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Minnesota USA Expo 2027 Renews its Healthy People, Healthy Planet Bid

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minnesota USA Expo 2027 announced today that it has launched the campaign phase of its effort to secure a Specialized Expo (around the theme Healthy People, Healthy Planet) to be held in Bloomington in 2027.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Minnesota USA Expo 2027 announced today that it has launched the campaign phase of its effort to secure a Specialized Expo (around the theme Healthy People, Healthy Planet) to be held in Bloomington in 2027.
  • This is an incredible opportunity for our community, said new Minnesota Expo USA 2027 President and CEO, John Stanoch.
  • Ritchie is now president of the non-profit Global Minnesota and serves on the Minnesota USA Expo 2027 board of directors.
  • Minnesota Expo USA 2027 seeks to secure a Specialized Expo to be held in Bloomington, MN during the summer of 2027.

For First Time in Its History, Betty Ford Center to Be Led by Female Administrator

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Thursday, December 16, 2021
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    Tessa Voss is the first woman to lead the Rancho Mirage institution co-founded by former First Lady Betty Ford, the Betty Ford Center.
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    Voss, who takes the helm on Monday, Dec. 20, also will serve as vice president of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation s California Region, leading the Betty Ford Center as well as treatment centers in San Diego and Los Angeles.
  • Voss has been the executive director at the Betty Ford Center since October 2019, and has been instrumental in its successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Afterward, she spent five years as a counselor at Hazelden Betty Ford in Center City, Minn., which shares a campus with the graduate school and is the largest treatment center in the Hazelden Betty Ford system.

Spark Biomedical, Inc. Granted $2.49M from the National Institutes of Health for a Clinical Trial Looking at Extended Use of Wearable Neurostimulation in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
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However, treatment efficacy and patient retention have been limited meaning significantly fewer patients are using or seeking these non-opioid treatment options.

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  • However, treatment efficacy and patient retention have been limited meaning significantly fewer patients are using or seeking these non-opioid treatment options.
  • Through its upcoming clinical trial, Spark Biomedical ultimately seeks to broaden the footprint of readily available, effective treatment for acute withdrawal and long-term recovery support.
  • Research will be supported by the National Institute On Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number 1R44DA053876-01.
  • The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Understanding Connections Between Substance Use and Other Life Problems

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
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    Delivered virtually, Hazelden Betty Ford's RecoveryGo online solutions bring our world-class outpatient addiction and mental health care, recovery support resources, family services and community solutions directly to you.
  • Led by a certified instructor, the new courses are offered online in variable durations, ranging from eight to 24 hours, including a 12-hour cannabis-specific course.
  • They are available nationwide and to people around the globe, utilizing Prime for Life, an evidence-based motivational prevention, intervention and pretreatment program specifically designed for adults who make high-risk choices.
  • With a self-directed version on the way, these courses will become the newest offerings in Hazelden Betty Fords growing catalog RecoveryGo telehealth solutions .

In Health Care, Addiction Treatment Leader Hazelden Betty Ford Sets Pace on Employee Vaccinations

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Thursday, August 19, 2021
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Its our top priority, said Joseph Lee, MD, president and CEO of Hazelden Betty Ford, the nations largest nonprofit system of addiction treatment, mental health care, recovery resources and related prevention and education services.

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  • Its our top priority, said Joseph Lee, MD, president and CEO of Hazelden Betty Ford, the nations largest nonprofit system of addiction treatment, mental health care, recovery resources and related prevention and education services.
  • Hazelden Betty Fords employee vaccination rate is believed to be among the highest reported among health care organizations.
  • Soledad Kern, a Hazelden Betty Ford prevention trainer, received a gift card in a drawing for which she was eligible because she had uploaded her vaccination documentation.
  • The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs.

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Expands Addiction Services to Arizona, New Mexico

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
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Hazelden Betty Ford recently was approved to provide insurance-eligible virtual intensive outpatient (IOP) addiction treatment services to individuals and families throughout Arizona and New Mexico.

