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View Post: Tanzania-BikeTown-Africa-deliver-bikes-healthcare-workers-treating ...
16 hours ago by SL  
BikeTown Africa is a partnership between Bicycling Magazine, Rodale Press, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Kona Bicycle Company and UTi. The project donates bicycles to healthcare workers in Africa, particularly those involved in HIV/AIDS related ...
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View Post: Uninsured Health Care Workers Pose Public Health Risks ...
24 Nov 2009 by Matt Ozga  
Based on its analysis of the most recent Current Population Survey insurance data, PHI found that one-third of direct-care workers in home health care services, and nearly half of those who work directly for private households, ...
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View Post: APHA urges Obama to require N95s for healthcare workers « The Pump ...
20 Nov 2009 by Celeste Monforton  
The American Public Health Association (APHA) sent a letter to President Obama urging support from the White House on CDC guidelines on N95 respiratory protection for healthcare workers from the H1N1 virus. APHA OHS Section members ...
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View Post: Calls For The Regulation of Healthcare Assistants
10 hours ago by Mommy  
More recently the Royal College of Nursing in Wales has called for the regulation of Healthcare Workers. RCN Wales director Tina Donnelly has said she has long been arguing for the regulation and has herself experienced problems with ...
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View Post: Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers in the Workplace ...
3 Sep 2009 by jwyndelts@nas.edu  
During any flu season, health care workers are at the front lines of fighting the disease and protecting public health. In preparation for this year's fall and winter flu season with novel H1N1 influenza A (nH1N1), the Centers for ...
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View Post: Perfect Labor Storm 2.0: War for healthcare workers to heat up
17 Nov 2009 by Ira Wolfe  
The war for healthcare workers is about to heat up. According to a survey of 285 hospital chief executive officers conducted by AMN Healthcare, most hospital CEOs plan in the next six months plan to maintain or even increase recruitment ...
View Blog: Perfect Labor Storm 2.0 - http://hrblog.typepad.com/perfect_labor_storm/

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View Post: OSHA Issues Directive to Address Flu Prevention for Healthcare Workers
20 Nov 2009
The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a compliance directive to ensure uniform procedures when conducting inspections to identify and minimize or eliminate high to very high risk ...
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View Post: Fresno Homecare Workers Blow the Whistle on SEIU's Thuggery ...
24 Nov 2009 by doctorbulldog  
SEIU's United Health Care Workers-West narrowly defeated NUHW in a June election, winning the right to represent workers in the county's In-Home Supportive Services program. NUHW wants the board to throw out the victory. ...
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