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Simply Put Partners With Disney’s Moana, Auli’i Cravalho, To Raise Awareness Of Undercounted Children in 2020 Census

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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Starting September 17, 2020, through the census’ end, simply put, a nonprofit that creates media with marginalized communities, and early childhood educators, caregivers, and librarians across the U.S., will hold virtual pajama parties where families take the census and watch the animated WE COUNT! A 2020 Census Counting Book for Young Children (and the Grownups who Love Them) starring Disney’s Moana, Auli’i Cravalho. These parties support families’ census participation with two million children still uncounted for the 2020 census.

“There’s been misinformation and anxiety about who counts in the census. Auli’i and the pajama parties celebrate that young and old, we all count in the census and in the story of America,” said simply put Executive Director Lisa Bernstein.

Over 600,000 copies of WE COUNT!, in 15 languages, have been sold or donated to organizations across the country. The book uses diverse artists representing their own cultural heritage to help tell the story of who, how, and why children and families who live in complex households and reflect the real demographics of America all count in the census.

“In Moana, the people of my island were counting on me to make a difference. Now our communities are counting on each and every one of us, young and old, to make a difference by taking the census,” said Auli’i Cravalho.

More than $160 billion a year in federal funding for programs that help young children and families is allocated based purely on the census count. When young children are miscounted, federal funds meant to help them and their communities thrive are distributed incorrectly or not at all, including Children’s Medicaid and SNAP.

“As of September 3, 2020, only 59 percent of young children in census tracts with a high risk of undercount have been counted, leaving out nearly two million young children living in the most vulnerable situations.” said demographer Bill O’Hare, Ph.D.

The WE COUNT! book, animated video and pajama party tools are free at www.wecountkids.org.

About Simply Put
Simply Put is a 501(c)3 focused on social-impact publishing, programming, and distribution that reaches neglected communities in the U.S. and worldwide with critical information and innovative learning opportunities.

Media Contact
Leland Radovanovic
Conscious Communications
845-200-5249
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Gia Morón
GVM Communications, Inc
718-913-2990
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New Charter High School for At-risk Students Coming to Austin in August

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A Learn4Life student learns in a one-on-one interaction with her supervising teacher while holding her baby

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Austin has thousands of residents who are considered Opportunity Youth, young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who are not in school or participating in the workforce. High school dropouts are more likely to live in poverty, burden public resources, be incarcerated or parent a child as a teenager. The children of dropouts are more likely to drop out themselves, perpetuating a generational chain of poverty.

A Learn4Life student learns in a one-on-one interaction with her supervising teacher while holding her baby

“We are grateful for the confidence expressed by the Texas State Board of Education members in our ability to re-engage the students of Austin,” said Kenya Jackson, the chair of the board of Texas First Education, the Austin-based nonprofit organization opening the Learn4Life-Austin program. “We are pleased to be bringing a proven model of education to Texas.”

Click to tweet: Opportunity youth in #Austin will soon have a new option for a flexible and personalized high school education. Learn4Life opening next summer! #SchoolChoice #Learn4LifeSchools #TraumaInformedCare 

For 20 years, Learn4Life has committed to breaking the dropout cycle by creating classrooms of one for at-risk students who have struggled in traditional schools or are so far behind, they won’t be able to graduate with their class. Though a personalized learning model, students receive one-on-one support, a flexible schedule, wrap-around services and job training – all with trauma-informed practices.

Many of its 49,000 at-risk students in California, Michigan and Ohio have endured traumas such as foster care, homelessness, hunger, abuse, bullying, illness, political/religious refuge and even human trafficking. Eighty percent are low-income, many are pregnant or parenting teens, and most enroll after dropping out, more than a year behind in credits. Learn4Life’s trauma-informed approach helps teens develop resilience to support a positive transition to adulthood after they earn their diploma.

Learn4Life is successful with 90% of its students – reengaging them in their education, helping them graduate, and preparing them for a life beyond high school with job training and placement. Nearly half enroll in post-secondary education after graduating from Learn4Life.

Understanding even small interruptions to a student’s momentum can derail their educational progress, Learn4Life has kept students engaged during the pandemic. One-on-one meetings with teachers and tutors have continued using technology such as Google Hangouts, a private YouTube curriculum channel and instant messaging. Each teacher at Learn4Life is responsible for about 35 students – unlike most high school teachers who have as many as 180 students. Learn4Life provided more than 20,000 hot spots and devices to students who needed it to stay connected to school.

Putting students back into schools means putting money back into the state. Instead of creating a lifelong drain on public resources, the thousands of dropouts saved go on to become productive, contributing members of society. Every dropout who earns their diploma is six times more likely to vote; 67 percent less likely to be unemployed and eight times less likely to be incarcerated. Watch this video to learn more about Learn4Life’s model to change students’ stories.

