National PSA

Women In Government: Overactive Bladder Awareness

By root on 21, February 2013

Dear PSA Director: More than forty-two million Americans are affected by overactive bladder – that’s approximately 1 in 6 Americans, yet only forty percent of individuals seek treatment. The condition causes a sudden urge to urinate. As you grow older, the chances of experiencing overactive bladder can affect your daily life, causing depression, emotional distress, or sleep disturbance. Women In Government is asking you to help educate your listeners on overactive bladder by running the enclosed PSAs from one...read more »

National Kidney Foundation: “Now! you Know”

By root on 01, February 2013

Dear Public Service Director, Kidney disease does not often make headlines and yet it affects millions of Americans. Because symptoms may not show up until the kidneys are actually failing, so many remain unaware and are not taking steps to protect the health of their kidneys—one of the body’s most vital organs. The National Kidney Foundation is committed to preventing kidney disease and kidney failure. Our new  campaign, “Now! you know”  informs those at risk and those who already...read more »

HealthyWomen: Vaccine Awareness Vaccines play an important part in helping to maintain health and wellness for people of all ages, not just children

By root on 06, December 2012

Dear PSA Director: Parents ensure their infants and young children receive appropriate vaccinations, but it is important to realize that vaccines are recommended across a lifetime. Vaccines play an important part in helping to maintain health and wellness for people of all ages, not just children. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), vaccination is considered one of the ten great public health achievements of the last two centuries. In the US, widespread vaccination has...read more »

U.S. Department of the Treasury: Treasury Department Fraud and Identity Theft Prevention PSA

By root on 04, December 2012

Dear PSA Director: In recent months, there has been an increase in news coverage about scammers who increasingly persuade seniors and other vulnerable individuals to provide their personal information, such as their Social Security and bank account numbers, in response to phone solicitations. The U.S. Department of the Treasury, in partnership with the Social Security Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs, has created 30-second and 60-second PSAs to help educate the public on how to avoid becoming a victim...read more »

American Bar Association: Play Nice

By root on 10, October 2012

Dear PSA Director: With court closures, funding crises and delays of justice it’s great to know that there is another way to settle disputes–mediation. Mediation is a dispute resolution process for resolving personal, commercial, government and community disputes that keeps cases out of our beleaguered court system. The benefits of mediation affect both the parties involved and the legal system. For the parties at mediation, the benefits include cost, confidentiality and generally, a mutually agreeable outcome. For the legal...read more »

The Vital Ground Foundation: Featuring Sam Elliott & Chris Morgan

By root on 27, September 2012

Dear PSA Director, At the time of Lewis and Clark’s historic journey, North America’s grizzly bear population may have numbered 100,000. But as the west was tamed, grizzlies were killed relentlessly, and much of their habitat was lost to development. Today, only about 1,600 grizzlies remain in the lower 48 states, and they are fighting for survival. The Vital Ground Foundation is a nonprofit organization working to ensure the future of grizzly bears through the protection and restoration of...read more »

U.S. Department of the Treasury: It’s Time to Switch to Electronic Federal Benefit Payments

By root on 02, July 2012

Dear PSA Director: Did you know that everyone who receives Social Security or other federal benefit payments by paper check is required by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to switch to an electronic payment option by March 1, 2013? This move will save taxpayers $1 billion over 10 years, while ensuring all federal benefit recipients receive their money in the safest, most reliable way. With approximately 5.5 million checks still being sent monthly to federal benefit recipients and...read more »

American Heart Association: Go Red For Women w/ Cedric The Entertainer & Niecy Nash

By root on 12, June 2012

Dear PSA Director: The facts are clear. More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. Unfortunately, the killer isn’t as easy to see. Heart disease is often silent, hidden and misunderstood. Currently some eight million women in the U.S. are living with heart disease, yet only one in six American women believes that heart disease is her greatest health threat. This disconnect can leave many women unmotivated to act and even to treat heart disease. Go...read more »

American Heart Association: Go Red For Women w/ Niecy Nash

By root on 12, June 2012

DearPSADirector: The facts are clear. More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. Unfortunately, the killer isn’t as easy to see. Heart disease is often silent, hidden and misunderstood. Currently some eight million women in the U.S. are living with heart disease, yet only one in six American women believes that heart disease is her greatest health threat. This disconnect can leave many women unmotivated to act and even to treat heart disease. Go Red For...read more »

American Heart Association: New nationwide Hands-Only CPR Campaign seeks to raise awareness of Hands-Only CPR

By root on 12, June 2012

Dear PSA Director: Data shows that about 70 percent of Americans feel helpless to act during a cardiac emergency because they don’t know how to do CPR or are afraid they will hurt the victim. The American Heart Association is determined to change this by bridging the gap between a statistic and a life saved. The Association’s new nationwide Hands-Only CPR Campaign seeks to raise awareness of Hands-Only CPR as a lifesaving method and to increase people’s confidence to...read more »

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