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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health

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Our National Institue for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health (BRC) brings together scientists, clinicians, healthcare professionals, service users and carers to work together to improve care for patients. We take findings from basic science and turn them into better tests, better treatments and better prevention for mental ill health. A partnership between South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), King’s College London.

Scientology Brochure Highlights Programs that Reduce Drug Abuse

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Scientology Brochure Highlights Programs that Reduce Drug Abuse

Italian Scientologists of the “Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life” initiative have logged half a million hours on syringe pick-up events in public parks and other heavy heroin-use areas.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 14, 2012

The message of the first brochure in the Scientology: How We Help series—The Truth About Drugs, Creating a Drug-Free World —is simple: Drug education and prevention work. Those who are seeking to address the drug problem through “harm reduction” claim the only way to “solve” drugs is to make them available in a “less lethal” form. But even the most strident harm reduction proponent cannot deny how drug demand reduction—drug education and prevention—has transformed the drug scene in Italy.

When a 2005 analysis of Italy’s Po River showed that the waterway, which runs through the main industrial area of Italy, carried the equivalent of 4 kilos, (8.8 pounds), of cocaine per day, the government launched a nationwide awareness campaign targeting young people.

Church of Scientology drug prevention programs were already at work in the country but were stepped up to meet the renewed urgency to cut drug usage.

With heroin use high in the 1980s and 90s, the Church had launched its first initiative, “Say No to Drugs.” As part of the program, Scientologists organized syringe pick-up events in public parks and other heavy heroin-use areas—an activity that continues today. In total, they have logged half a million hours removing massive quantities of dangerous needles.

Concurrently, volunteers began conducting lectures in schools, holding drug awareness events and speaking on television and radio to bring the drug-free message to a broad audience.

To increase the grass-roots impact of the program, Say No to Drugs teams increased their distribution of Truth About Drugs booklets through partnerships with sports organizations. Volunteers also distributed the educational materials in nightclubs, passing out booklets and playing the documentary on closed-circuit television.

A dozen towns officially adopted the campaign, and the drug education booklets were printed in full in a national police magazine.

In one year, Italian volunteers reached 500,000 people through 300 events, handing out 250,000 booklets, with airings of public service announcements and The Truth About Drugs documentary to some 16 million viewers.

Writing to the Church of Scientology volunteers, Italian Senator Salvo Fleres acknowledged the role these volunteers played in contributing to a 25 percent decrease in drug abuse in the country through the Say No to Drugs campaign which he described as “one of the most enduring and largest drug prevention initiatives in Italy.”

The results were so dramatic, the director of the Department for Anti-Drug Policies of the Italian government said: “The alarms of the past years, particularly on cocaine, made us think that it was inevitable living with drugs. But the work of prevention activities, with all the rest, yielded benefits. And now we can say that drugs aren’t an invincible plague.”

To read a copy of Scientology: How We Help—the Truth About Drugs, Creating a Drug-Free World, visit the Scientology website.

About The Church of Scientology

Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard wrote, “The planet has hit a barrier which prevents any widespread social progress—drugs and other biochemical substances. These can put people into a condition which not only prohibits and destroys physical health but which can prevent any stable advancement in mental or spiritual well-being.”

The Church of Scientology supports Truth About Drugs, one of the world’s largest nongovernmental drug education and prevention campaigns. It has been conclusively proven that when young people are provided with the truth about drugs—factual information on what drugs are and what they do—usage rates drop commensurately.

Press Contact: Karin Pouw

eMail: mediarelations (At) ChurchOfScientology (Dot) net

Telephone: 323-960-3500

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Partnership Announcement between TherapySites and the TAMFT to Offer Website Marketing and Online Business Solutions for Mental Health Practitioners

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Partnership Announcement between TherapySites and the TAMFT to Offer Website Marketing and Online Business Solutions for Mental Health Practitioners

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) November 13, 2012

TherapySites, the leading website and online marketing company for mental health professionals, announced today its affiliation with the Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (TAMFT). The new relationship means TherapySites will offer an even greater selection of websites and marketing solutions for therapists and TAMFT members will receive exclusive benefits and promotional offers.

“This new partnership with the TAMFT shows our devotion to help therapists grow their practice by providing effective technological solutions that maximize their business,” said Sara Sims, Director of Business Development at TherapySites. “We believe that TherapySites provides unparalleled website marketing solutions available to Therapists and we look forward to providing these benefits to TAMFT members so that they can have greater success in their practices.”

