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<title>Kaiser Permanente News Center</title> 
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<copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright> 
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<title>Telephone Contact with Nurses is Associated with Improved Outcomes for Women with Gestational Diabetes</title>
<description><![CDATA[Among women with gestational diabetes mellitus, referral to a telephone-based nurse management program was associated with  lower risk of high baby birth weight and increased postpartum glucose testing, according to Kaiser Permanente researchers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 06:22:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Childhood Obesity Greatly Increases Likelihood of a Cranial Disorder that may Cause Blindness</title>
<description><![CDATA[Children who are overweight or obese - particularly older, non-Hispanic white girls - are more likely to have a neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a rare condition that can result in blindness, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in 'The Journal of Pediatrics.']]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 21:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Celebrations highlight Kaiser Permanente's Ties to San Francisco Bay Area Historical Treasures</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two events this Memorial Day weekend highlight Kaiser Permanente's contributions to the history of the San Francisco Bay Area. The landmark Golden Gate Bridge celebrates its 75th anniversary, and the Rosie the Riveter Home Front National Park in Richmond (Calif.) hosts the grand opening of its long-awaited Visitor Education Center.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 18:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente's Alide Chase Featured in Radio Interview about new book, 'Pursuing the Triple Aim'</title>
<description><![CDATA[On May 3, 2012, Alide Chase, Kaiser Permanente's senior vice president, Medicare Clinical Operations and Population Care and executive director of the Care Management Institute, was interviewed by WIHI - the online radio station of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. The broadcast was in support of a new book by Maureen Bisognano, president and CEO of IHI, and Charles Kenney, writer and journalist, titled Pursuing the 'Triple Aim: Seven Innovators Show the Way to Better Care, Better Health, and Lower Costs.' The interview included a discussion with the authors and innovators from several health care organizations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente Study Reveals Further Correlation between Farmers Markets and Healthy Eating</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Duke University Global Health Institute early last week released new forecasts on obesity in America, warning that nearly 42 percent of Americans may end up obese by 2030 (up from 36 percent in 2010), given current trends. The forecast sounded a resounding alarm about the nation's health and cast a spotlight on the overabundance of environments that promote cheap junk food and fast-food options known to contribute to obesity.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente Joins HBO and Leading Health Organizations to Present The Weight of the Nation</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tonight, many people will tune in to watch the premiere of The Weight of the Nation on HBO, a four-part documentary series about the obesity epidemic, co-sponsored by Kaiser Permanente and four other health organizations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 07:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan Report 2012 First Quarter Financial Results</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and their subsidiaries (KFH/HP) reported Friday that combined total operating revenue for the quarter ending March 31, 2012, was $12.7 billion, compared to $12.0 billion in the same period in 2011. Operating income was $507 million in the first quarter of 2012, compared to $630 million in the same quarter of the prior year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 07:24:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente Awards $6.5 Million in Grants to Community Organizations</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kaiser Permanente awarded grants totaling $6.5 million in the first quarter 2012 to 204 local organizations whose work is helping to build healthier communities.]]></description>
<link>http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter/pressreleases/nat/2012/051112q1cbgrants.html</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:41:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions Reach Tentative Agreement Covering Nearly 100,000 Health Workers</title>
<description><![CDATA[At 3 a.m., 140 union, management and physician negotiators, plus several hundred union observers, representing Kaiser Permanente and the nearly 100,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, reached tentative agreement on a new, three-year national agreement.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:41:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente Launches Mix It Up Online Nutrition Program to Encourage Better Eating in the Workplace</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kaiser Permanente has launched a new online nutrition program designed for employers to help their employees improve their daily eating habits by including more fruits and vegetables. The Mix It Up program, from HealthWorks by Kaiser Permanente, emphasizes a varied selection of colorful produce and introduces participants to healthy eating patterns anyone can readily and easily adopt. There's no calorie counting, fat-gram measuring or food weighing involved.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente Employees, Physicians Return to Gulf Coast for the Sixth Year</title>
<description><![CDATA[Following the devastating Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005, Kaiser Permanente made a commitment to help the people of the Gulf Coast recover and rebuild their communities. For the sixth year, a team of Kaiser Permanente employees and physicians, representing all eight operational regions, are fulfilling that commitment by traveling to the Gulf Coast and participating in community-based recovery and rebuilding efforts.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Kaiser Permanente adds iPhone app to its Suite of Mobile Offerings</title>
<description><![CDATA[Kaiser Permanente announced today the launch of its iOS health management app, available free of charge in the Apple iTunes store. The app offers members access to all of the same time-saving and convenient tools they can use through My Health Manager on kp.org. Members can email their providers, check lab test results, order prescription refills, and manage appointments - all from their Apple handheld devices, where and when they choose.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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