The days activities contain the UCB-sponsored Epilepsy Advocate seminar, Take Charge Tour, which is becoming held from eight:30 to 10:00 am as a satellite seminar before the Forum starts. A childrens plan for youngsters with epilepsy and their siblings will take place all through the duration of the days activities, thanks in portion to Studio E: Epilepsy Art Therapy System sponsored in element by Lundbeck. We also acknowledge help from UCB The Epilepsy Company, funding from the Epilepsy Foundation and the Overall health Resources and Solutions Administration / Maternal and Youngster Well being Bureau below award quantity U23MC19824 and, partial support from Raising Hope for Epilepsy Polo Advantage 2013.

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For a lot more information and to register for this totally free program, visit ENDEPILEPSY.org or stayclassy.org/EpilepsyForum or contact 1.800.564.0445.

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ABOUT EPILEPSY&#13

Without having warning, seizures can occur to anybody at any age. When a individual has two or far more unprovoked seizures, they have epilepsy. Seizures do not all look the identical and, according to the International League Against Epilepsy, there are currently much more than 25 various recognized epilepsy syndromes affecting nearly three million individuals in the U.S. and about 65 million folks worldwide. Someone is diagnosed with epilepsy each and every four minutes and, this year alone, practically 200,000 men and women in our nation will be diagnosed. To date, there are no known cures.

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ABOUT THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF Higher LOS ANGELES&#13

Established in 1957 as a 501(c)3 charitable organization, the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles is leading the fight to Finish EPILEPSY

St. Louis Metro East Reasonably priced Assisted Living Community to Host Ice Cream Social

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Bradley, IL (PRWEB) June 28, 2013

Cambridge Home of Swansea, a BMA affordable assisted living neighborhood, is hosting an Ice Cream Social at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3.

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The neighborhood, which is situated at 3900 Sullivan Dr. in Swansea, Illinois, serves older adults of all incomes, like those on Medicaid, who require some aid to keep their independence.

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“Come take pleasure in an ice cream sundae with the toppings of your decision as we celebrate the Fourth of July and National Ice Cream Month,” says Lee Bohannon-Smith, Administrator of Cambridge Home of Swansea.

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For much more info, call 618-234-8910.

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Cambridge Home of Swansea is 1 of 3 Cambridge Property inexpensive assisted living communities in the St. Louis Metro East area. The other communities are positioned in Maryville and O’Fallon, Illinois.

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The communities combine residential apartment-property living with the availability of individual assistance, support with medications and a assortment of comfort and assistance solutions.

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“We provide older adults with a great option to a nursing property or to struggling alone at property,” says Smith.

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Residents reside in private apartments that they furnish and decorate to their tastes. Every of the one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments feature a kitchenette, spacious bathroom with shower and grab bars, individually controlled heating and air conditioning, and an emergency alert method.

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Certified nursing assistants are on-duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All three meals each day, housekeeping and laundry are amongst the included solutions.

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“Residents also benefit from all of the possibilities that are obtainable to socialize with buddies and neighbors and to participate in activities and particular applications,” says Smith.

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All 3 Cambridge Residence affordable assisted living communities are certified to operate via the Illinois Supportive Living system and are managed by BMA Management, Ltd., of Bradley, Illinois.

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BMA Management is the largest provider of assisted living in Illinois.

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“Our focus,” says Rod Burkett, President and CEO of BMA, “is to supply older adults with the really like, compassion and dignity that they deserve and the support and help that they need to have. Our emphasis is on assisting every resident to achieve and keep as much independence as possible for as lengthy as attainable.”

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The communities managed by BMA contain the Prairie Winds reasonably priced assisted living community in Carbondale, Illinois, and the Heritage Woods cost-effective assisted living communities in Benton, Centralia, Charleston, Flora, McLeansboro and Mt. Vernon.

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For a lot more details about BMA Management the assisted living, senior living and memory care communities that the firm operates and the company’s management, development and consulting solutions, visit http://www.bma-mgmt.com or call 1-877-882-1495 toll-totally free.

