Safeguard Your Emotional Health During Any Crisis With These 7 Practical Steps
Boulder, CO, June 15, 2020 — In our interconnected world, global events impact all of us in one way or another. Knowing how to help ourselves, our families and our organizations navigate a crisis can profoundly affect our emotional health and well-being.
7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis: A Practical Guide to Emotionally Dealing with Pandemics & Other Disasters is a must-read for anyone seeking to thrive during challenging times. Written by clinical psychologist Elia Gourgouris and change management expert Konstantinos Apostolopoulos, this easy-to-read book offers powerful, yet practical, insights to help minimize the negative emotional impact of pandemics, natural disasters, financial challenges and other major disruptions.
“Not only will individuals and families find the book helpful in a crisis, so will first responders, healthcare professionals, mental health counselors and wellness coaches,” said Dr. Gourgouris.
Drawing from their real-world experiences, Dr. Gourgouris and Apostolopoulos explain the following seven keys to navigating any crisis:
1. Start with self-care. Be aware of your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs.
2. Practice awareness. Listen to your intuition or inner wisdom.
3. Choose flexibility so you can adapt, pivot and avoid unnecessary pain.
4. Act now! Preparation is key to your survival.
5. Take initiative by moving into action. Become the navigator in your life’s journey!
6. Cultivate a positive attitude filled with faith and hope.
7. Show kindness to others.
“Each chapter has an end section including points to ponder, questions to consider and action steps to take, so the reader can move beyond just surviving to thriving in a crisis situation,” added Apostolopoulos.
Author Elia Gourgouris, PhD, is the Founder of The Happiness Center, an organization of world-leading experts in the field of positive psychology. Dr. Elia's previous book, 7 Paths to Lasting Happiness, became an Amazon #1 best-seller. He is an international keynote speaker and happiness expert focusing on corporate wellness and leadership training. He holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology and is a UCLA graduate. Dr. Elia is certified by the American Red Cross in Disaster Mental Health Services, having assisted in the 1994 Los Angeles and 2010 Haiti earthquakes, the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and other crises. He's the co-host of The Kindness Happiness Connection podcast and a Thrive Global contributor. Please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thehappinessdoctor/, https://www.instagram.com/dr.eliag/ or https://www.facebook.com/DrElia.
Co-author Konstantinos Apostolopoulos is the Founder and CEO of Fresh Biz Solutions, a performance consulting and training provider. As an award-winning facilitator and coach, he has successfully delivered hundreds of custom learning events in the US, Canada and Europe for diverse audiences and industries. He is a regular contributor to Thrive Global and other industry publications. As a young man in Greece, he experienced firsthand the devastation left behind by natural and economic disasters. As an adult, he was fortunate to help play a small part in the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Today, he helps others navigate the challenges brought by major events in their lives. Please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachkon/.
American crisis: Poor People’s Campaign, MSNBC host special on poverty in a pandemic
A Kansas farmer and his wife, a meat-packing worker and people surviving on a minimum wage will headline an MSNBC special on poverty featuring the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.
The special, titled “American Crisis: Poverty and the Pandemic,” will air at 10 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, June 14. Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, president of Repairers of the Breach and co-chair of the campaign, will co-host the special with MSNBC’s Joy Reid of AM Joy.
The special airs less than one week before the campaign holds its digital Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington on June 20th. People can register at june2020.org. The program originally was scheduled to air May 31 but was postponed.
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice and campaign co-chair, also will speak during the special. Other participants include country singer Willie Nelson; U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts and chef Andrew Zimmern, host of the MSNBC limited series “What’s Eating America.”
Reid said the special gives viewers the opportunity to meet poor and working-class Americans who are “trying to survive one of the biggest challenges this country has faced in nearly a century.”
Before COVID-19, 140 million people lived in poverty, and 700 people died each day from poverty. “It’s not just somebody living on the street,” Barber said. “Poverty is affecting 43% of the nation, and it’s worsening in this pandemic.”