About Learn4Life
Learn4Life is a network of nonprofit public schools that provides students personalized learning, career training and life skills. Each school is locally controlled, tuition free and gives students the flexibility and one-on-one attention they need to succeed. Serving more than 49,000 students – including full-time and intersession students – we help them prepare for a future beyond high school. For more information, please visit www.learn4life.org.

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(844) 515-8186
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AT&T Contributes $100,000 to Support South Florida Entrepreneurs

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AT&T Florida Director of Corporate External and Legislative Affairs Alex Dominguez and AT&T Regional Director of External and Legislative Affairs Thais Asper present Believe Miami Donation to Prospera South Florida Vice President Myrna Sonora

MIAMI, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Prospera, a nonprofit economic development organization that helps Hispanic entrepreneurs grow or start their businesses, has been selected as a beneficiary of AT&T’s Believe Miami campaign. Believe Miami is a localized effort to create positive change in communities, by harnessing employee engagement, company resources and local collaborators to drive impact. AT&T’s donation will enable Prospera to help start, sustain, and grow more Hispanic-owned businesses in South Florida to achieve community prosperity. Learn more at https://about.att.com/pages/believes.

AT&T Florida Director of Corporate External and Legislative Affairs Alex Dominguez and AT&T Regional Director of External and Legislative Affairs Thais Asper present Believe Miami Donation to Prospera South Florida Vice President Myrna Sonora

“We are very grateful to AT&T for their partnership and generosity, for their volunteerism and donations, especially this latest significant contribution,” said Prospera President & CEO Augusto Sanabria. “We help Hispanic entrepreneurs year-round, but this pandemic has increased the need and demand for our services. Every small business we help recover means more financial and job stability, which in turns makes stronger households and greater prosperity. We will continue focusing our resources and expertise on helping small business owners overcome the overwhelming challenges they are facing.”

AT&T has been a supporter of Prospera’s mission for several years and a sponsor of its annual signature special events. This latest donation of $100,000 makes AT&T a member of Prospera’s Investors’ Circle. The Believe Miami funding will be used to serve and empower more local entrepreneurs, to help them overcome challenges and strengthen their small businesses.

“Small businesses are the heartbeat of the American economy, capable of transforming our communities with the goods and services they provide local residents,” said AT&T Florida President Joe York. “But the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic are making it difficult for many to launch these vital endeavors. For minority businesses, the challenges are even greater, which is why we are pleased to support Prospera’s effort to empower Hispanic entrepreneurs and help them start and grow their businesses.”

“In these challenging times, Miami small businesses need to harness the transformative impact of community partners to survive, sustain and ultimately thrive,” said Prospera South Florida Vice President Myrna Sonora. “AT&T recognized the need and accepted the responsibility. This award demonstrates their commitment to our collective future.”

Prospera has been delivering bilingual services to Hispanic entrepreneurs since 1991. In the last five years, the organization has facilitated over $57 million in loans, trained over 20,000 entrepreneurs, and helped clients create or retain nearly 16,000 jobs. For more information, visit www.prosperausa.org.

Media Contact: Maria Yabrudy, 407-412-3303, [email protected]

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WorldRemit Launches Inaugural List of Influential Latinos in the U.S.

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DENVER, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — WorldRemit, a leading digital payments platform, has launched the inaugural List of Influential Latinos in the United States, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month this year. This year’s celebrations will not include in-person activities, due to the country still taking precautions from the coronavirus pandemic.

The inaugural List of Influential Latinos in the United States was compiled in recognition of the successes and contributions made by Latinos from various backgrounds, in their communities and in their chosen fields. Latinos have recently defied predictions of steady remittance declines during the pandemic and have recovered during the months of May and June, according to a new study from Pew Research. Additionally, The Washington Post recently reported that Mexico remittances have even increased year-over-year in five of the first six months of 2020.

“At a time when our whole world is impacted by this pandemic, Latinos migrants have been disproportionately affected,” said Jorge Godínez, Head of LATAM at WorldRemit. “However, this new data has proven how resilient the Latin community is and we wanted to celebrate this by highlighting these bright and shining stars’ positive impact on their communities.” 