TAMFT: The Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

The Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (TAMFT) is a division of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), an international professional organization established in 1942. Together, TAMFT and AAMFT are dedicated to the promotion of the profession of marriage and family therapy. The professional members of TAMFT are committed to the advancement of the MFT practice based on principles to enhance individual and family well-being for all Texas families.

TherapySites: Websites for Therapists

TherapySites specializes in creating websites that are engaging, professional, cost-effective, and extremely simple to maintain, and help therapists successfully market and manage their practice online. TherapySites package (with no set-up fees or contracts) include everything that’s needed for a professional online presence, including Search Engine Optimization, integrated email, editing tools, credit card processing, online appointment notifications, and unlimited technical and customer support.

As an added benefit, TAMFT members will receive one month free when they sign up for TherapySites services by entering the promotional code of “TAMFT”. Therapists can get started building their online presence today by visiting http://www.TherapySites.com.

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Revolution in Education, Creativity and Power Management, a Concise Program of Emotional Education

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Revolution in Education, Creativity and Power Management, a Concise Program of Emotional Education

My Metaphors, Myself; illustrating the use of creativity for self discovery

Manchester, VT (PRWEB) October 31, 2012

New Announcement:

Training for Clinical Professionals November 17 – 18 2012

CPM delivers mental health services efficiently and cost-effectively with the core concept of power management. The premise is that the unconscious mind seeks to resolve conflict. We recognize four alternative ways of resolving, the relational modalities as wellness diagnoses. Pathology begins as power mismanagement. Health is restored as a person identifies his relational modality and learns how to manage power optimally.

Two key advantages over other programs:

CPM has a solid conceptual foundation on the nature of the unconscious as a circumscribed measurable conflict resolving entity and its technological application, using creativity for self-discovery, generating a very meaningful self-assessment that is educational, diagnostic and therapeutic.

The conceptual model is based on understanding of the unconscious advanced in Conflict Analysis, the Formal Theory of Behavior, 1988, and the technological is founded on a manual driven psychotherapy, based on the Conflict Analysis Battery, a self assessment, also published in 1988.

The battery is the key to a user-friendly comprehensive emotional education program that leads to demonstrable improvement of therapy outcome, while diminishing the reliance on medicinal treatments and costly professional services.

Creativity and Power Management combines the assessment with a cognitive educational segment presented in ‘Science Stealing the Fire of the Gods and Healing the World,’ 2011.

Educational versus therapeutic focus

This program has two alternative delivery modes:

one is as a concise and comprehensive wellness psycho-educational program emphasizing the cognitive segment and the other, a diagnostic and therapeutic program for psychiatric evaluation and therapy settings emphasizing the experiential assessment tool segment.

The purely educational program can be delivered as wellness emotional education in the classroom and for the general public.
The purely assessment program can serve as intake evaluation, as inpatient and out patient therapy, to organize information within self-help communities, and for staff training programs. The options may be useful in hospitals, prisons, clinics, and the evaluation of people at medical clinics as well as within the social justice system.

Location: The Museum of the Creative Process at the Wilburton Inn,

Wilburton Inn, Manchester, VT.

Contact: Albert Levis, MD

Telephone: 802 379 6350

POBox 203, Manchester, VT 05254

MuseumofCreativeProcess.com

moralscience(at)hotmail.com

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Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Teacher Dr. Melanie Brennan?s Exercisabilities, Inc. Opens New Wellness Facility Emphasizing Disabled and Senior Fitness

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Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Teacher Dr. Melanie Brennan’s Exercisabilities, Inc. Opens New Wellness Facility Emphasizing Disabled and Senior Fitness

Lakshmi enjoying chair yoga!

Huntington Beach, CA (PRWEB) October 26, 2012

Dr Melanie Brennan, PT, DPT, LVCYT was responsible for establishing a Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga program at the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center at the Mayo Clinic Rochester for Employees and spouses in 2008. This program specializing in disabled and senior fitness provided 50 minute sessions each week with 15 to 20 participants per class. Individuals received gentle yet highly effective chair yoga classes geared to all ability levels. This program has been well established for over three years.