Nelson will introduce Kansas farmer Mark Pringle and his wife, retired nurse Mary Jane Shanklin, who will talk about the lack of health care in rural areas and the increasing number of deaths by suicide among farmers. Kennedy will talk with two minimum-wage workers, while Zimmern will talk with a meat packer who says he must choose each between risking his life at work or not having money to feed his child.
“We are in a time when nearly 40 million people have filed for unemployment; homelessness is projected to increase by 45% and more than half our nation’s children are going hungry and workers are being called essential but treated as expendable,” Theoharis said. “We must hear the stories and solutions to the dual pandemics of the coronavirus and respond.”
After Congress lavished trillions of dollars on corporations but didn’t help those who live in poverty and low-income, people are fighting for a COVID-19 stimulus bill that helps people from the bottom up, Barber said.
“People are telling me that if we’re going to die, we’re going to use our last breaths to speak out for love, truth and justice to revive the moral focus of this nation,” Barber said. “We can’t accept going back to normal. This country must change.”
Wanda Sykes, Fonda, Gore, Oyelowo & Messing add their voices to Poor People’s Campaign’s digital assembly on June 20th
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Erika Alexander, Danny Glover and Wanda Sykes are among the artists, actors and activists adding their voices to the historic digital justice gathering of poor and low-income people that the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will hold on Saturday, June 20th.
Others who have committed their support to the digital Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington, which starts at 10 a.m. Eastern, include Jane Fonda, Vice President Al Gore, Debra Messing and David Oyewolo, who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 film “Selma.”
They will introduce the poor and low-income people whose stories will be the focus of the program. For example, Alexander and Oyewolo will introduce people fighting racist voter suppression and gerrymandering, including Alejandro Rangel-Lopez, who became the namesake for an ACLU lawsuit against a decision to move the only polling location for 13,000 voters in Dodge City to a place outside town.
Alexander, known for her roles on "The Cosby Show" and "Living Single,” is the producer of “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” a documentary about the congressman and civil rights activist that will be released July 3.
“I’m honored to join Reverend Barber and the Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington,” Alexander said. “This historic online assembly brings together America’s most undervalued asset -- the voices of the poor. Shut out of the national dialogue for decades, they will use their immense power to challenge and reset this nation's moral compass and to tear down the walls and obstacles that seek to keep them marginalized. It’s a new day and this campaign will bring us all closer to a more perfect union.”
The Poor People’s Campaign lifts up the stories of more than 140 million poor and low-income people who live in the United States, or 43% of the country’s population, even before COVID-19. The campaign is registering people for the movement that votes, knowing that poor and low-income people can change the nation’s political calculus when they cast their ballots.
The moral fusion movement has organizing committees in 43 states that address the five interlocking injustices of systemic racism, systemic poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and militarism and a distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism to implement its Moral Agenda, based on years of policy research and budgetary analysis, and to uphold demands on systemic racism.
In other testimony:
_ Glover will introduce several people struggling with systemic poverty, including Mary Jane Shanklin from a farming family in Kansas, who has seen corporate agro-business get bailed out while small farmers are left behind. She and her husband struggle with a lack of health care in a rural area and are witnessing a shocking rate of death from suicide among rural farmers.
_ Sykes will introduce a section on women and poverty, which includes testimony from Amy Jo Hutchinson, a white mother of two from Wheeling, West Virginia, who has a full-time job and a bachelor’s degree but has said “there’s never a month when two flat tires wouldn’t cripple me.”
_ Gore and Fonda will introduce those whose lives are damaged by ecological devastation, including Robert Taylor from Reserve, Louisiana. Taylor's wife is one of the countless people dying from cancer in an area known as Cancer Alley in Louisiana, which has one of the highest concentrations of petrochemical plants in the country and is located in a historically African American community.
