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New Poll on Women of Color Voting Sentiment: Abortion, Reproductive Justice, and Rising Costs are Drivers for AAPI, Black, and Latina/x Voters

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Thursday, May 9, 2024
Congress, Racism, Woman, Policy, Housing, Abortion, AAPI, Reproductive justice, Senate, Latina, Family, Intersection, Human voice, HIT, Maternal death, Birth control

Rising costs are one of the most important issues determining votes in the 2024 elections for 35% of Latina/x women, 33% of AAPI women, and 29% of Black women.

Key Points: 
  • Rising costs are one of the most important issues determining votes in the 2024 elections for 35% of Latina/x women, 33% of AAPI women, and 29% of Black women.
  • A solid majority of women of color, especially Black women, believe it’s important for Congress to address the high rates of maternal death among women of color.
  • 53% of AAPI women and 47% of Latina/x women believe it’s extremely important (79% of AAPI women and 74% of Latina/x women believe it’s important).
  • Women of color think things have gotten worse in the country over the past year (57% of Latina/x women, 55% of AAPI women, 49% of Black women).

Registration Opens for the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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Washington, DC, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP), the only industry association in the U.S. whose membership includes all specialty pharmacy stakeholders, opened registration for the NASP 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo, to be held October 6 - 9, 2024, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN.

Key Points: 
  • Washington, DC, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP), the only industry association in the U.S. whose membership includes all specialty pharmacy stakeholders, opened registration for the NASP 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo, to be held October 6 - 9, 2024, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN.
  • “The NASP 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo offers everything that attendees have come to love and expect, including top-of-class educational content and networking events.
  • Workshops include Accreditation, Cell & Gene Therapy, Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) Exam Prep Course, Hospital/Health System Specialty Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy Law, and Technology.
  • The Annual Meeting & Expo also features a showcase for specialty pharmacy clinical research with its abstract and poster program.

Congress’ Current Failure to Enact PBM Reforms in Medicare and Medicaid is a Wasted Opportunity; Such Action Remains Must-Pass Legislation in 118th Congress

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Monday, March 4, 2024
Pharmacy, National Association, Food industry, American Pharmacists Association, Specialty pharmacy, FMI, Congress, PBM, Medicaid, National Alliance, Pharmaceutical industry

“In the current must-pass legislation, Congress’ failure to enact PBM reforms for Americans in Medicare and Medicaid and for their pharmacies is nothing short of a wasted opportunity – at a moment when time cannot be wasted.

Key Points: 
  • “In the current must-pass legislation, Congress’ failure to enact PBM reforms for Americans in Medicare and Medicaid and for their pharmacies is nothing short of a wasted opportunity – at a moment when time cannot be wasted.
  • “Congress demonstrated broad and strong bipartisan support for sound PBM reforms in Medicare and Medicaid.
  • “It is imperative that Congress enact these reforms soon in the 118th Congress.
  • We stand ready to support that effort because if ever there were must-pass legislation, PBM reforms in Medicare and Medicaid are it.”

Working Adults in Rural America Are Almost as Likely (50%) as Working Adults in Urban America (54%) to Have a Job That Pays at Least Middle-Class Wages, Georgetown University Report Says

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Woman, Workforce, Growth, School, CEW, White, Policy, Career counseling, Public policy, Occupation, Public, Research, Editorial, Nursing

The report accounts for differences in cost of living between rural and urban areas when assessing whether workers have good jobs.

Key Points: 
  • The report accounts for differences in cost of living between rural and urban areas when assessing whether workers have good jobs.
  • Hispanic/Latino and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander workers are slightly more likely to have good jobs in rural areas than in urban areas.
  • Good jobs skew toward men over women in both rural and urban areas, but this disparity is even more pronounced in rural areas.
  • In contrast, women make up 48% of the rural 25-to-64-year-old workforce but hold only 37% of the rural good jobs.

Promising Pathways to Simplified Alzheimer's Diagnosis Unveiled in Groundbreaking Study

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Eli Lilly, African Americans, Merck, IXICO, Person, Research, Collaborative writing, Blood, AbbVie, Diagnosis, Volunteering, Digital technology, Roche, University, Biomarker, GAP, Journal, Disease, Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, White Americans, Brain, Amyloid plaques, PET, Biogen, Medical imaging

These findings will enhance the field’s ability to provide a more economical, timely, and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and speed enrollment into clinical trials.

Key Points: 
  • These findings will enhance the field’s ability to provide a more economical, timely, and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and speed enrollment into clinical trials.
  • GAP is proud that we succeeded in ensuring that the participants in this study reflected the diverse underrepresented populations afflicted with dementia.
  • With the recent approval of disease-modifying Alzheimer’s treatments, there is a growing need to simplify and accelerate an accurate diagnosis.
  • Dr. Richard Mohs observed that “This paper moves the field ahead in simplifying the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

Religious Freedom Requires Constant Protection, Speakers Tell UPF, Washington Times Foundation Event

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Fear, Brigham Young University, IRF, Unification Church, Lawyer, Mass media, Family, Corruption, CESNUR, State, UPF, Religious studies, ECOSOC, Government, Freedom of religion, Freedom, Friends, Ministry, District court, Communist party, Communism, Diplomatic mission, United, Democracy, Parliament, Criminal law, Interview, Research, Unification, House, Foreign Affairs, Muslims, International Center, Nursing

WASHINGTON, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constant and vigorous protection of religious freedom is essential to world peace and democracy, an array of human rights experts and religious freedom leaders told the audience at a recent event hosted by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and The Washington Times Foundation.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constant and vigorous protection of religious freedom is essential to world peace and democracy, an array of human rights experts and religious freedom leaders told the audience at a recent event hosted by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and The Washington Times Foundation.
  • Religious freedom serves communities as well as individuals, said Prof. Cole Durham Jr., director of the Brigham Young University's International Center for Law and Religious Studies.
  • UPF and The Washington Times Foundation are committed to protect, defend and advance religious liberty universally.
  • Together we will roll back the tyranny of all God-denying ideologies and build a better world.”
    The UPF and Washington Times Foundation event was covered in a Jan. 31 Washington Times article, under the headline, “Japan’s dispute with church a test of liberty everywhere.”

