HealthTeacher went down to Georgia
Posted on November 11, 2009 at 7:40 am
From BusinessWire:
Community Health Works announced that teachers in Houston and Bibb County will be the first of seven central Georgia school districts to have access to HealthTeacher’s comprehensive K-12 online health education curriculum with the goal of improving the health literacy of children and teens in Central Georgia. The partnership will eventually encompass approximately 4,200 teachers in 105 participating schools across 7 districts.
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NHC to train geriatric physical therapists
Posted on October 15, 2009 at 10:01 amNational HealthCare Corp. (Ticker: NHC) has received accreditation from the American Physical Therapy Association for a clinical residency program to train geriatric clinical specialists. The senior care company said the program will help develop its staff and attract new clinicians.
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Schools cutting back on soda and snacks
Posted on October 7, 2009 at 7:31 am
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows public schools around the country making big strides in offering their students more nutritious food and beverage options. Tennessee, along with Mississippi, gets special kudos. Check out the full report here; the nutrition data starts on page 140.
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CFO leaves health education venture
Posted on July 28, 2009 at 3:28 pmMilt Capps reports on the departure from ConnectivHealth of Bob Kinard, an industry veteran who had spent more than two years at the company behind the HealthTeacher software program.
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Meharry program accredited
Posted on July 15, 2009 at 1:51 pmMeharry Medical College announced today that its Master of Science in Public Health Program has received full accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health.
(Nashville, Tenn.) - Meharry Medical College announced today that it has received official notification that its Master of Science in Public Health Program has been fully accredited for a five year term by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
“This is outstanding news! CEPH is considered the ‘gold standard’ accreditation of public health programs because of its rigorous standards,” said Wayne J. Riley, M.D., MBA, MPH, MACP, President and CEO of Meharry.
The Public Health program began in 1974 and has produced more than 250 public health alumni who serve throughout the world. Today, there are a total of 53 students currently enrolled in the program. It is the only CEPH accredited program in Middle Tennessee.
Meharry’s program is the only in Middle Tennessee to receive the accreditation.
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HealthTeacher inks Arkansas deal
Posted on March 24, 2009 at 2:16 pmThe provider of Web-based health education programs will be available in almost 300 schools. The deal adds about 8,000 teachers to its network of some 20,000.
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Ex-hospital CEO to advise HealthTeacher
Posted on March 9, 2009 at 1:45 pmJon Vice, who led Milwaukee’s children’s hospital for a quarter of a century, will help Nashville-based HealthTeacher reach out to other organizations as it continues to develop its health education curriculum.
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