Author: MCN Healthcare

The extremes of Africa never cease to shock us. Extreme beauty and desolate poverty at the same time. The most exclusive residential area in Nairobi directly neighboring c. one million people living in such humble conditions....

Every June 14th, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. About 112.5 million blood donations are collected worldwide every year....

Human trafficking – we hear about it on the news, it happens in other countries, not in the U.S. right? Wrong! Human trafficking has been reported in every single state in the U.S. Human trafficking is a not only a violent crime but a public health concern that impacts everyone. ...

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1987 to highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and to encourage governments to adopt control measures to reduce the use of tobacco products....

National Nurses Week is May 6 – 12. The American Nurses Association (ANA) has designated 2017 as the “Year of the Healthy Nurse.” This year’s theme is, “Nursing: the Balance of Mind, Body, and Spirit.” In support of the “Year of the Healthy Nurse,” ANA is offering a free webinar, A Nurse’s Guide to Preventing Compassion Fatigue Moral Distress and Burnout. ”...

May 2017 marks the 30th anniversary for MCN Healthcare (MCN). MCN began with two individuals (MCN founders) with a vision for a regulatory compliance consulting firm that led to the writing of policies and procedures for hospitals. We are now the leading provider of custom policy content, document management software, and compliance expertise for healthcare providers....

May 5, 2017 has been designated World Hand Hygiene Day. As part of a major global effort to improve hand hygiene in health care, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands annual global campaign in 2009. According to WHO, “The campaign aims to galvanize action at the point of care to demonstrate that hand hygiene is the entrance...

MCN Foundation is committed to improving access to healthcare information and education, globally, through MCN Learning. We will provide links to free courses and resources for healthcare providers as well as the general public every month on the anniversary of GivingTuesday....

World Health Day, celebrated on the 7th of April every year, marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization. World Health Day provides WHO with the opportunity to mobilize action around a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. The theme of the 2017 World Health Day campaign is depression....

MCN Foundation is committed to improving access to healthcare information and education, globally, through MCN Learning. We will provide links to free courses and resources for healthcare providers as well as the general public every month on the anniversary of GivingTuesday....