Here is the 2020 WorldRemit List of Influential Latinos in the United States:

  • Angela Elo-Rivera
    • Angela Elo-Rivera is a communications strategist with a heart for nonprofits and socially conscious businesses. A proven leader in the branding and marketing realm, Elo-Rivera finds joy in developing strategic communications plans that build brand awareness, increase ROI, and make a tangible impact on the community and world.
  • Ashley Frangie
    • Ashley Frangie is a Mexican photographer currently living in Los Angeles. Her first solo exhibition, called ‘Las horas que me tomo’, took place at Casa Paraíso, in 2015 and, since then, Frangie has made several exhibitions in different cities of the United States, Mexico and Germany.
  • Jose Rocha
    • Rocha, of Ecuadorian descent, is an entrepreneur, connector and advisor in the field of business, entrepreneurship and politics. He believes in giving back his time, talent and treasure to his community and is a champion for Prospanica, the association of Hispanic MBAs and business professionals. 
  • Madelyn Tavarez
    • Tavarez is a Dominican-American software engineer at Pinterest on the Shopping Product team and is the founder of Scholar Ahead, the most comprehensive free online educational opportunity platform with over 1,000 summer enrichment programs, internships, and research opportunities for middle and high school students across the country.
  • Manuel Orozco
    • Manuel Orozco is the Director at Creative Associates International which focuses on finding ingenious solutions for populations most-at risk of migrating, often missed by traditional economic growth programs with a special emphasis given to informal economies, youth and women.
  • Mario Arevalo
    • Mario Arevalo is an upcoming tenor in both recital and opera stages. Recently making his debut with Hawaii Opera Theater performing the role of Gastone and covering the role of Alfredo. As an El Salvadoran Community representative he has received honors from United States Senators, Proclamations from The Mayor and Council of New Jersey, Los Angeles and New York.
  • Shantall Lacayo
    • As a Nicaraguan designer, Lacayo has made a name for herself by specializing in womenswear haute couture and prêt-à-porter. As a personal mark she reinterprets indigenous elements aiming to promote and retake Latin-American cultural roots.

To mark the launch of the List of Influential Latinos and in celebration to Hispanic Heritage Month, WorldRemit is waiving its transaction service fees for new customers on their first 3 money transfer transactions through its 3FREE promotion. For more details about how to take advantage of the 3FREE promotion, please visit: www.worldremit.com/3free. Terms and conditions apply.

To learn more, please visit: www.worldremit.com

About WorldRemit:

WorldRemit was founded in 2010 and serves over 6 million customers. Through our digital services customers can send money from more than 50 countries to 150 destinations. Recipients benefit from one of the widest ranges of money-out options including bank deposit, mobile money, and cash pickup. Our investors include Accel, TCV and Leapfrog. Accel and TCV are long-term investors in well-known brands including AirBnB, Facebook, Spotify and Expedia.

 

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Pew Funds Six Teams to Pursue Cutting-Edge Biomedical Research

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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today the six pairs of researchers who will make up its 2020 class of Innovation Fund investigators.

These investigators—alumni of Pew’s biomedical programs in the United States and Latin America—will partner on interdisciplinary research to tackle some of the most complex questions in human biology and disease. The teams will combine their expertise, ranging from virology to neuroscience and from biophysics to computational biology, in their efforts to advance innovative research and improve human health.

“By building research partnerships that bridge diverse scientific disciplines, the 2020 Innovation Fund collaborators will work to uncover unique solutions to some of biomedicine’s toughest challenges,” said Molly Irwin, vice president of research and science at The Pew Charitable Trusts. “We’re proud to support these researchers as they partner to pursue novel therapies and cutting-edge discoveries.”

For 35 years, Pew has encouraged collaboration among its community of talented biomedical scientists, culminating in the launch of the Innovation Fund in 2017. The fund’s award criteria were developed to promote working relationships among Pew biomedical program alumni and to motivate researchers to focus on proposals that combine their areas of expertise. All program alumni holding assistant professor positions or higher are eligible to apply for the award, which is supported by the Kathryn W. Davis Peace by Pieces Fund.

This year’s Innovation Fund teams and research projects are:

Marco Contreras, Ph.D., 2013 Pew Latin American fellow; University of Chile in Santiago

José Luis Valdés, Ph.D., 2006 Pew Latin American fellow; University of Chile in Santiago

Contreras and Valdés will explore the neurological mechanisms behind psychopathy, a personality disorder that is characterized by anti-social behavior and a lack of empathy.

Frank Alber, Ph.D., 2009 Pew biomedical scholar; University of California, Los Angeles

Z. Hong Zhou, Ph.D., 1999 Pew biomedical scholar; University of California, Los Angeles

Alber and Zhou will map the location of unknown identities and structures of protein complexes in Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria.

Roberto Zoncu, Ph.D., 2014 Pew-Stewart scholar; University of California, Berkeley

Shingo Kajimura, Ph.D., 2013 Pew biomedical scholar; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Zoncu and Kajimura will explore the molecular basis of inter-organelle communication and energy maintenance in adipose tissues.

