Gerber – Infant Feeding, reducing the risk of Atopic Dermatitis

06/20/2017

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by Gerber. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. Among infants, atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common allergic disease. In fact, up to 1 in 5 infants will develop this skin condition by age 6 months of age, and it can persist … Read More

DFWHC stands with AHA initiative to prevent violence

05/23/2017

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) announced today that it supports the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) initiative “Hospitals Against Violence.” The campaign’s goal is to focus national attention on ending all forms of violence through digital media to include tweets, photos and other online efforts. A national day of awareness has been scheduled for Friday, June 9 when hospitals across the … Read More

DFWHC serves as table host at today’s UTA Dream Makers Luncheon

03/06/2017

The University of Texas at Arlington’s (UTA) College of Nursing and Health Innovation hosted its 16th Annual Dream Makers Scholarship Luncheon today in the Bluebonnet Ballroom of the campus’ university center. The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) served as a Table Host of the event, with its President/CEO W. Stephen Love providing the program’s official introduction. Since 2002, the Dream Makers … Read More

YMCA Dallas – Healthcare Partnership to Impact Communities

03/03/2017

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by YMCA Dallas. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. YMCAs, healthcare providers and other community organizations across the country are increasingly finding new ways to collaborate to address the health of their community members. The “Y” aims to improve the nation’s health … Read More

DFW Business Group on Health – War of the Back Pain

02/27/2017

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by the DFW Business Group on Health. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. By Donita Doubet, program manager for the Innovative Quality Healthcare Collaboration of the Dallas-Fort Worth Business Group on Health Back pain is a primary reason for lost time from … Read More

Children at Risk – Two million Texas children have limited access to food

02/24/2017

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by Children at Risk. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. Nearly two million Texas children are considered “food insecure,” meaning they have limited access to food and do not know where their next meal will come from. With numbers like these, it … Read More

Anti-bullying rally set for Saturday in Dallas

02/22/2017

You don’t want to miss the Anti-Bullying Rally set for this Saturday, February 25 at the Cummings Recreation Center in Dallas. Hosted by the Anti-Bullying Teen Rough-Ing Foundation, the organization is an area nonprofit created to provide awareness about bullying and the resources available in the community for at-risk children. The complimentary event is from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. … Read More

AIDS Arms becomes Prism Health North Texas

02/21/2017

The Oak Cliff-based healthcare nonprofit AIDS Arms Inc. announced in February it has rebranded to Prism Health North Texas. DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love serves on the organization’s board of directors. AIDS Arms opened in 1986 to provide healthcare and other services during the AIDS epidemic crisis. The new Prism Health North Texas name reflects the broader spectrum … Read More