Health Care

Wauwatosa-based Lutheran Home & Harwood Place recently appointed Jim Denor, executive vice president at Pewaukee-based ClearPath Connections, to its board of directors.

The Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Health Division is inviting community agencies, organizations and interested parties to submit bids for onsite pharmacy services at the BHD acute inpatient and outpatient programs, 9455 Watertown Plank Road in Milwaukee.

Research emerging from the Breast Cancer and Environment Research Program indicates that interventions in environmental exposures and lifestyle practices of young girls are important to reducing their risk for breast cancer later in life.

The Medical College of Wisconsin redox biology program will host the first-ever Cardiovascular Redox Signaling Symposium on Friday at MCW in Wauwatosa.

Brookfield-based Community Care Inc. has teamed up with the Alzheimer’s Association, Washington Park Partners and the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute to host a community health event on Saturday at the Community Care day center, 3220 W. Vliet St. in Milwaukee. The family-friendly event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

According to the latest Greater Milwaukee Employer Health Care Benefits survey, premiums for Milwaukee-area employers increased by an average of 8 percent to 10 percent in 2014, but the increase varied based on employer size.

Open Enrollment for 2015 Marketplace health insurance coverage begins Saturday. From then until Sunday, Feb. 15, people can find a new Marketplace plan, keep their current plan or find out if they can get help paying for coverage.

In recognition of National Bone Marrow Awareness Month, Skywalk Pharmacy’s New Berlin location is hosting a month-long bone marrow donor drive in partnership with Delete Blood Cancer DKMS.

A few years ago I had my first contact with the devastating consequences of unmanaged diabetes. One day my neighbor mentioned that her toe had become black and was heading to the doctor.

Palmyra-based Cultivate by Standard Process, an onsite corporate wellness offering, has hired Erin Tauscher as a wellness program leader. In that role, she will oversee the development and implementation of on-site wellness programming for organizations with 100 to 1,000 employees. She will also act as the primary liaison between clients and Cultivate leadership.