Polina V. Lishko, Ph.D., 2015 Pew biomedical scholar; University of California, Berkeley, and Buck Institute for Research on Aging

Ke Xu, Ph.D., 2015 Pew biomedical scholar; University of California, Berkeley

Lishko and Xu will investigate steroid hormones’ role in uncovering the underlying gender differences in Alzheimer’s disease.

Ekaterina Heldwein, Ph.D., 2007 Pew biomedical scholar; Tufts University School of Medicine

Daniela Nicastro, Ph.D., 2007 Pew biomedical scholar; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Heldwein and Nicastro will investigate the assembly and trafficking of herpesviruses in host cells.

Mark Andermann, Ph.D., 2013 Pew biomedical scholar; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Viviana Gradinaru, Ph.D., 2013 Pew biomedical scholar; California Institute of Technology

Andermann and Gradinaru will investigate how the brain’s insular cortex perceives bodily signals from internal organs.

The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging problems. Learn more at pewtrusts.org.

Erin Davis, 202-540-6677, [email protected]

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NCOA Launches Falls Free CheckUp/Chequeo Contra Caídas: Bilingual Tool to Prevent One of Greatest Health Risks to Older Adults

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Falls CheckUp is an easy to use online survey that allows you to assess your falls risks and offers guidance on how to prevent one of the greatest health dangers for older adults.

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — During Falls Prevention Awareness Week, September 21-25, 2020, the National Council on Aging (NCOA), a trusted national leader working to ensure that every person can age well, is launching Falls Free CheckUp/Chequeo Contra Caídas, an innovative online tool—available in both English and Spanish—that helps older adults assess their risk of falling and offers them a wealth of bilingual resources to stay safe.

The self-directed survey asks older adults 12 questions about their potential falls risk, such as balance and strength, medications, worry about falls, and past history of falls. A score of four or more indicates a risk for falls. After completing the screening, older adults receive their results by email, along with specific steps and resources to reduce their risk and advice on following up with their health care provider.

The checkup is built on NCOA’s deep expertise in falls prevention as leader of the National Falls Prevention Resource Center, funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living, and the Falls Free® Initiative. NCOA has sponsored Falls Prevention Awareness Day in September for the past 12 years, and this year expanded the event to a full week to bring additional attention to this critical health issue and reach more older adults. As part of NCOA’s commitment to reaching the growing Hispanic and Latinx older adult community, the checkup and resources are also offered in Spanish.

“We want older adults to be their own agents of change in ensuring they age well, and the Falls Free CheckUp/Chequeo Contra Caídas empowers them to do just that by providing a simple, confidential assessment of their falls risks and proven methods to address them,” said Kathleen Cameron, Senior Director of NCOA’s Center for Healthy Aging. “The coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot of things, but one thing that’s still the same is falling is not a normal part of aging. There are steps older adults can take to reduce their risk. The online screening is an excellent first step in taking action”

One in four Americans aged 65+ falls every year. Falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries, such as hip fractures and brain injuries, for older adults. They are costly—in dollars and in impact on quality of life. However, falling is not an inevitable part of growing older. Through practical lifestyle adjustments, evidence-based programs, and community-clinical partnerships, the number of falls among older adults can be reduced substantially.

During Falls Prevention Awareness Week, NCOA will host Facebook live events in English and Spanish (https://www.facebook.com/NCOAging) featuring experts who will offer practical tips for older adults to stay safe. In addition, state and local members of the Falls Free Coalition will be sponsoring virtual events in communities across the country.

For more information, please visit www.ncoa.org/FallsPrevention, www.ncoa.org/FallsFreeCheckUp, and www.ncoa.org/ChequeoContraCaídas.

About NCOA
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is a trusted national leader working to ensure that every person can age well. Since 1950, our mission has not changed: Improve the lives of millions of older adults, especially those who are struggling. NCOA empowers people with the best solutions to improve their own health and economic security—and we strengthen government programs that we all depend on as we age. Every year, millions of people use our signature programs BenefitsCheckUp®, My Medicare Matters®, and the Aging Mastery Program® to age well. By offering online tools and collaborating with a nationwide network of partners, NCOA is working to improve the lives of 40 million older adults by 2030. Learn more at www.ncoa.org and @NCOAging.

 

Falls CheckUp is an easy to use online survey that allows you to assess your falls risks and offers guidance on how to prevent one of the greatest health dangers for older adults.

 

Regular moderate exercise is a great way to reduce your falls risks, especially with activities that improve your strength, balance and flexibility. Learn more at ncoa.org.

