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Business Upturn
26-06-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
Infosys partners with Mental Health Foundation Australia to launch ‘Supportive Mind' mental health app
By Aditya Bhagchandani Published on June 26, 2025, 09:44 IST Infosys, a global leader in digital services and consulting, has announced the launch of the 'Supportive Mind' app in collaboration with the Mental Health Foundation Australia (MHFA). The mobile app aims to promote mental health awareness and provide easily accessible self-help resources to individuals and communities across Australia and New Zealand. Developed under Infosys' Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, the app is designed to support users in managing their mental well-being. Key features include mood tracking, personalized activity recommendations, walking challenges, fundraising tools, and wellness tips delivered through push notifications. The app will initially roll out via pilot programs in educational, corporate, and community sectors. Infosys will leverage its AI platform, Infosys Topaz, to measure and analyze the app's social impact. Professor Melissa Green, Chairperson of MHFA, highlighted the app's role in making mental health support more approachable and integrated into daily life. Andrew Groth, Executive Vice President, Asia Pacific, Infosys, emphasized the company's ongoing efforts to foster inclusive and supportive communities through technology. The initiative is part of Infosys' broader commitment to using digital solutions for social good. Ahmedabad Plane Crash Aditya Bhagchandani serves as the Senior Editor and Writer at Business Upturn, where he leads coverage across the Business, Finance, Corporate, and Stock Market segments. With a keen eye for detail and a commitment to journalistic integrity, he not only contributes insightful articles but also oversees editorial direction for the reporting team.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
System would connect Columbus Public Health patient records, other providers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A significant change is coming to Columbus Public Health, aimed at making medical records more accessible and efficient. The new system is designed to better connect patient records with a broader network of healthcare providers. On Monday, Columbus City Council passed an ordinance that would allow the city to partner with the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to integrate the city's existing records onto the EPIC system. That system – which many already utilize as My Chart -will allow those seen or treated by Columbus Public Health to have records connecting to other health systems in the EPIC family. Columbus City Councilmember Melissa Green said the move will make the system more efficient which would save taxpayer dollars. 'About 30 cents of every dollar you spend on healthcare costs directly to administrative and that's because we have outdated systems, record systems that don't connect to one another, don't integrate with one another,' Green said. 'So, we're able to reduce the cost of doing business in that area. We can provide higher quality services to patients, coordinate better to adjust people's needs, but we can also decrease those costs for consumers.' A statement from Columbus Public Health said centralizing patient health records will ultimately provide real-time access to information for better diagnosis and treatment. The agency said, in part, 'It [EPIC] also will integrate administrative tasks like billing and scheduling and improve patient outcomes by allowing 290 users across our department, including 15 physicians and advanced practice providers, to focus on patient care.' Green said transitioning those records to the new EPIC system will not happen overnight; the project should be complete by 2026. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Independent
04-03-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Two thirds feel misogyny is problem in UK, Women's Institute polling suggests
Almost two thirds of adults feel misogyny is a problem in the UK according to polling described by the Women's Institute (WI) as 'depressing reading'. Misogyny is defined by the Cambridge dictionary as feelings of hating women, or the belief that men are much better than women. The polling, carried out by Opinium last month, was commissioned by the WI ahead of International Women's Day this weekend. Just over a quarter of men surveyed said they had challenged misogyny – a lower proportion than women (28% of men compared with 31% of women). This included actions such as refusing to take part in misogynistic conversations (16% of all adults surveyed), having conversations about gender equality with men (15%) calling out sexist or misogynistic language in conversations (13%), and calling out or intervening when a woman is being harassed (8%). Of the 64% of UK adults who think misogyny is a problem, some three in ten consider it a serious one (32%). The polling highlighted dangers felt by young women in society, with 41% of women aged 18 to 34 saying they avoided eye contact or limited their interactions with strangers in the past year while 37% shared their live locations with friends or family members when travelling alone (37%). Four in 10 (42%) pretended to be on a call when walking on their own, while just over a quarter (27%) said they held a key between their fingers for safety. The proportions were lower for men, with just one in 10 (14%) in the same age group using a phone as a prop when walking on their own, less than a fifth (18%) sharing their location for safety, and 10% saying they would carry their key in their hand. The Labour Government has pledge to halve violence against women and girls in the next decade. Melissa Green, WI chief executive, said. 'Our polling makes for depressing reading, at a time when women and girls' rights are being challenged on every front. 'More than half of all women (56%) are more likely to have taken an action in the past 12 months to make themselves feel safer, and clearly women are experiencing misogyny more personally and profoundly. 'For women to feel that UK is a far less safe place for them is unacceptable and deeply concerning – and needs to be tackled through social prevention, as well as political deterrence, and in allyship with men.' :: Opinium surveyed 2,050 UK adults online between February 19 and 21.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Two thirds feel misogyny is problem in UK, Women's Institute polling suggests
Almost two thirds of adults feel misogyny is a problem in the UK according to polling described by the Women's Institute (WI) as 'depressing reading'. Misogyny is defined by the Cambridge dictionary as feelings of hating women, or the belief that men are much better than women. The polling, carried out by Opinium last month, was commissioned by the WI ahead of International Women's Day this weekend. Just over a quarter of men surveyed said they had challenged misogyny – a lower proportion than women (28% of men compared with 31% of women). This included actions such as refusing to take part in misogynistic conversations (16% of all adults surveyed), having conversations about gender equality with men (15%) calling out sexist or misogynistic language in conversations (13%), and calling out or intervening when a woman is being harassed (8%). Of the 64% of UK adults who think misogyny is a problem, some three in ten consider it a serious one (32%). The polling highlighted dangers felt by young women in society, with 41% of women aged 18 to 34 saying they avoided eye contact or limited their interactions with strangers in the past year while 37% shared their live locations with friends or family members when travelling alone (37%). Four in 10 (42%) pretended to be on a call when walking on their own, while just over a quarter (27%) said they held a key between their fingers for safety. The proportions were lower for men, with just one in 10 (14%) in the same age group using a phone as a prop when walking on their own, less than a fifth (18%) sharing their location for safety, and 10% saying they would carry their key in their hand. The Labour Government has pledge to halve violence against women and girls in the next decade. Melissa Green, WI chief executive, said. 'Our polling makes for depressing reading, at a time when women and girls' rights are being challenged on every front. 'More than half of all women (56%) are more likely to have taken an action in the past 12 months to make themselves feel safer, and clearly women are experiencing misogyny more personally and profoundly. 'For women to feel that UK is a far less safe place for them is unacceptable and deeply concerning – and needs to be tackled through social prevention, as well as political deterrence, and in allyship with men.' :: Opinium surveyed 2,050 UK adults online between February 19 and 21.