_ Messing will introduce a section on LGBTQ people and poverty, including Savannah Kinsey of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, who has written and spoken about struggling to survive on Medicaid and disability and who fights for health care for all.
Religious figures involved in the program include Bishop Michael Curry, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and Terri Hord Owens, the first African American woman to serve as the general minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Several union leaders are participating in the program, including Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants in the CWA; Mary Kay Henry, president of the SEIU; and Lee Saunders, president of AFSCME.
Also participating are Susan Taylor, the former editor-in-chief of Essence; Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change; Vanita Gupta, president and chief executive of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division from 2014 to 2017; and David Goodman, president of the Andrew Goodman Foundation, named for his brother, who was one of three Civil Rights Movement activists murdered during Freedom Summer in 1964 by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
Other highlights include:
_ Ali Velshi from MSNBC interviews economist Joseph Stiglitz on the cost of inequality and the lie of scarcity.
_ Mark Thompson from Sirius Radio interviews economist and public intellectual Juliann Malveaux on race and the economic crisis in the U.S.
_ Joy Reid from MSNBC interviews Professor Philip Alston, former UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty.
The live stream can be viewed at june2020.org. In addition, MSNBC will air the assembly and march on some of its platforms, as will other websites. The program will also air at 6 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, June 20th, and 6 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, June 21st.
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, is building a generationally transformative digital gathering called the Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington, on June 20, 2020. At that assembly, we will demand that both major political parties address the interlocking injustices of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism by implementing our Moral Agenda. -- Yolanda Barksdale Pronouns: she/her/hers Press Secretary and Communications AssociateRepairers of the BreachCell: (919) 396-6312 "America can’t address the moral crisis of poverty without addressing healthcare. Some 140 million people in the U.S. - or more than 43 percent - live in poverty or are low-wealth"
canfitpro shifts popular event online to connect and empower fitness industry recovery canfitpro 2020 Virtual Series delivers continuing education and connection for fitness professionals
TORONTO, ON, June 15, 2020 -- As fitness clubs and studios across Canada get the green light to re-open in the context of COVID-19, canfitpro, the national organization representing Canadian fitness professionals, has postponed the in-person canfitpro 2020 to August 13-15, 2021.
This year, organizers have been busy transforming this popular educational and networking event into the canfitpro 2020 Virtual Series, a series of online training events that will take place over two days August 14 and 15, with subsequent one-day online training events September 19, October 17 and November 14, 2020.
“The health, safety, and wellbeing of our associates, members, presenters, sponsors and exhibitors is our highest priority, so it was clear we needed to postpone our annual in-person event to 2021 and find a new way to connect and galvanize the fitness community. Although so many things are uncertain right now, one thing remains true…there’s power in people connecting,” said Maureen (Mo) Hagan, chief operating officer of canfitpro.
Hagan added this year’s canfitpro 2020 Virtual Series is designed to deliver the energy and excitement of in-person conferences. Attendees from across Canada and around the world will have access to live-streaming education from fitness experts, leaders, pioneers, and innovators from around the globe.
Well-known presenters will include:
Mike Lipkin, international strategic coach and catalyst for high performance.
Silken Laumann, Olympian, mental health advocate and founder of Unsinkable, an online forum celebrating stories of perseverance.
Beto Perez of Latin-dance inspired workout Zumba.
Dr. Kelly Starrett, CrossFit trainer, physical therapist, speaker and author of Becoming a Supple Leopard and co-founder of MobilityWOD
Sadie Nardini, renowned ultimate wellness and yoga expert
Luka & Jenalyn, ballroom dancers and former contestants on NBC’s World of Dance
Dr. Rumeet Billan, leadership coach and research lead on The Tallest Poppy, a study of how co-workers undermine their peers for succeeding in the workplace.
The virtual series will offer 15 educational tracks with 135 sessions in areas of specialization including business management success, boutique fitness, Women Who Influence, moving your business online, group fitness, personal training, strength training, recovery, mind & body, coaching, wellness and nutrition. In addition, a portion of the proceeds from this virtual Series will be donated to Unsinkable to support mental health awareness.