Dr. Brennan now owns and operates Exercisabilities, Inc. Due to an ever-increasing demand for the specialized fitness the company offers, it is expanding into a 2,300 square foot facility opening January 1, 2013. They offer physical therapy, fitness training, and one-on-one wellness interventions. A key component of these offerings is the customized Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga group and private sessions. These sessions target those with specialized needs including (but not limited to) Parkinson’s, stroke, spinal cord injury, Multiple Sclerosis, brain tumor, Cerebral Palsy, and neuropathy.

Dr. Brennan has been motivated throughout her years as a PT to provide a space where those of varying ability levels and specialized needs can attain the same quality of wellness services as is available to those without the presence of a physical limitation or disability. The expanded center will be a setting focused on neurological disorders and the effects of aging. In this facility, safe and effective wellness solutions will bring improved physical capabilities such as muscle strength. Exercisabilities will also be focused on building the inner mental strength of those that otherwise feel negatively challenged in the mainstream fitness world. Dr. Brennan is particularly excited to have Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga available as a large part of these offerings.

Dr Melanie Brennan, PT, DPT, LVCYT, spent 13 years working for the Acute Rehabilitation Center at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She was responsible for bringing Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga to the Mayo Clinic and establishing regular classes there. For the past three years, she has been the owner of Exercisabilities, Inc., a physical therapy and fitness company providing wellness solutions for those with specialized needs through aquatics, Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga, and other fitness modalities.

Lakshmi Voelker, E-RYT 500, YA, IAYT, has over 40 years in the fitness industry. She created Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga in 1982. Creator of the DVD Get Fit Where You Sit and the CD Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga, she has certified more than 700 teachers nationally and internationally, including health-care professionals at the Mayo Clinic and the New York City Department of Education. She does live certifications all around the United States. She also offers Online Teacher Training over Skype. For more information on all her certification programs, click here. http://www.getfitwhereyousit.com

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Hazelden Acquires College Health Program MyStudentBody from Inflexxion, Inc.

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Hazelden Acquires College Health Program MyStudentBody from Inflexxion, Inc.

Newton, MA (PRWEB) October 17, 2012

Inflexxion, Inc., a behavioral health company and creator of MyStudentBody, the most comprehensive online alcohol and drug education program for college students, today announced that this unique program has been acquired by Hazelden, one of the world’s largest and most respected private not-for-profit alcohol and drug addiction treatment centers, globally known for their quality addiction treatment, recovery support and expertise on prevention, addiction, and recovery issues.

As colleges and universities strive towards creating a safe and healthy environment, they continue to seek support in providing prevention programs, treatment options, and recovery support for their student body. Hazelden’s long-standing commitment in this arena demonstrates their dedication to provide these services to campuses across the country. Hazelden Publishing is the leading publisher of evidence-based programs for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders, mental health issues, and programs that foster healthy social and emotional learning.

“We have grown MyStudentBody into a powerful tool that delivers effective prevention programs to colleges and universities across the country,” said Simon Budman, PhD, founder and CEO of Inflexxion. “We are very proud of MyStudentBody and believe Hazelden will take it to new heights.” This acquisition enables Inflexxion to increase its focus on core competencies in the behavioral health, pharmaceutical risk management and pain management and education arenas.

Developed with over $ 9.7 million in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), MyStudentBody takes an evidence-based, comprehensive approach to reducing the risk of drug and alcohol abuse and sexual violence among college students. MyStudentBody engages students and parents in effective, evidence-based prevention and gives administrators the data to target, evaluate, and strengthen prevention initiatives.

With the acquisition of MyStudentBody, Hazelden Publishing offers proven-effective resources for students in kindergarten through college and into young adulthood. “This is an exciting time for us,” said Nick Motu, publisher and vice president of marketing and communications at Hazelden. “This year, Hazelden opened Tribeca Twelve, our alcohol and drug-free housing complex in New York City for college students in recovery. We began expansion at Hazelden in Plymouth — our addiction treatment facility for youth. This expansion includes a customized clinical track for college students and will enable us to treat more young people seeking sobriety. Now, with the acquisition of MyStudentBody, we are able to help college students across the country live their best lives possible with a robust, evidence-based program that addresses the complex issues they face every day.”

MyStudentBody offers distinct programs that empower students, parents, and administrators to positively impact campus communities by educating and motivating students to make healthy decisions. MyStudentBody’s courses are designed to provide a comprehensive approach to helping college students prevent and understand the risks associated with student health and campus life.