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Spanish-Language Films and TV Shows Now Streaming Free on VIZIO

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IRVINE California, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — VIZIO, Inc., the #1 American-based TV brand1 and #1 sound bar brand in America2 today announced the launch of 10 Spanish-speaking channels for its millions of SmartCast viewers across America. The channels include top-rated multicultural productions from around the world and popular shows dubbed into Spanish.

The new linear channels can be found under the “VIZIO Free Channels” section from the SmartCast Home™ screen and will complement VIZIO’s WatchFree™ service. In total, SmartCast viewers have access to over 200+ free linear TV channels of news, TV shows, movies and sports.

Ahead of National Hispanic Heritage Month which recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States, these new channels cater to the Spanish-speaking community and offer free, ad-supported programming including comedies, game shows, telenovelas, action, dramas, thrillers and crime genres for viewers of all ages to enjoy.

“From multicultural original productions to popular shows dubbed in Spanish, today VIZIO is making thousands of hours of Spanish-driven content available to all SmartCast users,” said Katherine Pond, VP of Business Development for VIZIO, “We’re thrilled to offer a 24/7 line-up of some of the best entertainment and programming options designed specifically for Spanish-speaking audiences.”

Effective immediately, users can find a carousel of Spanish language channels with free content available 24/7 from the SmartCast Home screen:

VIX is launching its market-leading VIX app, which offers over 20,000 hours of free Latino-focused films and TV shows. VIX is the #1 most downloaded entertainment app on Android devices in Mexico ahead of Netflix (according to App Annie) and Top 5 or 10 in both US Hispanic and every country in Latin America on Roku. VIX will also be offering a lineup of movies for Hispanic Heritage Month in September which will include Windows on the World, starring Edward James Olmos, and Homebound, directed by Fanny Veliz. The free VIX app complements the company’s free Hispanic “super fan” linear channels on VIZIO which include:

  • Pongalo NovelaClub – this channel offers over 10,000 episodes of your favorite telenovelas and TV series – all in Spanish and on-demand.
  • Moovimex – home of all the Mexican movies you love: action, narcocine, sexy comedies and much more.

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) recently announced the launch of Sony Canal, a new free, ad-supported television destination for Spanish speaking viewers in the US. Sony Canal is debuting its first Spanish language ad-supported streaming channels on VIZIO SmartCast including:

  • Sony Canal Novelas – channel dedicated to the world’s most popular classic telenovelas and modern serial dramas like Doña Bárbara, Paraíso Travel, Señorita Pólvora and more. Thrills, passion, plot twists and heartwarming stories make these compelling series, produced by SPT International Production, a must-see.
  • Sony Canal Comedias – with an emphasis on comedies and dramedies, this channel brings viewers culturally-relevant modern remakes from Latin America that will keep audiences laughing, featuring TV’s most iconic sitcoms like Casados Con Hijos (Married with Children), La Niñera (The Nanny), Mi Bella Genio (I Dream of Jeannie) and more.
  • Sony Canal Competencias – dedicated to the most exciting reality competition shows from Latin America, this channel keeps viewers on the edges of their seats as they watch reality contestants face challenges. The channel debuted with Escape Perfecto, the Mexican adaptation of the hit SPT format Raid the Cage. With its fast-paced action and highly visual elements, couples complete trivia and physical challenges to haul prizes from a gigantic cage before the doors slam shut.

 Other channels launching include:

  • Top Cine HD – featuring popular international contemporary series and film genres as crime, comedy, action and suspense dubbed from their original language to Spanish.
  • Tu Cine HD – highlighting top-rated global contemporary and classical blockbuster series and movies including drama, comedy, and romance genres.
  • Cine Real HD – contemporary movies and series including science fiction, fantasy, comedy, and action genres.
  • Flash HD – featuring Latin music’s biggest stars and up-and-coming sensations, music videos, exclusive interviews, glamorous red-carpet events as well as exciting live performances.
  • MMC HD – the first Regional Mexican music network in HD for the U.S. audience, created to embrace the Banda and Grupero lifestyle with chart-topping music videos and Flash features.
  • Cine Sureño HD – featuring original content with the most relevant action, comedy, suspense, and drama stories.

“The US Hispanic audience is one of the most rapidly growing segments in the country, and we are pleased to make these ad-supported streaming channels available to them through VIZIO SmartCast,” said TC Schultz, EVP, Networks Operations, Programming & Strategy, Sony Pictures Television. “With this partnership, we are excited to be able to provide a wide array of programming that appeals to this growing audience of multifaceted, Spanish-speaking viewers.”

“The launch of the VIX app on VIZIO’s SmartCast platform builds upon the successful launch earlier this year of VIX’s linear channels on VIZIO’s WatchFree,” said Richard Hull, Head of Streaming Platforms & Chief Strategy Officer at VIX. “Having just surpassed 20,000 hours of content in our offering, we’re excited to be able to launch this additional partnership for our audiences.”

