BeBop Sensors Wins Frost & Sullivan 2015 Technology Innovation Award
BeBop Sensors, Inc., the leader in smart fabric sensor technology, has won the 2015 Frost & Sullivan North American Technology Innovation Award for its fabric sensor technology.
Obesity Data Challenge
By Chris Boone – It’s hard to hide from the data – obesity is a growing and global challenge we must collectively fight. Today, the adult obesity rate in England is almost 25 percent and projected to affect 60 percent of adult men and 50 percent of women by 2050. Over one-third of U.S. adults are obese.
The HHS Entrepreneurs-in-Residence Program
HHS is currently recruiting a few great Entrepreneurs-in-Residence for two exciting projects starting this summer
Expert Advice to Health Entrepreneurs on International Innovation
By Maya Uppaluru – In the spirit of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the U.S. and U.K in 2014 to collaborate around innovation in health care, HHS came together with our colleagues at U.K Trade & Investment and National Health Service (NHS) England to host a UK-US Startup Bootcamp.
Register Now for eHealth’s 2015 iTHRIVE Innovation Challenge
Do something fun this August and register for eHealth Initiative’s 2015 iTHRIVE Innovation Challange, August 12-13 in Washington, DC. The challenge is a series of events convening people with innovative ideas, startups, and investments in health IT.
WiserCare Named Winner of the HX360 Innovation Challenge
HX360 announced that WiserCare won the inaugural HX360 Innovation Challenge competition, which sought to recognize digital health companies that best demonstrate an ability to improve the patient experience in healthcare provider settings.
Nurses Week – #Hashtag Highlights
National Nurses Week always starts on May 6th and ends on Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12th. Following the Twitter hashtags celebrating Nurses Week.
National Women’s Check-Up Day May 11
Follow and join the conversation with #WomensCheckUpDay #CheckupDay and #WomensHealthWeek, #NWHW Led by theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on...
National Nurses Week May 6 – 12
Follow and join the conversation with #NationalNursesWeek and #NursesWeek Led by the American Nursing Association, National Nurses Week is May...
FDA Celebrates 30 Years of Advancing Health Equity
By Jonca Bull – April is Minority Health Month! I am proud to say that FDA’s Office of Minority Health (OMH), in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of Minority Health, is celebrating this year’s theme: “30 Years of Advancing Health Equity, The Heckler Report: A Force for Ending Health Disparities in America.”
Every Kid Healthy Week April 19 – 25
Follow and join the conversation with #EveryKidHealthy Led by the Action for Healthy Kids, Every Kid Healthy Week is April 19 –...
National Minority Health Month
The HHS Office of Minority Health raises public awareness about health and health care disparities during the month of April, National Minority Health Month. Follow and join the conversation with #NMHM15