About Inflexxion

Inflexxion develops scientifically-based, interactive technologies that help people improve their lives through behavioral change. Partners and customers rely on Inflexxion for online programs that reduce health-related risks, enhance clinical outcomes, and positively influence quality of care. Inflexxion has received over $ 55 million in grant support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR), and has developed over 50 assessment, intervention and prevention programs in its behavioral health, risk management, college health, and consumer health divisions. Inflexxion was founded in 1989 and is located in Newton, MA.

About Hazelden

Hazelden, a national nonprofit organization founded in 1949, helps people reclaim their lives from the disease of addiction. Built on decades of knowledge and experience, Hazelden offers a comprehensive approach to addiction that addresses the full range of patient, family, and professional needs, including treatment and continuing care for youth and adults, research, higher education, public education and advocacy, and publishing. It currently has facilities in Minnesota, Oregon, Illinois, New York and Florida.

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New Online Continuing Education Course on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia from HealthForumOnline

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New Online Continuing Education Course on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia from HealthForumOnline

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) October 16, 2012

HealthForumOnline (HFO), a nationally-approved (APA, ASWB, NBCC, PSNA, CA-BBS) provider of online continuing education (CE) is pleased to announce a new course entitled, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) its extensive online CE resource library for psychologists, social workers, counselors, nurses and other allied healthcare professionals.

The National Center on Sleep Disorders Research describes insomnia as difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep for at least 3 nights per week.(1) However the diagnosis is more commonly based on subjective complaints in quality and quantity of sleep associated with marked distress or significant daytime impairment. (2) In the U.S. alone, insomnia is the second most common chronic health problem, led only by chronic pain, as well as the second most common psychological health problem. (3) The National Health Foundation reports that insomnia affects approximately 33% of the U.S. population, with 9% reporting insomnia on a regular nightly basis and 24% reporting occasional insomnia (e.g., 1)

Insomnia impacts far more than sleep. Well documented consequences including functional impairment, work absenteeism and disability, impaired concentration and memory, increased medical services utilization, increased risk of motor vehicle and work accidents, and heightened risk of developing depression and/or an anxiety disorder. (e.g., 4, 5) Increased use of prescription medications, over-the-counter products and alcohol have also been associated with insomnia. (e.g., 6)

Yet, despite being a major health problem for many people and a burden on our healthcare system, insomnia remains inadequately treated. (7) Pharmacotherapy, including the use of hypnotics and antidepressants, is the most common treatment for insomnia, however, concerns about side effects, tolerance, and long term use have led to an increased interest in the use of non-pharmacological interventions such as cognitive-behavioral therapy. (8)

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is a safe and effective nonpharmacological alternative. As a multimodal approach, CBT-I targets the behavioral and psychological factors that initiate and maintain insomnia. Moreover, CBT-I has been shown to be effective in treating insomnia in several different populations and with various comorbid medical and psychiatric illnesses. (8)

This new online course from HealthForumOnline describes the cognitive and behavioral techniques used in CBT-I, as well as reviews the current literature on its efficacy and clinical applications. Specifically, health professionals will be able to: 1) define insomnia and recognize several associated biopsychosocial consequences; 2) discuss CBT-I from a theory- and evidence-based perspective and its proven utility as a non-pharmacologic treatment of insomnia; 3) identify the behavioral and cognitive components of CBT-I; and 4) address clinical considerations and incorporate common CBT strategies in the treatment of patients with primary, as well as secondary, insomnia.

Psychologists, social workers, counselors, nurses and other allied health professionals can chose from HFO’s 19 categories of continuing education (CE) topics related to health psychology and behavioral medicine containing over 80 online CE courses that are fast, convenient and cost-effective. For more information on this course or a complete listing of titles in our online CE resource library, visit HealthForumOnline.com.

About HealthForumOnline:

HealthForumOnline (HFO) is approved as a provider of CE courses by the American Psychological Association, the National Board of Certified Counselors, the Association of Social Work Boards, and several state professional organizations, including the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation, and the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. HFO’s CE Program’s Advisory Committee and authors are comprised of over 60 nationally-recognized experts in behavioral medicine.

1. National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), & Trans-NIH Sleep Research Coordinating Committee. (2003). 2003 National sleep disorders research plan. Bethesda, Md.: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/sleep/res_plan/sleep-rplan.pdf.