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Baton Rouge Community College Launches a Collegiate Flight Plan to Help Satisfy Demand for Helicopter Pilots

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Baton Rouge, LA (PRWEB) July 01, 2013

Baton Rouge Neighborhood College announced nowadays its newest degree plan, Associate of Applied Science, Helicopter Pilot Operations. In partnership with Guidance Aviation, an award-winning collegiate helicopter flight instruction organization, this degree system is VA Chapter 33 rewards approved for eligible U.S. Military Veterans using their Post 9/11 GI bill rewards. Graduates of this plan will earn their Associate of Applied Science degree as nicely as become Certificated Flight Instructors with instrument rating, necessary to start off their careers as expert helicopter pilots.

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This is an essential milestone for the State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge Neighborhood College, and Guidance Aviation as it is the first and only collegiate helicopter flight education plan based in the State of Louisiana. The program is component of the Colleges new Center of Excellence in Transportation Technologies, authorized by the Louisiana Board of Regents on Wednesday, June 26, 2013.

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The Center will be targeting the areas of Automotive Technology, Aviation Technology, Logistics and Security, and Pipeline Transportation. The Center will be utilizing numerous places around the location, which includes the new Smiley Heights Improvement, the Baton Rouge Airport, and a newly leased training facility situated on Hooper Road.

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The demand for certified Helicopter pilots in the Gulf region has skyrocketed more than the past five years as a disproportionate quantity of helicopter pilots have retired and the need to have is expected to dramatically enhance all through the next five years. The Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts job development in the helicopter sector as careers for helicopter pilots are anticipated to boost up to 21 % between 2010 and 2020. Additionally, the Oil and Gas business, Emergency Medical Solutions, and Law Enforcement have all seen considerable growth with respect to the use of helicopters.

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Established in 1998, Guidance Aviation is a leading pilot training organization. Guidance is the 1st FAA authorized Component 141 higher-altitude helicopter flight training facility in the U.S. and has extensive expertise coaching helicopter pilots inside a collegiate environment. On June 21, 2013, Guidance Aviation CEO, John Stonecipher, was awarded the prestigious title of Business Particular person of The Year by the United States Modest Organization Administration in Washington, D.C. The award was primarily based on criteria like financial strength, sustained hiring, and continuous growth. Guidance Aviation currently has a staff of 55 staff and 15 aircraft including Robinson R22s, R44s and the new Robinson R66 turbine helicopter.

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Partnerships with business leaders like Guidance Aviation are truly the important to good results of this system, stated Andrea Lewis Miller, Chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College. Technologies in the automotive and aviation fields is evolving so speedily, we truly will rely on our partners to aid us guarantee we are meeting the business needs and maintaining a globe class center.

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Baton Rouge is the best place and Baton Rouge Community College is the excellent companion. Our flight operations in Baton Rouge will specialize in pilot education for off-shore helicopter operations. The Baton Rouge airport (BTR) is strategically located next to the busiest helicopter operations in the world: the Gulf of Mexicos oil and gas platforms. This location is embedded in the real globe flight operations of professional off-shore helicopter pilots. It is an honor to be a portion of the Center of Excellence along with the automotive market at Baton Rouge Neighborhood College and we are excited to produce much more opportunities and far more jobs in the state of Louisiana, states Stonecipher, CEO, Guidance Aviation.

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Community Foundation Awards Far more Than $281,000 in Grants To Benefit Older Adults Females and their Kids

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Waterbury, CT (PRWEB) July 05, 2013

Connecticut Neighborhood Foundation (CCF) awarded a unique round of grants to benefit older adults. These integrated grants for Waterbury BRASS (Bringing Resources to Action to Serve Seniors), the Wheels Plan of Higher New Milford, and a regional project for Positive aspects Outreach and Neighborhood Choices Counseling. In addition, a grant was offered to Pennsylvania State University School of Hospitality Management for the Continuing Care Retirement Community Project. Funding, which totaled $ 234,226, came from the East Hill Woods Fund which was established to aid older adults age effectively in their communities.

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In addition, Connecticut Community Foundation awarded $ 18,000 in grants from the Womens Fund, (which contains the Fannie B. Wheeler Fund, and the Whittemore Females &amp Youngsters Fund) and an extra $ 29,318 in grants from the Lois Livingston McMillen Memorial Fund throughout its 2013 grant round.

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The Womens Fund offers grants to organizations that supply programs to improve the top quality of life for girls and youngsters in the greater Waterbury location. The Lois Livingston McMillen Memorial Fund is focused on providing grants to organizations that serve girls and youngsters who are victims of physical, emotional or psychological abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence. For a detailed listing of grant recipients, go to http://www.conncf.org/2013-unique-grants-june. For a lot more details, check out http://www.conncf.org, or make contact with 203-753-1315, grants(at)conncf.org.