Hagan added canfitpro delegates will have access to sessions to upgrade their fitness knowledge and skills, bolster their careers and re-invent them self but also to prepare for and adapt to industry changes during the pandemic recovery. Topics include Best Practices of Virtual Training, Start the Fitness Business of your Dreams During the Fitness Industry Recovery, Connecting to your Community on Camera, and Rock your Social Media in 2020.
“By shifting to virtual and live stream education, training and events canfitpro has the opportunity to serve even more fitness professionals, bringing more practical and relevant education and training opportunities to more people from all over Canada and throughout the world.”
About canfitpro: canfitpro is the largest provider of education in the Canadian fitness industry. Founded in 1993, canfitpro delivers accessible, quality education, certifications, conferences, trade shows, and membership services. canfitpro's over 100,000 members include some of the world's finest fitness professionals, health club operators, industry suppliers, and fitness consumers. www.canfitpro.com
Ontario faces crisis as millions of eye exams in jeopardy
After 30 years of chronic underfunding, COVID-19 further strains access to eye care
TORONTO, June 15, 2020 /CNW/ - Ontario's optometrists are launching an urgent appeal to the Ontario government to end the 30-year neglect in funding for eye care. This chronic underfunding, coupled with the devastating impact of COVID-19 on optometrists' ability to see patients, threatens Ontarians' access to these essential health services.
With strict physical distancing and infection control guidelines, optometrists are returning to work with patient volumes reduced by 50 per cent, resulting in the loss of nearly two million comprehensive eye exams over the next 12 months.
"Optometrists can't reopen practices that have been financially devastated by COVID-19, only to provide OHIP-insured services at an even greater loss. If this happens, practices in both rural and urban communities will struggle to survive," said Dr. Sheldon Salaba, President of the Ontario Association of Optometrists. "It's time for Ontario's elected officials to open their eyes to a crisis that's about to become painfully visible for all to see."
COVID-19 has strained health care workers and decimated small businesses, and local optometrists are both. A recent survey reveals the devastating impact of the pandemic on optometry practices in Ontario, with 95 per cent reporting a revenue drop between 75 and 80 per cent since the forced closure of clinics in mid-March.
But even before the pandemic, Ontario's optometrists were in a far worse position than most other health care providers. After decades of neglect by previous governments, optometrists now subsidize more than half of the province's eye care system, at a cost of $173 million a year.
To ensure Ontarians receive care, optometrists will be referring patients to alternate providers, such as family doctors and hospitals. This situation risks putting a strain on the health system at the worst possible time.
"We are fighting not just for our survival, but for a long-term solution that protects patients and public health," added Dr. Salaba. "We ask the government to come to the table with a commitment to succeed where previous governments failed. Either cover the true cost of eye exams or give optometrists more flexibility in our billings. Optometrists are ready to adapt to ensure Ontarians get the accessible and quality eye care they deserve."
For more information and to add your voice to the growing number of Ontarians calling on government to work with optometrists, visit www.saveeyecare.ca.
About the Ontario Association of Optometrists
The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) is the leading professional organization, representing over 1,700 optometrists. We are dedicated to helping our members provide the highest standard of eye health and vision care for Ontarians while driving the profession of optometry forward. For more information, visit optom.on.ca. Learn more about what optometrists can do for you here, or, find an optometrist near you.
Quick Facts
Due to strict physical distancing and infection control guidelines, patient volumes for optometry practices will be reduced by as much as 50%.
Nearly two million comprehensive eye exams will not be delivered over the next 12 months.
Ontario's optometrists subsidize eye care in Ontario, paying $173 million a year out of their own pockets.
95 per cent of optometrists saw revenues drop between 75 and 85 per cent since mid-March.