Religious Freedom Requires Constant Protection - Speakers Tell UPF, Washington Times Foundation Event

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Monday, February 5, 2024
Fear, Brigham Young University, IRF, Unification Church, Lawyer, Mass media, Family, Corruption, CESNUR, State, UPF, Religious studies, ECOSOC, Government, Freedom of religion, Freedom, Friends, Ministry, District court, Communist party, Communism, Diplomatic mission, United, Democracy, Parliament, Criminal law, Interview, Research, Unification, House, Foreign Affairs, Constant, Muslims, International Center, Nursing

Religious Freedom Requires Constant Protection,

Key Points: 
  • Religious Freedom Requires Constant Protection,
    If a nation disrespects religious freedom, “all other rights
    Constant and vigorous protection of religious freedom is essential to world peace and democracy, an array of human rights experts and religious freedom leaders told the audience at a recent event hosted by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and The Washington Times Foundation.
  • Religious freedom serves communities as well as individuals, said Prof. Cole Durham Jr., director of the Brigham Young University's International Center for Law and Religious Studies.
  • UPF and The Washington Times Foundation are committed to protect, defend and advance religious liberty universally.
  • Together we will roll back the tyranny of all God-denying ideologies and build a better world.”
    The UPF and Washington Times Foundation event was covered in a Jan. 31 Washington Times article, under the headline, “Japan’s dispute with church a test of liberty everywhere.”

Religious Freedom Requires Constant Protection - Speakers Tell UPF, Washington Times Foundation Event

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Saturday, February 3, 2024
Fear, Brigham Young University, IRF, Unification Church, Lawyer, Mass media, Family, Corruption, CESNUR, State, UPF, Religious studies, ECOSOC, Government, Freedom of religion, Freedom, Friends, Ministry, District court, Communist party, Communism, Diplomatic mission, United, Democracy, Parliament, Criminal law, Interview, Research, Unification, House, Foreign Affairs, Constant, Muslims, International Center, Nursing

Religious Freedom Requires Constant Protection,

Key Points: 
  • Religious Freedom Requires Constant Protection,
    If a nation disrespects religious freedom, “all other rights
    Constant and vigorous protection of religious freedom is essential to world peace and democracy, an array of human rights experts and religious freedom leaders told the audience at a recent event hosted by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and The Washington Times Foundation.
  • Religious freedom serves communities as well as individuals, said Prof. Cole Durham Jr., director of the Brigham Young University's International Center for Law and Religious Studies.
  • UPF and The Washington Times Foundation are committed to protect, defend and advance religious liberty universally.
  • Together we will roll back the tyranny of all God-denying ideologies and build a better world.”
    The UPF and Washington Times Foundation event was covered in a Jan. 31 Washington Times article, under the headline, “Japan’s dispute with church a test of liberty everywhere.”

Religious Freedom Requires Constant Protection - Speakers Tell UPF, Washington Times Foundation Event

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, February 3, 2024
Fear, Brigham Young University, IRF, Unification Church, Lawyer, Mass media, Family, Corruption, CESNUR, State, UPF, Religious studies, ECOSOC, Government, Freedom of religion, Freedom, Friends, Ministry, District court, Communist party, Communism, Diplomatic mission, United, Democracy, Parliament, Criminal law, Interview, Research, Unification, House, Foreign Affairs, Constant, Muslims, International Center, Nursing

Religious Freedom Requires Constant Protection,

Key Points: 
  • Religious Freedom Requires Constant Protection,
    If a nation disrespects religious freedom, “all other rights
    Constant and vigorous protection of religious freedom is essential to world peace and democracy, an array of human rights experts and religious freedom leaders told the audience at a recent event hosted by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and The Washington Times Foundation.
  • Religious freedom serves communities as well as individuals, said Prof. Cole Durham Jr., director of the Brigham Young University's International Center for Law and Religious Studies.
  • UPF and The Washington Times Foundation are committed to protect, defend and advance religious liberty universally.
  • Together we will roll back the tyranny of all God-denying ideologies and build a better world.”
    The UPF and Washington Times Foundation event was covered in a Jan. 31 Washington Times article, under the headline, “Japan’s dispute with church a test of liberty everywhere.”

ARC Seeks Applicants for Economic Diversification Projects in Region’s Coal-Impacted Communities

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
ARC, Partnership, Opportunity, Coal mining, Agriculture, NOSA, Economic development, Entrepreneurship, Workforce, POWER, Renewable energy

POWER directs federal resources to bring economic diversification and new opportunities to Appalachian communities affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries.

Key Points: 
  • POWER directs federal resources to bring economic diversification and new opportunities to Appalachian communities affected by job losses in coal mining, coal power plant operations, and coal-related supply chain industries.
  • “Appalachia’s coal-impacted communities have long been critical economic drivers across our region,” said ARC Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin.
  • Proposals may also include plans to integrate activities with existing economic development projects and support the implementation of existing economic development strategic plans on a local, regional, or federal level.
  • Since POWER’s establishment in 2015, ARC has invested more than $420 million in 507 projects across 365 coal-impacted Appalachian counties.