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Park Springs, Atlantas Premier Continuing Care Retirement Community, Welcomes Michael W. Wooldridge as Executive Director

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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) June 30, 2013

Kevin Isakson, Director of Sales and Advertising and marketing at Isakson Living, welcomes Michael W. Wooldridge as the new Executive Director for Park Springs, Atlantas premier continuing care retirement neighborhood that is owned and operated by Isakson Living.

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Mike has extensive hotel management knowledge from his twenty years with Marriott International in between 1983 2003. On best of this outstanding background in the service and hospitality sector, he has worked in high-level management functions at a number of senior communities throughout the US. His knowledge in the regions of strategic preparing, operations – such as food and beverage – and staffing will be really helpful to Park Springs, says Isakson. He brings superb expertise to Park Springs, the very best place for active seniors in the Southeastern USA.

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Wooldridge has much more than ten years of experience in the senior living market. Most not too long ago, he served as Executive Director for Towne Club Peachtree City. Ahead of that, he was Opening Executive Director for Spring Harbor at Green Island, a CCRC neighborhood in Columbus (GA) from 2004 – 2011. There, he managed 196 Independent Apartments and Villas, 30 Assisted Living Apartments, 30 Memory Help Apartments, and 40 private Skilled Nursing rooms.

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Wooldridge is a graduate of the University of Houston exactly where he received his BA in Enterprise Administration in the area of Organizational Behavior and Management. He attended college on a football scholarship.

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Notes Isakson, We are delighted that a seasoned specialist like Mike has joined our award-winning team at Park Springs. I look forward to functioning with him closely for the greatest advantage to our members, and to understand the full prospective of Park Springs.

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ABOUT PARK SPRINGS:

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Park Springs (completed in 2007), owned and operated by Isakson Living, is a 54-acre campus style Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) surrounded by Stone Mountain Park. Park Springs is a vibrant neighborhood of active adults 62 and above who reside in spacious private homes and take pleasure in a club-inspired life-style. Park Springs involves 398 Independent Living Units Overall health Center with 24 SN beds, 12 Dementia beds and 28 AL suites Clubhouse with assortment of dining choices and frequent areas and Fitness Center with lap pool, therapy pool and workout space. Members live in a detached single-family members home, cottage property or condominium-style villa. The community supplies meals and beverage solutions in diverse settings and many social, educational and enrichment opportunities.

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Residential possibilities supplying a greater level of services and care are also obtainable on campus. These consist of property overall health, assisted living suites, memory care or our Medicare-certified skilled nursing and rehabilitation center inside Cobblestone at Park Springs. As scenarios alter, Members can move into the sort of property or environment that ideal meets their needs.

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IT Community Vows To ‘Name & Shame’ Greedy Banks With Launch Of Loan Modification Ratings Web Portal

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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) May possibly five, 2010

Two IT professionals from Atlanta, GA who were tired of complaining about banks and their targeting of minority neighborhoods with subprime mortages and then dragging their feet on loan modifications decided to do anything about it. The duo created the fixmodifications.com webportal which allows property owners to rate their loan modification banks and community members to find out particulars regarding loan modifications in their impacted states, counties &amp cities.

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The purpose of this voluntary work is to highlight experiences of home owners who are going by means of the process of a house loan modifications. “We encourage property owners to register and answer a couple of quick queries to rate their loan modification encounter with their mortgage banks. Our team will then combine all responses into state, county and city reports showing details of a community’s modification experiences” said project lead K. Anne Abrams. The objective is to highlight and help the banks which are doing an outstanding job and name and shame the banks which are delaying any meaningful negotiation hoping that such delays will outcome in them getting to make no loan modifications in the lengthy run.

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Abrams goes on to say that, “Massive banks have been bailed out inspite of their greed, poor risk management and overall failure to handle their businesses quite properly. It is also well identified that loan originators targeted minority communities with subprime loans even though at least 50% of subprime mortgage holders had been eligible for regular loans, yet despite the aid extended to them, reciprocity is not the order of the day. The foot dragging on loan modifications continues largely impacting targeted minority communities. This delay leaves credit reports ruined, households in limbo awaiting choices, and property owners stressed out as they battle underemployment.