Quotes
"Optometrists are the front-line workers of the vision care system, and their services are at the heart of preventative screening for vision health in Ontario. With statistics showing that one in three Ontarians will encounter risk of vision loss by age 65, the government must work with optometrists to find a sustainable solution. The modernization plan includes properly supporting and expanding public coverage for routine eye exams; a crucial step in early detection of eye complications, avoiding irreversible vision loss."
Doug Earle, President and CEO, Fighting Blindness Canada
"With an aging population and increase in chronic sight-threatening disease, the need for optometrists will continue to grow. However, the recent spotlight on the poor economics of publicly funded eye care may pose a threat to access to care and the viability of the profession."
Dr. Stan Woo, Director, University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science
SOURCE Ontario Association of Optometrists
MedicAlert Canada Announces Leadership Transition
Leslie McGill takes over from Françoise Faverjon-Fortin as President & CEO
TORONTO, June 15, 2020 /CNW/ - MedicAlert Foundation Canada's Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Leslie McGill to President & Chief Executive Officer. The Board made the decision to promote Ms. McGill as successor to Françoise Faverjon-Fortin following a rigorous selection process.
"Leslie steps into her new role at a time when MedicAlert's mission is more vital than ever," said Doug Craig, Chair of the MedicAlert Board of Directors. "COVID-19 has taught us what it truly means to have life-saving information available for first responders. Canadians are being re-introduced to MedicAlert and the important work that we do. Leslie is a true innovator and entrepreneurial leader. She will continue to build upon Françoise's legacy, and lead MedicAlert to continued growth."
Leslie is a veteran of the health care sector both nationally and globally. Over the past 30 years, she has worked with a diverse range of companies, mission-based organizations, leading hospitals and innovative health-tech start-ups. Some of the dozens of organizations and companies she has worked with during her career include: Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Merck, Astra Zeneca, Loblaw, Health Shared Services Ontario, Heart and Stroke, the Canadian Cancer Society, Diabetes Canada, SickKids, University Health Network, CAMH, Sunnybrook, and the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
"I am delighted to be taking on the role of President and CEO for MedicAlert. I have been a subscriber since the age of 16 and understand first-hand the need for first responders to have access to critical health information at their fingertips. To lead this iconic organization and work directly with the first responder community on behalf of our subscribers is an honour. We have a steadfast mission and ambitious goals to protect as many Canadians as possible. I am looking forward to seeing our ideas come to life."
The Board of Directors would like to acknowledge the outstanding contribution made to the organization by Mme. Faverjon-Fortin. Her unwavering leadership over the last 11 years as Board Director, Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer, has propelled MedicAlert to new heights as Canada's leading emergency health information services charity. She leaves the organization in a strong position for the future.
"Leaving an organization you love is always difficult," said Faverjon-Fortin. "It is harder still when your colleagues both at the board table and at the office are so dedicated and talented. It has been a tremendous journey and privilege to serve as CEO and Chair. From spearheading MedicAlert's transformation to consolidating our national and international presence, I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished and the culture we have created. I believe in our mission, and I have full confidence in our new CEO, Leslie McGill, and the dedicated MedicAlert team. I look forward to seeing the MedicAlert family continue to succeed in protecting Canadians as well as assisting first responders and health professionals in these unprecedented times and beyond."
SOURCE MedicAlert
Does Keto Boost Your Immune System?
By: Fresh n' Lean, the nation's #1 organic meal delivery company
SUMMARY
More and more people are adopting ketogenic diets. Does keto boost your immune system? Studies show it may help protect against certain viruses, and some keto foods can bolster immunity.
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Reaching your goals becomes a lot harder if you’re always out sick.
If you want to avoid falling victim to a cold or flu, you’ll have to maintain a healthy immune system. The keto diet is an eating plan that’s low in carbs and high in fat, and it’s been touted for its ability to foster weight loss and lower blood sugar. Does keto boost your immune system? Some studies suggest that it can.