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  • Hazelden Betty Ford recently was approved to provide insurance-eligible virtual intensive outpatient (IOP) addiction treatment services to individuals and families throughout Arizona and New Mexico.
  • To access Hazelden Betty Fords treatment previously, residents of Arizona and New Mexico had to travel to a facility in another state.
  • A year later, Hazelden Betty Ford has now provided virtual outpatient care to thousands of people throughout the United States.
  • The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs.

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Expands Addiction Services to Wyoming, Idaho

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
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Its collaborators include organizations such as the Curran Seeley Foundation in Wyoming, a preferred provider in the Hazelden Betty Ford Patient Care Network .

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  • Its collaborators include organizations such as the Curran Seeley Foundation in Wyoming, a preferred provider in the Hazelden Betty Ford Patient Care Network .
  • Hazelden Betty Ford recently was approved to provide insurance-eligible virtual intensive outpatient (IOP) addiction treatment services to individuals and families throughout Idaho and Wyoming.
  • To access Hazelden Betty Fords treatment previously, residents of Idaho and Wyoming had to travel to a facility in another state.
  • The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs.

Hazelden Betty Ford, Sports Video Group Help Video Production Professionals at the Olympics

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
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The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and Sports Video Group (SVG) are hosting Mental Health Minute, a new 10-part online video series to support those who are working on the Tokyo Olympics.

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  • The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and Sports Video Group (SVG) are hosting Mental Health Minute, a new 10-part online video series to support those who are working on the Tokyo Olympics.
  • Working with Hazelden Betty Ford has made a difference for our organization, says Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG, co-executive director.
  • The expertise offered by Hazelden Betty Ford gives our members clear guidance that can truly change lives and even save them.
  • Three-time Olympic Gold medalist swimmer Carrie Bates, who works for Hazelden Betty Ford, also participates in the video series, along with Jerry Moe, executive director of Hazelden Betty Fords national Childrens Program.

Addiction Treatment Innovator and Advocate Dr. Marvin Seppala to Retire as Hazelden Betty Ford’s Chief Medical Officer

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
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Marvin D. Seppala, MD, a nationally known psychiatrist and addiction treatment leader who pioneered a new, integrated approach to treating opioid addiction and inspired others with his own story of recovery, will retire as chief medical officer of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation at the end of 2021.

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  • Marvin D. Seppala, MD, a nationally known psychiatrist and addiction treatment leader who pioneered a new, integrated approach to treating opioid addiction and inspired others with his own story of recovery, will retire as chief medical officer of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation at the end of 2021.
  • Dr. Seppala, who grew up in southern Minnesota and now lives near Portland, Ore., has been Hazelden Betty Fords chief doctor for most of the past 25 years, with two brief stints of work elsewhere during that time.
  • Foremost among Dr. Seppalas many achievements has been the development, implementation and study of Hazelden Betty Fords Comprehensive Opioid Response with the Twelve Steps (COR-12).
  • The author of several books on addiction treatment, opioids and pain, Dr. Seppala also served as a board member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine for several years.

Hazelden Betty Ford Dedicates ‘Joan and Mark Mishek Family Green’ at Its Headquarters and Largest Campus in Minnesota

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
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The new Joan and Mark Mishek Family Green continues a decade-long, ongoing transformation at Hazelden Betty Fords rural campus on the shores of South Center Lake near Center City, Minn., where the organization was founded in 1949.

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  • The new Joan and Mark Mishek Family Green continues a decade-long, ongoing transformation at Hazelden Betty Fords rural campus on the shores of South Center Lake near Center City, Minn., where the organization was founded in 1949.
  • The playground and family green in Center City will be used by kids ages 7-12 in the Hazelden Betty Ford Childrens Program and their families, as well as families visiting adult patients and those participating in the Hazelden Betty Ford Family Program.
  • Ive been able to do that at Hazelden Betty Ford and, for that, I am eternally grateful, Mishek said.
  • Today, Hazelden Betty Ford has sites across the country and offers virtual care through its RecoveryGo behavioral health service.