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According to our discussion with some home owners Abrams continues, “modifications which must have taken upto three months are running into as much as 12 months. As time goes on and homeowners make their trial payments, the distinction among the trial payments and the larger subprime monthly payments continue to rack up. Principal is not normally lowered, so on a residence which has lost 30% – 50% of worth, home owners are stuck with an underwater mortgage balance plus a huge balance on their mortgage payments. This new combined liability leaves homeowners with no true benefit at all. Is it surprising that loan modifications as they are currently created are failing?”

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The team’s hope is that by shining a light on these information, the larger community will move to assistance banks which reciprocate and work with homeowners by decreasing principle and/or payment balance and shame banks which continue to punish these hurting the most in this challenging economic climate.

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All responses are entirely anonymous and registration will permit free access to all of reports. Follow this hyperlink for more info http://www.fixmodification.com.

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ICBA Testifies: Exempt Community Banks from Basel III

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Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) November 29, 2012

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today detailed in congressional testimony why policymakers should exempt the nations community banks from proposed Basel III regulatory capital standards. Testifying ahead of the House Financial Services Subcommittees on Insurance, Housing and Neighborhood Chance and on Monetary Institutions and Consumer Credit, ICBA Chairman-Elect William A. Loving Jr. stated that the guidelines need to not apply to U.S. monetary institutions with consolidated assets of $ 50 billion or significantly less.

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Basel III was meant to apply only to the very largest, internationally active institutions, said Loving, who is also president and CEO of Pendleton Community Bank in Franklin, W.Va. Neighborhood banks, with their basic capital structures and transparent and conservative lending, have little in frequent with these larger institutions. Applying the exact same capital guidelines, in addition to the numerous other new and far-reaching regulations that are quickly becoming effective, will only undermine the viability of thousands of community banks.

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Loving said that applying Basel III and the standardized method to neighborhood banks would lead to additional industry consolidation. By penalizing relationship-based lending without regard to asset quality, the guidelines would leave shoppers with fewer possibilities and significantly less access to credit. Further, he stated, imposing complex and excessive capital requirements is not viable for neighborhood banks because they have very limited alternatives for raising new capital, as opposed to their larger competitors. Mutual banks and other thrifts will be disproportionately affected, Loving noted, since they hold a lot more mortgages loans than other community banks.

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Loving cited an ICBA Basel III petition signed by practically 15,000 folks. The petition notes that neighborhood banks maintain the highest capital levels in the banking sector and did not engage in the reckless behavior that contributed to the current economic crisis. Basel III will only limit the capability of community banks to lend and invest in their communities and threaten the nations economic recovery, the petition states.

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If policymakers do not exempt neighborhood banks from the Basel III suggestions, Loving stated, they need to significantly simplify the rule and much better align the proposed capital requirements to the distinctive strengths and activities of neighborhood banks. Amongst its modifications, ICBA is calling for regulators to:&#13

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completely exempt banks beneath $ 50 billion in assets from the standardized method for threat-weighted assets,&#13
lessen the proposed substantially larger danger weights for balloon mortgages and second mortgages to their current Basel I levels,&#13
exclude modifications in unrealized gains and losses in investment portfolios (accumulated other extensive income) from the calculation of regulatory capital for banks under $ 50 billion in assets to keep away from harmful and unnecessary volatility in capital adequacy,&#13
continue the current Tier 1 regulatory capital remedy of trust-preferred securities issued by bank holding businesses with consolidated assets between $ 500 million and $ 15 billion to reflect congressional intent,&#13
exempt all thrift holding organizations with assets of $ 500 million or significantly less from Basel III and the standardized approach (just as bank holding businesses are) or give a policy rationale for why they are not exempt, and&#13
apply Basel III and the standardized strategy to credit unions if the rules will apply to neighborhood banks.

To read Lovings testimony and for a lot more information, visit http://www.icba.org/advocacy.

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Bristol Mile Pounds the Pavement for Community, a 1-Mile Foot Race Finishing at Ivywild College

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Colorado Springs, Colo. (PRWEB) Might 31, 2013

Bristol Brewing Company and Victory Racing Company will host the initial-ever one particular-mile foot race in Colorado Springs, Colo. dubbed The Bristol Mile. The professionally timed downhill run will start at Cheyenne Mountain High School and finish at the Ivywild College project followed by a neighborhood entertaining event. All of the proceeds from the race registration and community exciting event food and beverage sales will benefit the Cheyenne Mountain Heritage Center.