Below, we’ll take a look at a keto diet’s effect on immune function. We’ll also suggest specific keto foods that work hard to ramp up immunity. Read on to learn how a keto eating plan can help your body fight off viruses and pathogens.
Keto and immunity
We’re living in the shadow of a global pandemic. ”Wash your hands,” we’re told, and toilet paper shortages are the order of the day.
Studies have shown that the keto diet is good for burning fat and lowering blood sugar, and it may improve the health of those who are at increased risk for conditions such as diabetes. Its benefits don’t end there: Keto may also be helpful in warding off certain viruses.
You may be wondering what impact keto has on the virus that’s on the tip of everyone’s tongue right now: COVID-19. To date, there hasn’t been any conclusive data presented on whether a ketogenic diet can mitigate the effects of this deadly illness.
Fighting the flu
However, the good news is that studies suggest a keto diet reduces the effect of another well-known virus: influenza. Research published in the journal Science Immunology shows that a keto eating plan may produce favorable outcomes for those who want to avoid catching the flu.
In this age of COVID-19, worrying about catching a cold or flu seems almost quaint. However, a common cold can knock you off your feet for days. Being out of commission for that long can slow down your productivity, setting you back as you work to further your career.
According to Science Immunology, mice fed a keto diet were shown to be less likely to contract the influenza A virus. The protective effect of this diet seems to stem from its ability to boost the production of gamma-delta T cells in the animals’ lungs. This encourages increased mucus production in the epithelial cells lining the airway. This mucus ultimately serves to contain the virus.
All this comes with one huge caveat: So far, these studies have been conducted solely on mice infected with influenza, not people. But researchers say these results provide a rationale for investigating whether humans on a keto diet are less likely to get the flu.
Now that we’ve looked at the keto diet’s effect on viruses, let’s examine the role certain keto foods have on the body’s immune response.
Keto immune booster #1: Poultry
In certain cultures, chicken soup is said to be worth its weight in gold when it comes to strengthening the immune system and protecting against colds and flu. Research suggests the healing power of this food isn’t just an old wives’ tale.
Chicken soup contains poultry. Poultry meat has a vitamin that improves immune response. That vitamin is B6.
Both animal and human studies show that B6 deficiency has a negative impact on the body’s immune response. Research also shows that adding B6 to your diet reduces inflammation, and this can bolster the body’s immunity.
Both chicken and turkey are rich sources of B6. Know that commercially raised poultry contains antibiotics that may harm your health. Choose organic poultry to experience maximum benefit from this immune-boosting food.
Organic poultry may be difficult to find in some places. Easily access this meat by subscribing to Fresh N’ Lean’s Keto meal plan. In that plan, you’ll find organic poultry in dishes such as our Roasted Turkey Breast and Cage-Free Chicken Parmesan.
Keto immune booster #2: Cod
Many of us grew up taking cod liver oil. As its name suggests, this is an oil extracted from the liver of the cod fish. For centuries, it’s been used to treat conditions such as joint pain and rickets.
It turns out that its oil isn’t the only valuable part of this fish. The flesh of the cod is also rich in healthy nutrients. Fatty fish such as cod are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids. These acids can help the body mount a powerful immune response against invading pathogens. They also support immunity by working hard to reduce inflammation.
Get your weekly serving of cod by subscribing to Fresh N’ Lean’s meal delivery service. You’ll find this nutritious fish in our Keto meals such as Wild Cod with Pesto.
Keto immune booster #3: Almonds
Fats play a key role in the keto diet. Almonds are one of the healthiest fat sources you can find, and these nuts work heroically to bolster the immune system.
Almonds are packed to the brim with vitamin E, an antioxidant that supports immunity. Vitamin E is fat-soluble, which means it requires the presence of a fat for effective digestion. In addition to vitamin E, almonds contain lots of beneficial fats. This combination works to help your body make the most of vitamin E’s immune-boosting powers.
Increase your almond intake by signing up for our Keto meal plan. You’ll find this nutrient-dense nut in dishes such as our Almond-Crusted Sustainable Cod.
