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National Press Releases — 2009

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12/22/09 Kaiser Permanente Bolsters Access to Healthy, Nutritious Food in Hard Times
12/11/09 Chinese-American Women and Korean-American Women at Highest Risk for Developing Diabetes During Pregnancy
12/10/09 Alcohol Consumption May Increase Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
12/8/09 Public Hospitals Nationwide Join Patient Safety Initiative
12/7/09 Kaiser Permanente CIO Philip Fasano Named One of Computerworld’s Top 100 IT Leaders for 2010
12/4/09 Chicken Pox Vaccine May Also Reduce Risk of Shingles Among Children
12/3/09 Breastfeeding A Child May Protect Women from Metabolic Syndrome, A Condition Linked to Diabetes and Heart Disease in Women
12/1/09 Health Care Pioneer Henry J. Kaiser Inducted Into the California Hall of Fame
11/25/09 VA and Kaiser Permanente Invite Veterans to Participate in Health Record Pilot Program
11/23/09 Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plan Ranks Number 1 on ‘America’s Best Health Insurance Plans’
11/11/09 Workplace BPA Exposure Increases Risk of Male Sexual Dysfunction, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
11/6/09 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals Report Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
11/3/09 Kaiser Permanente Examines Complexity and Potential of Diversity at 32nd Annual Conference
10/29/09 Kaiser Permanente Gives $5.2 Million to Endow Center for Health Equity at UCLA
10/27/09 Kaiser Permanente Approves $19 Million in Community Benefit Grants
10/21/09 Obese Women Who Gain More than 15 Pounds in Pregnancy Retain Nearly Half the Weight a Year Later
10/21/09 Kaiser Permanente Announces First Clinical Trial to Help Obese Women Maintain Weight During Pregnancy
10/20/09 New Study Details Complex Health Care Needs of Medicaid’s Highest-Need, Highest-Cost Populations
10/14/09 Watch Now! Kaiser Permanente Highlights Best Practices for Keeping Employees Healthy at National Business Group on Health’s Premier Conference
10/12/09 Kaiser Permanente Recognized by National Committee for Quality Assurance for Innovative Efforts to Reduce Health Care Disparities
10/12/09 National Institutes of Health Awards More Than $54 Million to Kaiser Permanente to Conduct Health Research
10/12/09 Kaiser Permanente, UCSF Awarded $25 Million from NIH to Build Groundbreaking Resource for Genetic Epidemiology Research
10/8/09 Watch Video!  Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Leads the Nation in Breast Cancer Screening
10/8/09 Kaiser Permanente Honored for Domestic Violence Prevention Program
10/1/09 Bundling Two Generic Low-Cost Heart Drugs Prevents Heart Attack and Stroke in Large, Diverse Population, Observational Clinical Study Shows
9/30/09 Kaiser Permanente Joins Health 2.0 Accelerator Consortium Focused on Collaboration to Advance Consumer-Centric Health Care Technology
9/28/09 Women with Diabetes at Increased Risk for Irregular Heart Rhythm
9/23/09 Kaiser Permanente Recognized by J.D. Power and Associates as Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Mail-Order Pharmacies
9/15/09 Kaiser Permanente Introduces New Ad, Re-launches Two Previous Ads
9/1/09 Kaiser Permanente Debuts New Ads Focused on Technology and Innovation
8/31/09 New Assessment Quantifies Risks and Benefits of Warfarin Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation
8/24/09 Kaiser Permanente Named 2009 Company of the Year by LATINA Style Magazine
8/7/09 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
8/6/09 Kaiser Permanente Renews Commitment to Downtown Oakland
8/4/09 High Cholesterol in Midlife Raises Risk of Late-life Dementia, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
7/29/09 Kaiser Permanente Honored for Efforts to Combat Obesity with 2009 Pioneering Innovation Award at Weight of the Nation Conference
7/28/09 Kaiser Permanente Approves $11 Million in Community Benefit Grants
7/27/09 Kaiser Permanente to Provide Calorie, Nutrition Information on Cafeteria Menus
7/24/09 Teamwork, Technology, and Coordinated Care Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs
7/20/09 No Disparities by Race/Ethnicity in Risk of AIDS and Death Among HIV-Infected Patients in Kaiser Permanente’s Integrated Delivery System, Research Study Finds