Spine Center Opens at Kishwaukee Community Hospital

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DeKalb, Ill. (PRWEB) May possibly 31, 2013

Kishwaukee Community Hospital is changing the way individuals and their families consider about and encounter spinal surgery with the introduction of the Spine Center, a complete plan, based on a national ideal practice model for spine surgery, structured around the fundamental concept of wellness. The Spine Center at Kish Hospital aids individuals in the DeKalb and Sandwich locations who are candidates for minimally invasive spine surgery for conditions including stenosis of the spine and other typical back and neck conditions needing surgery.

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While spine surgery has been performed at Kish Hospital for numerous years, this new program creates a patient-centered spine surgery expertise, from the moment a patient decides to have surgery to the day he or she leaves the hospital, according to Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Raymond Hwang, MD. This plan also makes it possible for us to place in place investigation-driven greatest practices that lead to greater outcomes, he stated. Dr. Hwang, who with board-certified Neurosurgeon Martin E. Gryfinski, MD, and the administrative and clinical group at Kish Hospital, created this revolutionary new program.

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Very first and foremost we view our patients along a wellness continuum, with the require for surgery as a step along that continuum to enhanced overall health by way of the treatment and or elimination of disease, said Dr. Gryfinski. This basic idea of wellness is executed all through the complete plan, which incorporates the most proper analgesic, minimally invasive, and speedy-recovery surgical techniques with an atmosphere that maximizes patient recovery by means of education, a culture of early mobility, family involvement, and group interaction.

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The Spine Center encounter in fact starts in the physicians workplace. As soon as an individual decides to have spine surgery, the patient is provided a comprehensive guidebook that explains the upcoming surgery and a list of activities, such as pre-operative strengthening workouts that need to have to commence prior to surgery. This guidebook also serves as a clinical diary that the patient brings to the pre-operative class, to all appointments, and to the hospital. According to David Smith, Spine Center coordinator at Kish Hospital, Expectation setting is a key component to our system.

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Every patient chooses a coach usually a friend or household member who is an active participant and in the individuals care all through the procedure. Both sufferers and coaches are essential to attend a pre-operative class a single to two weeks prior to surgery where they meet their Spine Center team in addition to understanding about the process, what to anticipate in the hospital, and how to care for oneself soon after discharge.

Non-Profit Neighborhood Community Foundation Brings Successful Foreclosure Prevention Workshops to Denver Area

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Denver, CO (PRWEB) August 31, 2012

Denver foreclosure attorney, Richard Casey of the Casey Legal Group, is tired of hearing about the lack of real, actionable information that is available to local homeowners who are faced with loan modification and foreclosure defense issues. Looking for a way to further educate Colorado homeowners, Mr. Casey has teamed up with a non-profit advocacy group, Neighborhood Community Foundation and their successful Foreclosure Prevention Workshop to give Colorado Homeowners a fighting chance against big banks and unscrupulous lenders.

The foreclosure epidemic is showing no signs of a slowdown. Millions of Americans owe more than their home is worth and economic conditions have not radically improved, says Richard Casey, a Denver-based consumer advocate and foreclosure defense attorney. Real solutions are available, however the stigma of shame associated with foreclosure has often kept people from seeking help, thus costing them dearly, Casey adds. These workshops have been conducted in Ohio, Illinois and Florida and have been successful at educating people about the latest foreclosure information and trends while providing proactive tools that they can use to help save their homes. I am excited about bringing this valuable workshop to the people of Colorado.

FREE FORECLOSURE PREVENTION WORKSHOPS: REGISTER @ 1-877-306-5299

September 6: Littleton Hampton Inn 7:00 PM

September 12: Brighton Hampton Inn 7:00 PM

September 20: Lakewood Courtyard by Marriott 7:00 PM

September 27: Colorado Springs Antlers Hilton 7:00 PM

During the workshop Mr. Casey will share free legal advice about the most common types of errors and violations found in loan documents and provide a full explanation of the laws that protect homeowners when facing foreclosure eviction. In addition, homeowners will receive information from other non-profit agencies to help them properly assess a practical course of action for their needs. The workshop will answer many questions and provide insight to guide homeowners to the next positive step, wherever they may be in the process.

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