Next steps
The keto foods listed above may support your body’s immune response. Add them to your diet to garner extra protection from colds and flu.
Get these nourishing foods delivered to your door by signing up for Fresh N’ Lean’s Keto meal plan. It includes dishes that contain ingredients such as cod, almonds and poultry.
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DriSteem Announces the Release of a New Whitepaper “Using Humidification to Reduce the Transmission of Viruses”
Eden Prairie, MN – June 15, 2020 - DRI-STEEM Corporation (DriSteem), the leading manufacturer of humidification, evaporative cooling, and water treatment products, announced today the release of its latest whitepaper titled “Using Humidification to Reduce the Transmission of Viruses.”
The purpose of this white paper is to explain the role that humidification plays in reducing the transmission, infectivity and severity of COVID-19 and other viruses. It includes a review of current industry standards and presents strategies for implementing this safe and efficient approach to a healthy indoor environment.
Healthy levels of humidification can help to reduce the spread of viruses which infect our respiratory tract; examples are, COVID-19 (SARS Cov-2) and H1N1 (Influenza A). While this applies to all buildings, facilities such as hospitals, clinics, senior living communities, and schools are amongst those that may benefit the most from the implementation of optimal humidity levels. The World Health Organization has called for non-pharmaceutical approaches to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 and the addition of humidity is a safe, efficient and easy way to protect staff, patients, residents, teachers, and students. The full paper is available to all and can be downloaded following the link below: https://dristeem.pages.salesfusion.com/virus-reduction-white-paper
“At DriSteem we have been ramping up availability of data and resources to help people understand how humidification can help protect everyone in their buildings - employees, patrons, residents, students, and so on,” said Valerie Bradt, DriSteem Communications Manager. “We have been hosting free webinars and doing what we can to get the word out about recent studies showing humidification levels in a room can protect people from the spread of viruses like COVID. The whitepaper is one more tool to help spread the knowledge of how people can help keep themselves, their families, their employees and their customers safe.
About DriSteem:
DriSteem is a premier provider of humidification, evaporative cooling, and water treatment solutions for commercial and industrial applications. DriSteem offers custom systems for critical indoor environments such as health care, data centers, and other facilities requiring precise control of moisture in the air.
DriSteem’s 50-year history of development and innovation has resulted in multiple patented designs that not only meet, but anticipate, customers’ unique needs. DriSteem is a subsidiary of Research Products Corporation, manufacturer of Aprilaire®, the leading residential humidifier brand, as well as air cleaners, heat-recovery systems and HVAC accessories.
Bishop Barber to deliver message to America at National Cathedral: ‘We must refuse to accept death anymore’
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Social justice leader Bishop William J. Barber II will preach Sunday at the Washington National Cathedral on the nation’s history of ignoring the deaths of certain people, especially those who are poor or low-income and people of color.
Bishop Barber, president of Repairers of the Breach and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, will preach “America! Accepting Death Is Not an Option Anymore” on Sunday, June 14. Worshippers are not allowed into the cathedral at this time, but the sermon will be live-streamed.
“As we deal with the on-camera murder of George Floyd by racist policing, we must also recognize many public policies have an ugly ‘DM’— death measurement,” Bishop Barber said. “When we look at their impact, these policies disproportionately kill black people and poor people. We must demand that inequalities be addressed by new policies. We must refuse to accept death anymore.”
This marks Bishop Barber’s first trip outside North Carolina since the state first issued stay-at-home orders to protect people from the pandemic. He previously delivered a sermon at the National Cathedral on June 3, 2018, which was published by Workman Publishing on June 9th as “We Are Called To Be A Movement.”
Bishop Barber is delivering the sermon as protests have engulfed the nation over the murder of George Floyd, who died on Memorial Day after a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. The video of the life draining from Mr. Floyd’s body as he cried “I can’t breathe” has enraged a country already straining from the deaths of other African Americans at the hands of white people and from the over 110,000 U.S. deaths from COVID-19, which has disproportionately infected and killed black people.