In addition to free content, VIZIO provides convenient access to on-screen apps like Apple TV, Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, YouTubeTV, Peacock and others. It also includes support for Apple AirPlay 2 & Chromecast built-in, allowing viewers to stream, control, and share content from their phone, tablet, or laptop directly to the big screen. VIZIO SmartCast is continuously enhancing the platform with new features and content, so users have endless entertainment options, all while staying healthy and safe in their homes.

About VIZIO
VIZIO, the #1 American-based TV brand3 and #1 Sound Bar Brand4 in America, delivers innovative entertainment solutions and value for millions of connected consumers. Formed in 2002 and quickly established as a daring leader, VIZIO has built a portfolio of industry-leading products that provide brilliant, awe-inspiring experiences while incorporating seamlessly with the smart home. The company designs a collection of televisions, sound bars, and the SmartCast smart TV platform with the consumer’s desires in mind, and has been rated America’s Fastest Growing TV Brand with Quantum Dot5 and America’s Fastest Growing Sound Bar Brand with Dolby Atmos6. VIZIO product leadership is consistently highlighted by industry reviews and awards, and most recently received 30 Best of CES 2020 accolades.

©2020 VIZIO, Inc. VIZIO, the V Logo, VIZIO SmartCast and other terms and phrases are trademarks or registered trademarks of VIZIO, Inc. All other trademarks and logos are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

About Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is one of the television industry’s leading content providers, producing, distributing and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT is home to a thriving global content business, operating 24 wholly-owned or joint-venture production companies in 12 countries, as well as linear and digital channels around the world. SPT is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company.

About VIX
VIX creates, acquires, and distributes Hispanic-focused content to audiences in the U.S., Latin America and across the globe. The company operates the largest Latino AVOD OTT platform in the world, which offers over 20,000 hours of free Latino-focused films and TV shows.  VIX’s OTT content includes premium titles from Latin American and U.S. producers, including Hollywood blockbuster films.  The company efficiently drives users to its OTT properties from its massive social media footprint, which includes 100 million Facebook followers alone.  And it drives monetization through its 50-person ad sales team stretched across two continents.  In 2019, the company acquired Latino AVOD OTT powerhouse, Pongalo.  VIX holds key partnerships with Amazon, Roku, Google and many others, and maintains offices in Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Mexico and Brazil.  It is backed by Discovery Communications and Harbourvest Capital.

1 Source: The NPD Group, Inc., U.S. Weekly Retail Tracking Service, LCD TV, Based on units, Jan. 6, 2019 – Nov. 30, 2019 combined.
2 Source: The NPD Group, Inc., U.S. Weekly Retail Tracking Service, Based on Units, Dec. 24, 2017 – Feb. 15, 2020 Combined
3 Source: The NPD Group, Inc., U.S. Weekly Retail Tracking Service, LCD TV, Based on units, Jan. 6, 2019 – Nov. 30, 2019 combined.
4 Source: The NPD Group, Inc., U.S. Weekly Retail Tracking Service, Based on Units, Dec. 24, 2017 – Feb. 15, 2020 Combined.
5 Source: The NPD Group, Inc., U.S. Weekly Retail Tracking Service, LCD TV, Quantum dots included, Based on units, Jan. 6, 2019 – Nov. 30, 2019 vs. Dec. 31, 2017 – Nov. 24, 2018 combined.
6 Source: The NPD Group, Inc., U.S. Weekly Retail Tracking Service, Sound Bars, Dolby Atmos, Jan. 6, 2019 – Sep. 28, 2019 vs Dec. 31, 2017 – Sep. 22, 2018 Combined.

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Advocates from Across the U.S Convene for Virtual Kidney Patient Summit

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Actor, activist, entrepreneur Wilmer Valderrama joins kidney patient advocates for the virtual Kidney Patient Summit. Valderrama will lead a briefing for Congressional staff on the impact of kidney disease to Hispanic communities and will meet virtually with Members of Congress to stress the importance of policies that promote kidney health.

NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Advocates from kidney organizations around the country will converge virtually on September 16th for meetings with their Congressional delegations to inspire action for kidney disease at the 7th Annual Kidney Patient Summit. Originally scheduled as an in-person Summit to be held in the nation’s capital last March, due to COVID-19 the event was rescheduled for this week and will be held virtually. The event, led by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), brings together members of the NKF patient-based Kidney Advocacy Committee and advocates from the Alport Syndrome Foundation, IGA Nephropathy Foundation of America, and PKD Foundation.  As COVID-19 creates more kidney patients, their message is more urgent now than ever.

