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Healthcare Leads Other Industries In Female Board Representation

February 18th, 1999 by

Dual Gender Mix Strengthens Community Trust If a board of directors is supposed to reflect the diversity of the community it serves, the healthcare industry is leading the way, maintaining a higher percentage of female… Continued

Media Moves

February 18th, 1999 by

ARRIVALS Health Data Management: Greg Gillespie, associate editor. Phone: 312/913-1334; fax:312/913-1959 Health Management Technology: Susanne Noble, senior editor and Shirley Oakley, associate editor. New address is 2500 Tamiami Trail North, Nokomis, FL 34275. Phone: 941/966-9521;… Continued

Newsrooms Meet Soaring Demand For Health News with More VNRs

February 18th, 1999 by

Healthcare video news releases (VNRs) are a hot commodity for newsrooms with meaner and leaner staffs trying to meet the increasing viewer demand for news of medical breakthroughs, trends and developments. Two recent surveys by… Continued

The Agency Page

February 15th, 1999 by

General Aker Partners (Washington, D.C.) to create national education campaign for the Smart Card Industry Association, Lawrenceville, N.J. Creative Marketing Alliance (Princeton Junction, N.J.) becomes agency of record for law firm Golden, Rothschild, Spanola &… Continued

Calendar

February 15th, 1999 by

February17-19 "National Executive Conference on Branding, Positioning, and Competetive Strategy," HealthCare America, Renaissance Parc Fifty Five Hotel, San Francisco, 617/742-1740, http://www.healthcareamerica.org February 17-19 "International Symposium 3: Global Terrorism – How Does PR Prepare?" The Institute… Continued

Annual Report Gets Personal With Company Results

February 15th, 1999 by

When the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) wanted to chronicle its 25-year contribution to the Commonwealth, it put a face on its mission by turning the spotlight on the citizens aided by the organization. In… Continued

CDC Buys Into High-Tech Strategy for News Delivery

February 15th, 1999 by

The Win Last summer, Duffey Communications, a national PR agency and iXL, a Web marketing firm, co-pitched to the Centers for Disease Control their multimedia PR capabilities for delivering health information. The two agencies, both… Continued

Key Contacts: Departures

February 15th, 1999 by

1120 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 Phone: 212/382-5600 Fax: 212/382-5812 As the magazine for American Express Platinum Cardholders, the bimonthly Departures is a luxury lifestyles magazine. With a laundry list of topics,… Continued

Media Insight

February 15th, 1999 by

Women.com Networks 1820 Gateway Drive Suite 100 San Mateo, CA 94404 After last month’s merger with Hearst Corporation’s HomeArts.com, women.com is vying to become the No. 1 player in women’s Web sites. This partnership is… Continued

What Y2K Journalists Want

February 15th, 1999 by

Amara D. Angelica writes a biweekly column, "Countdown 2000," on Y2K for TechWeek (http://www.techweek.com). After covering Y2K since May 1998, she offers PR NEWS readers advice on planning media relations with a Y2K angle. Less… Continued