7/15/09 Kaiser Permanente Wins National Award for Technology-Supported Patient Care and Efficiency
7/14/09 Reminder Program Dramatically Increases Mammography Rates, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
7/14/09 Kaiser Permanente Survey Shows Seniors Embrace Internet to Manage Their Health
7/9/09 Kaiser Permanente Project Proves Electronic Health Information and Care Coordination Improve Chronic Disease Management
6/23/09 Underweight and Extremely Obese Die Earlier than People of Normal Weight, Study Finds
6/11/09 Kaiser Permanente Unveils the Nation’s Most Wired Mobile Health Vehicle
6/11/09 Kaiser Permanente Calls for Health Policy Support and Community Advocacy to Curb Childhood Obesity
5/26/09 video icon  Refusing Immunizations Puts Children at Increased Risk of Pertussis Infection, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
5/19/09 Kaiser Permanente Wins National Awards for Commitment to Environmental Health
5/19/09 Workplace E-Mail Intervention Program Helps People Sit Less and Eat Better, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
5/12/09 UC Berkeley Launches Kaiser Permanente Public Health Scholars Program
5/8/09 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals Report First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
5/5/09 Kaiser Permanente Grant to Expand UCLA International Medical Center Graduate Program
4/30/09 Management of Asthma During Pregnancy Can Optimize Health of Mother and Baby, According to Recommendations
4/29/09 Women Ten Times More Likely To Do Breast Self-Exams Correctly With Intervention Program, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
4/28/09 Kaiser Permanente Approves $13 Million in Community Benefit Grants in First Quarter of 2009
4/27/09 Kaiser Permanente Continues to Spread Health with New Ads Debuting in April
4/23/09 Kaiser Permanente Honors Founding Physician Sidney Garfield, MD, with Release of Biography
4/22/09 Three Million People Now Using Kaiser Permanente’s Personal Health Record
4/21/09 Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson Receives National Award from the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange
4/20/09 Kaiser Permanente Physician Celebrated for Contributions to Locally Grown Food Movement
4/16/09 Kaiser Permanente Receives Top Marks in 2009 J.D. Power and Associates Study
4/16/09 Kaiser Permanente Recognized by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Commitment to Protecting Environment
4/14/09 Kaiser Permanente Names Jed Weissberg, MD, as Senior Vice President, Quality and Care Delivery Excellence
4/14/09 Low Blood Sugar Events Increase Dementia Risk in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
4/14/09 Kaiser Permanente Hawaii President Named as a 'Mother of the Year' by Working Mother Magazine
4/6/09 Kaiser Permanente Honored as Leader in Health Information Technology
4/1/09 Kaiser Permanente Recognized for Efforts to Spread Health by Curbing Climate Change
3/27/09 Kaiser Permanente Pilot Reduces Cardiac Deaths by 73 Percent
3/26/09 Kaiser Permanente Names Digitas Agency of Record for Direct Marketing
3/17/09 Kaiser Permanente Ranked No. 7 on DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity
3/16/09 Kaiser Permanente Teams with IBM to Enhance Technology-Powered Health Care
3/10/09 Kaiser Permanente Identifies Key Elements in Successful Health Care Information Technology Implementation
3/5/09 Kaiser Permanente Recognized as Best Place for Diverse Managers
3/3/09 Kidney Disease Increases the Risk of Stroke in Patients With The Most Common Type of Heart Arrhythmia, According to Kaiser Permanente Study
3/2/09 Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Drinking Wine May Lower Risk of Barrett's Esophagus, Precursor to Nation's Fastest Growing Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
3/2/09 Largest Study to Date Compares Cholesterol Treatment in HIV Patients & Patients without HIV Infection
2/13/09 Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal-Year 2008 Results
2/3/09 Kaiser Permanente Approves $43 Million in Community Benefit Grants in Fourth Quarter 2008
1/5/09 Kaiser Permanente Provides Seed Funding to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's New Open School for Health Professions

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