2. Passarella, S. & Duong, M-T. (2008). Diagnosis and treatment of insomnia. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 65, 927-934.

3. Morin, C. M. (1993). Insomnia: Psychological Assessment and Management. Guilford Press, New York.

4. Buysse, D. J., Angst, J., Gamma, A., Ajdacic, V., Eich, D., & Rössler, W. (2008). Prevalence, course, and comorbidity of insomnia and depression in young adults. Sleep, 31(4), 473-480.

5. LeBlanc, M., Beaulieu-Bonneau, S., Mérette, C., Savard, J., Ivers, H., & Morin, C. M. (2007). Psychological and health-related quality of life factors associated with insomnia in a population-based sample. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 63(2), 157-166.

6. Daley, M., Morin, C. M., LeBlanc, M., Gregoire, J. P., Savard, J., & Baillargeon, L. (2009). Insomnia and its relationship to health-care utilization, work absenteeism, productivity and accidents. Sleep Medicine, 10, 427–438.

7. Siebern, A. T. & Manber, R. (2010). Insomnia and its effective non-pharmacologic treatment. Medical Clinics of North America, 94, 581–591.

8. Morin, C.M. & Benca, R. (2012). Chronic insomnia. Lancet, 379, 1129–1141.

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Disaster Mental Health: Just in Time Training

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This continuing medical education program introduces the philosophy of disaster mental health. Topics covered include characteristics of disasters, anxiety reactions, coping styles, PTSD, mass casualties and resources available for health professionals. Series: “UC Grand Rounds Series” [7/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13017]

My name is Lee and I’m a passionate advocate for mental illness awareness and suicide prevention Suicide is real… Mental Illness is real… It’s time to start talking, educating and being part of the solution to millions of people dealing with mental illness and thousands of people across Canada taking their lives. My Book “A Quiet Strong Voice – My journey through depression, anxiety and attempted suicide” is now available. www.AQuietStrongVoice.ca Resources Canadian Mental Health Association www.camh.ca Distress Centre Calgary http Centre for Suicide Prevention www.suicideinfo.ca Kids Help Phone http Mood Disorders Society of Canada www.mooddisorderscanada.co Depression Hurts http Suicide Shatters www.facebook.com Men at Risk Program www.sp-rc.ca
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Health Care Receivables Leader General Service Bureau Inc./Early Out Services Inc. Chairman Bob Leavitt Named Chairman of Make-A-Wish Nebraska

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Health Care Receivables Leader General Service Bureau Inc./Early Out Services Inc. Chairman Bob Leavitt Named Chairman of Make-A-Wish Nebraska

Make-A-Wish Nebraska grants more than 100 wishes to children each year.

Omaha, NE (PRWEB) September 25, 2012

Bob Leavitt, chairman of health care receivables leader General Service Bureau Inc./Early Out Services Inc., was recently named chair of the governing board for Make-A-Wish Nebraska.

“Our companies have been involved with Make-A-Wish for nearly two decades,” says Leavitt, who has served on the Nebraska chapter’s board for the past four years. “It’s something where, once you become involved, once you see the incredible impact Make-A-Wish has not only on the kids, but also their families … it really becomes addictive. What we do is very important, very valuable and very meaningful.”

Leavitt, whose one-year term began earlier this month, will oversee Make-A-Wish Nebraska’s 30th Anniversary year. The chapter, which was founded in 1983, grants more than 110 wishes each year to children across the state.

“We’re a leading chapter in the country,” says Brigette Young, the Make-A-Wish Nebraska President. “We want the entire state to know about what our amazing donors, staff and volunteers have been doing for kids with life-threatening health conditions over the past 30 years, and to invite everyone to be a part of where we’re headed during the next 30.”

Leavitt says the chapter wants to recruit 30 new “Adopt a Wish” partners along with getting more than 3 million frequent flier airline miles donated during the next 12 months. Make-A-Wish’s single biggest expense is purchasing airline tickets to fly children and their families to Wish destinations like Walt Disney World, Hawaii and elsewhere.

“I’m proud of the fact that we’ve never had to turn down or delay a Nebraska child’s Wish request due to a lack of funding,” Leavitt says. “But the unfortunate reality is that we’re granting a record number of Wishes each year, and we continually need to raise more and more funds to help pay for them.”

