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‘Aging Forward’ Continues to Garner Prestigious Awards

Since its release in 2023, Aging Forward: A New Path for Health, Technology, and Community (Health Professions Press, an imprint of Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Inc.) has been making significant waves across the nation, and the accolades keep coming. This year, the book has been honored with several awards, including a 2024 Silver Nautilus Award in the Aging Consciously category, a 2024 Grand Award from the APEX® Awards for Publication Excellence, and a 2024 National Mature Media Award. It was also named a finalist for the 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year earlier this year. The book’s…

‘Getting Dementia Care Right: What’s Not Working and How It Can Change’ Wins Gold in 2024 National Mature Media Awards Program

Baltimore, MD (August 23, 2024) — Anne Ellett and her book Getting Dementia Care Right: What’s Not Working and How It Can Change was a winner in the 33rd annual National Mature Media Awards Program. The program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market, recognizes the nation’s finest marketing, communications, educational materials, and programs designed and produced for older adults. Ellett’s book received the prestigious Gold Award in the Book category. The book draws on Ellett’s extensive nursing and administrative experience in assisted living and skilled nursing communities to explore the…

Aging Forward: A New Path for Health, Technology, and Community Wins Nautilus Book Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kaitlin Konecke, Marketing Manager kkonecke@healthpropress.com 410-337-9585 x181 Aging Forward: A New Path for Health, Technology, and Community Wins Nautilus Book Award in “Aging Consciously” Category Baltimore, MD (June 13, 2024) — Aging Forward: A New Path for Health, Technology, and Community (Health Professions Press, an imprint of Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.), by David Dunkelman and Martha Dunkelman, is a winner of a 2024 Nautilus Book Award in the Aging Consciously category. The Nautilus Book Awards recognize, promote, and celebrate brooks that support conscious living and sustainability, high-level health and wellness,…

Three HPP Books Named Doody’s Core Titles 2024

For Immediate Release Contact: Kaitlin Konecke, Marketing Manager Phone: 410-337-9585 x181 Email: kkonecke@healthpropress.com Baltimore, MD (May 13, 2024) — Health Professions Press proudly announces the inclusion of three esteemed titles in the prestigious 2024 edition of Doody’s Core Titles®. Released on April 23rd, Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences 2024 serves as a beacon for medical, nursing, and allied health librarians worldwide, aiding them in discerning essential resources while adhering to budgetary constraints. Covering 124 specialties across clinical medicine, basic science, nursing, allied health, and related disciplines, this edition continues its legacy as a vital resource…

‘Aging Forward’ Named a Finalist for a Foreword 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Award

For Immediate Release Contact: Kaitlin Konecke, Marketing Manager Phone: 410-337-9585 x181 Email: kkonecke@healthpropress.com Baltimore, MD (March 20, 2024) — Health Professions Press is excited to announce that its book, Aging Forward: A New Path for Health, Technology, and Community has been named a finalist in Foreword Reviews 2023 INDIES Book of the Year Awards. Written by David Dunkelman and Martha Dunkelman, this groundbreaking book confronts the inconvenient reality of the shortfalls of our current care delivery systems in a world with more older adults than ever before, and provides a vision for the future with…

HPP Celebrates the Extraordinary Life of Dementia Care Pioneer Naomi Feil

For Immediate Release Contact: Kaitlin Konecke, Marketing Manager Phone: 410-337-9585 x181 Email: kkonecke@healthpropress.com Baltimore, MD (March 18, 2024) — Naomi Feil, the originator of the Validation method, died on December 24, 2023, at the age of 91. While HPP mourns the loss of a remarkable woman, we also honor her extraordinary life and celebrate the legacy she has left behind. Known as the “godmother” of person-centered elder care, Naomi was a pioneering social worker and gerontologist who transformed long-term care in the 1970s with her introduction of Validation as a communication strategy. This approach asks caregivers to…

Living Normally with Dementia: One Care Home’s Story and How to Make It Yours Wins Award in 2023 National Mature Media Awards Program

For Immediate Release Contact: Kaitlin Konecke, Marketing Manager Phone: 410-337-9585 x181 Email: kkonecke@healthpropress.com Living Normally with Dementia: One Care Home’s Story and How to Make It Yours Wins Award in 2023 National Mature Media Awards Program Baltimore, MD (August 8, 2023) — May Bjerre Eiby and her book Living Normally with Dementia: One Care Home’s Story and How to Make It Yours was a winner in the 32nd annual National Mature Media Awards Program. The program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market, recognizes…

In Memoriam: Virginia Marsh Bell, M.S.W. (1922–2023)

Virginia Bell with co-author David Troxel In Memoriam Virginia Marsh Bell, M.S.W. (Lexington, KY / 1922–2023) It is with gratitude and pride that we recognize the long and productive life of a great friend and colleague, Virginia Bell, who recently left us—but not without leaving an enduring mark on the world, both through the innumerable lives she touched directly and in the reverberations from her good work that spread like ripples across the land and around the globe. With quiet strength and disarming wisdom, Virginia served as teacher, leader, and inspiration to friends, family, and professionals across her remarkable 100…

Essential Resource On Preventing Resident-To-Resident Incidents In Long-Term Care Wins Award In 2022 National Mature Media Awards Program

For Immediate Release Contact: Kaitlin Konecke, Marketing Manager Phone: 410-337-9585 x181 Email: kkonecke@healthpropress.com Essential Resource On Preventing Resident-To-Resident Incidents In Long-Term Care Wins Award In 2022 National Mature Media Awards Program Baltimore, MD (September 2022) — Eilon Caspi, Ph.D., was a winner in the 31st annual National Mature Media Awards Program. The program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market, recognizes the nation’s finest marketing, communications, educational materials, and programs designed and produced for older adults. Caspi’s book, Understanding and Preventing Harmful Interactions Between Residents…

Health Professions Press Books Win Awards in 2021 National Mature Media Awards Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kaitlin Konecke, Marketing Manager marketing@healthpropress.com 410-337-9585 x181 Baltimore, MD (October 2021) — Two Health Professions Press books received awards in the 30th annual National Mature Media Awards Program. The program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market, recognizes the nation’s finest marketing, communications, educational materials, and programs designed and produced for older adults. Montessori for Elder and Dementia Care by Jennifer Brush, M.A., CCC-SLP, was awarded the Silver award in the Publications/Editorial Books category. Also in that category, fellow HPP book Total…

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