Actor, activist, entrepreneur Wilmer Valderrama joins kidney patient advocates for the virtual Kidney Patient Summit. Valderrama will lead a briefing for Congressional staff on the impact of kidney disease to Hispanic communities and will meet virtually with Members of Congress to stress the importance of policies that promote kidney health.

Advocates representing nearly all 50 states will share their stories and urge their Congressional delegations to support public policy priorities that advance kidney disease prevention, early detection, treatment, research and access to transplants, including living organ donation.  

Actor, activist, and entrepreneur Wilmer Valderrama will lead a virtual briefing for Congressional staff on September 16th on the impact of kidney disease to Hispanic communities and will meet individually with Members of Congress to stress the importance of policies that promote kidney health. Valderrama is serving as a national spokesperson for the “Are You the 33%?” campaign, which is available in English and in Spanish, and focuses on the 33 percent of adults in the U.S. at risk for developing dangerous, life-threatening kidney disease. Risk factors include diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity and family history of kidney disease. Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino people are also at greater risk of developing kidney disease. 

During their individual meetings with Members of Congress and staff, Kidney Patient Summit advocates will specifically be asking policymakers to:

  • Pass the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act (HR 5534/S.3353) which extends Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients beyond the 36-month cut-off currently in place to cover medications for the life of the transplant;
  • Increase funding for kidney disease research and programs including a nationwide Kidney Risk Campaign to reach the undiagnosed who are unaware they are affected by kidney disease. An estimated 37 million adults in the U.S. are affected by kidney disease but 90% are unaware they even have it. Many patients don’t learn they have kidney disease until their kidneys have already failed. Early diagnosis can help stave off the deadly complications of this disease including dialysis and kidney transplant; and
  • Pass the Living Donor Protection Act (S. 511 and H.R. 1224), which prohibits insurance companies from denying or limiting life, disability and long-term care insurance to living donors and from charging higher premiums, and also ensures job protections for organ donors who need to take medical leave for organ donation and recovery after surgery.

The Kidney Patient Summit is focused on individuals who have kidney disease, dialysis patients, living donors, family members and caregivers, all united by the affirmation and hashtag “My Kidneys, My Life“ (#MyKidneysMyLife) to underscore the direct relationship between having at least one healthy kidney and living at all. Advocates will emphasize this message during personal meetings with their Congressional delegations on Tuesday, September 16th.

“I’m continuously inspired by our advocates, who help push for legislation to improve the lives of the 37 million adults in the U.S. living with kidney disease,” said Kevin Longino, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation and a kidney transplant patient. “Each year, the Kidney Patient Summit gives a voice to patients, and those who care for them, as they speak personally to their Congressional delegations to make sure they are not forgotten. This year, more than ever before, we must stress the importance of kidney health and the unique risk and burden kidney patients face with COVID-19. ”

The Summit officially opens Tuesday, September 15th with virtual training meetings for NKF advocates, their families, and care partners, who will use their collective experiences related to kidney disease to champion NKF’s legislative priorities.  

On Wednesday, September 16th advocates will attend virtual meetings with Members of Congress and their staffs and will participate in a virtual Congressional briefing, “Kidney Health and the Hispanic Community: Are You the 33%?” from 12:30 to 1:30 pm EST featuring Wilmer Valderrama, Sylvia E. Rosas, MD, MSCE, nephrologist and epidemiologist at the Joslin Diabetes Center and the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, MA, Director of the Latino Kidney Clinic at Joslin Diabetes Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; and patient advocate Maria Grijalva, kidney transplant recipient from California.

Learn more information about the Kidney Patient Summit at advocacy.kidney.org

Kidney Disease Facts
In the United States, 37 million adults are estimated to have chronic kidney disease—and approximately 90 percent don’t know they have it.  1 in 3 adults in the U.S. are at risk for chronic kidney disease.  Risk factors for kidney disease include: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and family history. People of Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, or Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander descent are at increased risk for developing the disease. Blacks or African Americans are almost 4 times more likely than White Americans to have kidney failure.  Hispanics are 1.3 times more likely than non-Hispanics to have kidney failure.

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive, and longstanding patient-centric organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention, and treatment of kidney disease in the U.S. For more information about NKF, visit www.kidney.org.

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miR Scientific’s Breakthrough Sentinel Disease Management Platform Receives 2020 Innovation Award

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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — miR Scientific, LLC announced today that its disease management platform for prostate cancer has been selected as the winner in Questex’s 2020 Fierce Innovation Awards — Life Sciences Edition in the Medical Device Innovation category.  The Fierce Innovation Awards, a peer-reviewed awards program from the publisher of FierceBiotech and FiercePharma, has recognized miR Scientific for the miR Sentinel™ Prostate Test platform as an industry leading medical device innovation.