The average Wish for a child costs approximately $ 7,500, according to Young. She says the Nebraska Chapter granted nearly 115 wishes during 2011, and that the number continues to rise each year.

“This is a big year for us, filled with significant goals and challenges,” Young says. “And I can’t think of a better person to lead us through it than Bob Leavitt. He and General Service Bureau Inc./Early Out Services Inc. have been supporting Make-A-Wish Nebraska kids for nearly two decades. It’s so inspiring to see the amount of passion, emotion and energy that Bob brings to our board. His enthusiasm and dedication is contagious.”

Leavitt says that growing up in the family-owned, health care receivables companies General Service Bureau Inc./Early Out Services Inc. – started in 1946 and purchased by his father in 1974 – has taught him the value of giving back to the community.

“Our health care receivables companies were founded on finding ways to improve and enrich the lives of the people we came into contact with every day,” he says. “That’s why we’ve won three Better Business Bureau Integrity Awards and received so many industry accolades. It’s about treating people the right way. And being a part of amazing organizations like Make-A-Wish helps fuel that mentality while reminding us what a difference we can make in the lives of the kids in our communities.”

ABOUT GENERAL SERVICE BUREAU INC./EARLY OUT SERVICES INC.

Early Out Services, Inc. (EOS) and General Service Bureau, Inc. (GSB) are two separate companies that operate under the same mission of “Enhancing the Financial Well-Being of Others.” EOS and GSB collectively comprise a family-owned and operated business. Since 1946, the Omaha, Nebraska-based group has been a leader in health care debt collection and receivables management services for health care organizations nationwide. EOS delivers ﬁrst-party, self-pay management and insurance follow-up/resolution programs to the health care industry, operating as an extension of the business ofﬁce, while GSB provides third party, bad debt recovery services to the health care industry.

ABOUT MAKE-A-WISH NEBRASKA

Since 1983, the Make-A-Wish Nebraska chapter has granted more than 2,000 wishes to children across the state. Its mission is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.

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Dr. Teresa Fuller Leads the Way to Permanent Weight Loss with New Book

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Dr. Teresa Fuller Leads the Way to Permanent Weight Loss with New Book

BALTIMORE, MD. (PRWEB) September 15, 2012

Rigorous dieting. Militaristic workout techniques. Miracle slimming products. Nowadays, the methods of losing weight seem to stretch endlessly but some statistics put the effectiveness of these “solutions” in questionable light. For instance, the Federal Trade Commission published a study in 2002 reporting 55% of all weight loss claims as having “strained credibility”. Another research states that 95% of dieters gain their weight back.

So, is long-term weight loss maintenance really an impossible feat? Teresa Fuller, M.D. Ph.D says it does not have to be. In her book, Change 1 Thing: A Doctor’s 12 Step Guide to Permanent Weight Loss, Disease Prevention and a Lifetime of Incredible Health, she rallies the way to permanent weight loss and, ultimately, a healthier life.

Dr. Fuller shares that her innovative step-by-step approach was developed after several of her patients asked her how they can lose weight and improve their health. Her book is founded on studies suggesting that gradual adoption of specific habits is effective for maintaining weight loss. The twelve steps in the manual are examples of such habits. Since it takes 21 days to make a new habit, readers can devote one month to firmly establish one of the 12 steps before tackling the next. After a year, all 12 steps will have been completed and the several health benefits can be enjoyed. These include weight loss, lower risk of having common chronic diseases and improvement of energy, vitality and mental clarity.

Groundbreaking, unique and practicable, Change 1 Thing: A Doctor’s 12 Step Guide to Permanent Weight Loss, Disease Prevention and a Lifetime of Incredible Health is designed for health-conscious individuals and especially for people who want to break free from chronic health problems and frustrating weight loss techniques that only work for the short-term.

For more information on this book, interested parties may log on to http://www.Xlibris.com.

About the Author

Dr. Teresa Fuller is double board-certified in pediatrics and integrative holistic medicine, and holds a Ph.D. in physiology. She received both her M.D. and Ph.D. at Howard University in 1999. She has been a practicing pediatrician in the Maryland area for the past ten years. Dr. Fuller is also the Executive Director of A Healthy Tomorrow, PA, an organization that empowers families with health education and resources to achieve optimal wellness. She resides in Maryland with her husband and their two sons.

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