UW Health is a pioneer in innovative patient empanelment approaches using data to inform weighting (incorporating age, gender, and insurance factors). When analyzing this data, it was exciting to see panel size shift over time to better represent the variation of work across providers.
Read MorePresident Obama has announced new steps that would make retirement saving easier for American households. Many of these new policies are based on proposals developed by the Retirement Security Project, led by William Gale and supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts in partnership with Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute and the Brookings Institution.
Read MoreRecently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced $15 million in funding for nurse-managed health clinics. These new clinics provide a new approach to a growing vulnerable population that requires new attention due to ever-increasing chronic conditions.
Read MoreTwo Nevada educators have worked to bring the federal government and Native American tribes closer together through a science-based educational curriculum centered on tribal histories. The publication, "People of the Land," not only provides a deeper look into historical and economic factors, but works to improve relations between key tribal liaisons in the Department of Agriculture and American Indian ranchers and farmers in Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
Read MoreNative American teachers are scarce, but a new initiative should help to add to those dwindling numbers. Patrick Herrel, senior recruitment director at Teach for America, is working with the new American Indian Teach for America Initiative.
Read MoreIf storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to teach, the Legacy Project at www.legacyproject.org – a nationwide initiative connecting the past, present, and future for all ages – is truly a schoolhouse. Susan Bosak, Legacy Project Chair, is an educator, researcher, and author.
Read MoreRunning successful parent-teacher conferences can involve dealing with difficult parents and having challenging conversations. Douglas J. Fiore is an author of several books on the topic, including "Dealing with Difficult Parents: And With Parents in Difficult Situations."
Read MoreDo women hold the key to national economic recovery? Delia Passi, former publisher of Working Mother and Working Woman magazines, is a consultant to numerous Fortune 500 companies and an expert on the female consumer has noted that female spenders control the majority of consumer spending in the United States. Passi founded WomenCertified(R), a company designed to teach professionals how to effectively communicate with and listen to women in order to educate corporate America on how to provide female customers with a better experience.
Read MoreThe Oklahoma-based Native American Times provides American Indian news to readers in the U.S., and its recent growth has been credited to Lisa Snell, the paper's editor and publisher of the newspaper, and before purchasing the paper. Since purchasing the paper in 2009, Snell, the paper's former graphic designer, has helped the Native American Times increase its circulation steadily and it continues to maintains a strong web presence. Snell, a Cherokee Nation citizen, has previously described her position as a mixture of roles -- "designer, writer, online publisher, editor and more."
Read MoreRon Vigdor, president and co-founder of BornFree, the first baby brand to only manufacture products that are free of bisphenol A, is fighting a plastic battle. The idea to develop bisphenol A-free baby bottles came to Vigdor and his partners after seeing a 2006 news report on the health risks of polycarbonate plastic bottles to infants. The company was launched alongside a campaign headed by Vigdor to educate consumers on the dangers of bisphenol A.
Obesity rates are rising dangerously, as evidenced by a recent report, "F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America 2009." The health cost was estimated at $41 billion, but how many extra tons of carbon are caused by the extra pounds?
Read MoreA new roof and attic system developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Building Technology Center is promising efficient designs that can be applied affordably to existing buildings and new constructions.
Read MoreThe dream of cellulosic ethanol powered vehicles and biorefineries is slowly coming to life, climbing through contentious issues of fuel versus food, low petroleum oil prices and sustainability. Brazil is growing quickly alongside the expanding biofuel market with predicted long term demand.
Read MoreWind power has come a long way from technology employed earlier this century, but according to Dr. Judd Howell of the American Wind and Wildlife Institute, more research is needed.
Read MoreVan Jones spoke positively and answered questions yesterday about weatherization and energy evolution.
Read MoreYou may not think of concrete at the top of the list of green building materials, but the long-term reductions in energy use are making it a popular choice for construction.
Read MoreEnvironmental awareness and music meet in more venues than songs about the rainforest, and hopefully has been taken to heart by more than David Gilmour's last album and Neil Young's album about green cars.
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