“Receiving the medical innovation award during National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month from such an extraordinarily accomplished peer-review panel of one of the industry’s leading publishing groups further invigorates our team’s fierce resolve to transform cancer management,” said Sam Salman, Co-Founder and Chairman & CEO at miR Scientific. “Our innovation is a revolutionary validatedi platform that provides a molecular measure of malignancy of the entire organ with unmatched accuracy, and since it is entirely based on a single non-invasive urine specimen, broad accessibility and complete ease of use can be achieved.”

The miR Sentinel™ Prostate Test solves a persistent global real-world problem involving the management of prostate cancer, a screened disease that represents the highest number of new cancer cases diagnosed annually and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men worldwide. The current standard of care (SOC) for screening prostate cancer fails to provide subjects and their providers with a definitive indication of the presence of disease and its severity.  As a result, significantly less than half of the age-eligible male population in the US, and even less globally, interact with screening, potentially missing an early detection opportunity that may have likely allowed for successful disease management. The SOC too-often identifies healthy patients as being suspicious of disease, requiring them to be subjected to highly invasive, morbidities-prone and costly core needle biopsies.  Significantly less than half-the men with a suspicion of disease are diagnosed with cancer. The SOC therefore suffers from high false positives, deadly false negatives and systematic health inequity across racial populations.

The miR Sentinel™ Prostate Test is an integrated platform that, from a single urine specimen, definitively classifies and monitors the risk of a subject into one of four groups: “No Molecular Evidence of Prostate Cancer” (NMEPC), or, for patients with molecular evidence of prostate cancer, Low Risk, Intermediate Risk, or High-Risk cancer.  Validation data for the miR Sentinel™  Prostate Test were published in the September issue of The Journal of Urology. These data show that miR Scientific’s platform can detect molecular evidence of prostate cancer with sensitivity of 94% and specificity of 92%, which translates to AUC of 0.98. When the cancer is diagnosed, the test further classifies the cancer as either low risk with sensitivity of 93% and specificity of 90%, which translates to AUC of 0.98, or critically, as high risk with sensitivity of 94% and specificity of 96%, which translates to AUC of 0.99.  The Company is preparing for the large-scale commercial launch of the miR Sentinel™ Prostate Test as a CLIA and CLEP Lab Developed Test.

The Fierce Innovation Awards highlight companies that demonstrate innovative solutions, technologies and services that have the potential to make the greatest impact for biotech and pharma industries. Winners’ and finalists’ applications were reviewed by an exclusive panel of executives from major biotech and pharma companies. All applications were evaluated based on effectiveness, technical innovation, competitive advantage, financial impact and true innovation. 

Winners were announced in the Fierce Innovation Report Healthcare Edition 2020 published by Fierce Healthcare in September 2020.  

About the miR Scientific Sentinel Prostate Assay
miR Scientific’s published paper in the Journal of Urology makes reference to three separately validated tests: the miR Sentinel™ PCa Test, which determines whether or not there is molecular evidence of prostate cancer; the miR Sentinel™ CS Test, which for those with a positive miR Sentinel™ PCa Test (or other confirmatory cancer diagnosis), determines whether the cancer is low risk versus intermediate or high risk, and the miR Sentinel™ HG Test, which for those with a positive miR Sentinel™ PCa Test (or other confirmatory cancer diagnosis), identifies patients with high-grade, high-risk cancer. Directly based on the validation of three tests in the referenced large Journal of Urology cohort, miR Scientific generated the miR Sentinel™ Prostate Test as a single test that integrates the four possible outcomes based on a single urine specimen. The extraordinary sensitivity and specificity of the Sentinel tests enable them to be used non-invasively to screen, diagnose, prognose and monitor patients with prostate cancer without any other adjunctive test or analytic input such as a specific PSA, DRE or other value. 

About miR Scientific
miR Scientific, LLC is a healthcare company whose purpose is to transform cancer management by providing early and highly accurate detection, characterization and monitoring of disease. Our team developed the miR Scientific Disease Management Platform™, which is comprised of proprietary, non-invasive and highly accurate liquid biopsy urine tests for the detection, classification and monitoring of urological cancers. miR Scientific is a majority-owned operating subsidiary of Impact NRS LLC, headquartered in New York with operating subsidiaries in Israel, Canada and Puerto Rico.

i Wang et al, “Expression of Small Noncoding RNAs in Urinary Exosomes Classifies Prostate Cancer into Indolent and Aggressive Disease,” THE JOURNAL OF UROLOGY®, Vol. 204 (September 2020): 466-475. https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001020

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