As co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, Barber will preach a vision for building a coalition for transformative change in American public life through a digital Mass Poor People’s Assembly on Saturday, June 20, sponsored by the broadest coalition of national and grassroots justice organizations to come together since a historic wave of protests erupted two weeks ago.
Repairers of the Breach is a nonpartisan not-for-profit organization that seeks to build a moral agenda rooted in a framework that uplifts our deepest moral and constitutional values to redeem the heart and soul of our country. It was founded in 2015 by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II as a way to organize, train, and work with a diverse school of prophets from every U.S. state and the District of Columbia.
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The Poor People’s Campaign: A national call for moral revival, is building a generationally transformative digital gathering called the Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington, on June 20, 2020. At that assembly, we will demand that both major political parties address the interlocking injustices of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism by implementing our Moral Agenda
No Fear of COVID-19: Patients Come For Plastic Surgeries as Soon as Borders Are Open
At international plastic surgery clinics, life is coming back to normal. Patients trust the safety measures of the clinics and are tired of waiting for their procedures. They start traveling for plastic surgeries as soon as quarantine measures are lifted and borders open.
June 12th, 2020. Recent survey of the USA plastic surgery market recorded positive attitude of patients toward plastic surgery during COVID-19 pandemic. 49% of people without previous experience of plastic surgery indicated their openness to cosmetic or reconstructive treatment in the future. The practice of Nordesthetics clinic - a leading international plastic surgery center in Kaunas, Lithuania, confirms the same trend in Europe. Patients come for surgeries as soon as borders open.
"The renewal of international flights and the relaxation of quarantine measures are the only important factors," said Justina Bartkute, the director of Nordesthetics clinic. "As soon as borders open with some country, we have patients coming in. Some patients even use this opportunity to reschedule their procedures for some earlier time. There are patients asking for delays, but again - their concern is uncertainty of travelling conditions, not the risk of the virus. So, in general, we see regrouping of patients, but no retreat."
According to Ms. Bartkute, the variety of patient nationalities is also entirely dependent on the opening of borders. Presently, most patients come from Norway, Denmark, Latvia, Estonia, the Netherlands, Germany, Finland and Switzerland. It can be expected that patients from Spain and Ireland are soon to follow as borders with these countries have just been opened or are in the process.
These trends indicate no anxiety of patients over the health risks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Patients are not anxious, they are tired of waiting," confirmed Ms. Bartkute. "They see that the COVID-19 spread will continue as long as there is no vaccine. But people cannot delay their health issues for that long. They see that they have to move on with their lives, even with planned procedures. And they trust the clinic, too. We operate in Lithuania - a country which has been very successful in containing the COVID-19 pandemic."
During the quarantine, Nordesthetics clinic took important precautions against the COVID-19 spread, which are still ongoing. All patients coming for consultationshave to disinfect their hands, measure their body temperature, wear face masks and gloves. Consultation times and number of visiting patients are limited. Before surgeries, all patients have SARS-CoV-2 tests in addition to other pre-surgical testing. Accompanying persons or visitors are not allowed at the clinic.
Every year Nordesthetics clinic hosts over 2.000 patients. 90% of them are medical tourists looking for quality procedures abroad. The clinic offers tummy tuck, liposuction, rhinoplasty, breast augmentation and other popular plastic surgeries. Apart from the qualified doctors and medical staff, the patients receive logistical support and personal assistance while they visit Kaunas, Lithuania, including transfers to and from the airport.
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ABOUT NORDESTHETICS
Nordesthetics is a private plastic surgery clinic in Kaunas, Lithuania, part of Nordclinic, offering high-quality services and focusing on foreign patients. It is equipped with modern diagnostic and surgical facilities. Medical professionals at the clinic speak fluent English and show personal attention to every patient. www.nordesthetics.com/en/
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