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Save the Children focuses on long-term plan to build better disaster planning and management in Haiti

Even as Save the Children delivers aid to children and families in Haiti, the international humanitarian agency is building a long-term plan to build back better in the impoverished, earthquake-ravaged country.

19 Jan 2010

Two heavily damaged zones in Haiti are assigned to PADF

A heavily damaged area of downtown Port-au-Prince and communities in the Southeast province have been assigned to the Pan American Development Foundation and its partners for immediate relief, the non-profit organization announced. www.PanAmericanRelief.org

19 Jan 2010

Canadian, US and International Salvation Army teams support relief efforts in Haiti

More than 700 Salvation Army workers permanently stationed in Haiti are being supported in their Earthquake disaster response efforts by Canadian, US and International Salvation Army teams.

19 Jan 2010

World Vision responds to Haiti disaster, but situation remains grave

World Vision has signed an agreement with Air Serv International to provide one light aircraft to transport people and cargo (14,000 lbs capacity) between Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince. The first flights began today, making two rotations per day. According to relief staff, these flights will radically improve transports of staff and goods.

19 Jan 2010

Laurus Technologies introduces comprehensive set of IT support and maintenance services

Laurus Technologies, an IT consulting and systems integration firm based in Itasca, Ill., announced today the introduction of a comprehensive set of IT support and maintenance services. The services cover the spectrum of information technology products ranging from labor-only to full, on-site hardware maintenance, parts replacement, depot services and spares.

19 Jan 2010

Eating strategies can reduce cell damage and enhance sports performance

For a week Ms Gravina evaluated players from the first two Athletic teams (Superleague and National League), in order to observe their eating habits and where they could improve.

19 Jan 2010

New satellite maps show degree of destruction following Haiti's earthquake

As rescue workers scramble to provide assistance to hundreds of thousands of people following Haiti's earthquake, Earth observation satellite data continues to provide updated views of the situation on the ground.

19 Jan 2010

Urgent aid shipment containing tents and family survival kits docked at Jacmel, Haiti

An urgent aid shipment containing 4,000 tents and more than 300 family survival kits has just docked at the Haitian coastal town of Jacmel.

19 Jan 2010

Residents of Canada's northern regions contribute more than $25,000 to support Haiti earthquake victims

Residents of Canada's northern regions including Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon have shown their characteristic generosity by contributing to World Vision's efforts to support the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

19 Jan 2010

New policy sets nutrition standards for food and beverages sold in Ontario schools

ARAMARK Canada Ltd., a leader in providing professional food services to more than 150 middle and high schools across Ontario, is in full support of the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Policy Memorandum No. 150, School Food and Beverage Policy, setting nutrition standards for food and beverages sold in publicly funded elementary and secondary schools in Ontario.

19 Jan 2010

Relief director debunks myths about disaster relief

As they rush to save lives in the wake of the Haiti earthquake, aid workers also must address myths about disaster relief among the American public. Edward Brown, relief director for Christian humanitarian organization, World Vision, debunks five myths around disaster relief.

19 Jan 2010

CSafe and AcuTemp Thermal Systems offer temperature controlled containers for the Haitian relief effort

AcuTemp Thermal Systems, www.acutemp.com, a manufacturer of active and passive containers for transporting temperature sensitive pharmaceutical and bio-medical products; and CSafe, LLC, www.csafellc.com, a provider of active container solutions for the temperature sensitive airfreight market, are offering relief agencies their temperature controlled containers for use in shipping and storing blood, vaccines and other critical temperature sensitive medical supplies for the Haitian relief effort.

19 Jan 2010

Capital BlueCross and Department of Health introduce a grant program for school-aged children

Be active to stay healthy is the message that Capital BlueCross and the Pennsylvania Department of Health are conveying to middle school-aged children throughout the region with a grant program called Active Schools.

19 Jan 2010

British Columbian donors sponsor 1,610 Haiti children

Generous British Columbians have so far contributed $1,042,648 towards World Vision's efforts to support the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

19 Jan 2010

Regence Foundation contributes to Haiti relief fund

To support relief efforts for the people of Haiti, The Regence Foundation donated $50,000 to Medical Teams International, a humanitarian aid organization that dispatches teams of doctors and trained volunteers to provide medical assistance to areas throughout the world.

19 Jan 2010

Remote Area Medical sets up RAM operations to assist in Haiti earthquake relief efforts

Remote Area Medical®, a nonprofit volunteer organization that offers free healthcare services in underdeveloped countries and in the U.S., announced today that it will be setting up its RAM operations to assist in the Haiti earthquake relief efforts at the Jimani Project facility in Jimani, Dominican Republic, on the Haitian border.

19 Jan 2010

Smart for Life Cookie Diet ranked number one in diet category and number two overall on IMS

For the week ending January 8, 2010, Smart for Life(R) Cookie Diet ranked number one in the diet category and number two overall on the Infomercial Monitoring Service Listing, well ahead of Nutrisystem(R), eDiets(R), Jillian Weight Loss and Jenny Craig(R).

19 Jan 2010

CARE's disaster-response teams teach water purification techniques in earthquake-ravaged Haiti

CARE's disaster-response teams find themselves in a race against time in earthquake-ravaged Haiti, coaching survivors how to purify contaminated water and preparing hygiene kits to help prevent a secondary crisis: the outbreak of disease.

19 Jan 2010

TRMA: Duke Medicine agrees to be the title sponsor of Tobacco Road Marathon

Duke Medicine has agreed to be the title sponsor of the Tobacco Road Marathon to be conducted in Cary, North Carolina on March 21, 2010, the Tobacco Road Marathon Association (TRMA) announced today. The event is now officially named the "Duke Medicine Tobacco Road Marathon."

19 Jan 2010

Newfoundland residents contribute to Haiti relief programs

Newfoundlanders have shown they care by contributing to World Vision's efforts to support the victims the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

19 Jan 2010

Miscellaneous News

Save the Children focuses on long-term plan to build better disaster planning and management in Haiti

Two heavily damaged zones in Haiti are assigned to PADF

Canadian, US and International Salvation Army teams support relief efforts in Haiti

World Vision responds to Haiti disaster, but situation remains grave

Laurus Technologies introduces comprehensive set of IT support and maintenance services

Eating strategies can reduce cell damage and enhance sports performance

New satellite maps show degree of destruction following Haiti's earthquake

Urgent aid shipment containing tents and family survival kits docked at Jacmel, Haiti

Residents of Canada's northern regions contribute more than $25,000 to support Haiti earthquake victims

New policy sets nutrition standards for food and beverages sold in Ontario schools

Relief director debunks myths about disaster relief

CSafe and AcuTemp Thermal Systems offer temperature controlled containers for the Haitian relief effort

Capital BlueCross and Department of Health introduce a grant program for school-aged children

British Columbian donors sponsor 1,610 Haiti children

Regence Foundation contributes to Haiti relief fund

Remote Area Medical sets up RAM operations to assist in Haiti earthquake relief efforts

Smart for Life Cookie Diet ranked number one in diet category and number two overall on IMS

CARE's disaster-response teams teach water purification techniques in earthquake-ravaged Haiti

TRMA: Duke Medicine agrees to be the title sponsor of Tobacco Road Marathon

Newfoundland residents contribute to Haiti relief programs

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