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  HYGEIA HOUSE
High on a hill overlooking both harbors, the newly restored Hygeia House has ten rooms, each with a private bath and water view.
Many guests are content to just grab a rocking chair on one of the porches and watch island life pass by.
Dr. Champlin's medical bags and school papers are on display in the room named for him, and in the room named for Bella, his daughter, are letters she wrote at the turn of the century.
www.hygeiahouse.com /interior.html   (173 words)

  
  The Hygeia Foundation, Inc. & Institute for Perinatal Loss & Bereavement
The Hygeia Foundation, Inc. provides not only a significant awareness to the need for pre-conception care, inter-conception care, pre and post-natal pediatric care, but physician-led personal advocacy and direction specifically targeted for this population at risk.
Hygeia will help facilitate face-to-face consultations from "experts" in their respective fields of women's, maternal and child health.
The Hygeia Foundation and I are committed to and striving to embody all that is humanism into contemporary medical practice.
hygeia.org /index11.htm   (1308 words)

  
 HYGEIA®...The Hygeia Foundation and Institute for Perinatal Loss and Bereavement
Hygeia® is an international community of families who have endured the tragedy of miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal / infant loss.
The Hygeia Foundation, Inc. is striving to improve the awareness of the impact of perinatal, neonatal and infant loss on families, community and society and supports the premise that perinatal and infant morbidity and mortality can be affected by providing all women and their families who have experienced perinatal losses e.g.
This serves to aid in the reduction in what are major disparities in healthcare, particularly inter-conception health care in an effort to reduce disparate rates of premature births, perinatal losses and infant deaths.
www.hygeia.org   (992 words)

  
 Hygeia - Homepage
Goddess of Health, Hygeia is dedicated to educating the public about Women's Health.
It is not intended to provide individual medical advice or to be a substitute for a relationship with your physician, a medical examination, or appropriate tests and treatment.
We dedicate Hygeia to those physicians, hoping to open the eyes of all physicians for the benefit of their patients' health.
www.hygeia.com   (2142 words)

  
  Bowl of Hygeia Award
The Bowl of Hygeia Award is the highest honor given to a graduating student in the School of Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco.
The UCSF Pharmacy Alumni Association presents a uniquely designed representation of the Bowl of Hygeia to the recipient at the Graduation Ceremony each year.
The award is named for Hygeia, the Greek goddess of health, and is recognized as a symbol of the profession of pharmacy.
pharmacy.ucsf.edu /pharmd/students/graduation/hygeia   (205 words)

  
  :: Hygeia HMO - Affiliates ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Hygeia HMO works in partnership with various affiliates to improve on its ability to fulfil its mission of delivering stress-free access to great healthcare.
The partnership between Hygeia HMO and GTA means that each branch in the Guaranty Trusty Bank network is a port for receiving information about the Hygeia Health Plan (which is aimed at individuals and small business) and signing up to the plan.
Lagoon Hospitals is a sister company to Hygeia HMO and as such is the flagship hospital in the Hygeia HMO provider network.
www.hygeiahmo.com /affiliates.asp   (526 words)

  
 CULT OF HYGEIA : Ancient Greek religion
HYGEIA was a minor divinity worshipped in conjunction with her father, the medicine god Asklepios, as the goddess of good health.
In sculpture she was represented as a woman holding a serpent in her hands, sometimes in a two figure statue standing beside her father Asklepios.
There is a similar image of Hygeia (Health); this, too, one cannot see easily because it is so surrounded with the locks of women, who cut them off and offer them to the goddess, and with strips of Babylonian raiment.
www.theoi.com /Cult/HygeiaCult.html   (583 words)

  
 Mednet 2003 - 4-7 December - Hygeia-An Innovative Information Technology-Based Program to Influence the Maternal and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Hygeia Foundation, Inc. now in its eighth year is an established and trusted Internet-based non-profit organization with a membership of more than 23,000 families, world-wide, currently providing online support, information and advocacy for families who have incurred the devastation of perinatal loss and infant death.
The Hygeia Foundation, Inc., is unique in its ability to offer both a backbone of support and information for those families at risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes and now to work proactively to bring families into the health care system thus improving the individuals health and reducing morbidity and mortality.
The user obtains a personalized, signed letter of referral from Hygeia, which introduces them to their health care facility as one who is a member of a respected and important global community and who needs help, much like a private patient would have a letter of referral to a doctor from another doctor.
www.hon.ch /MedNet2003/abstracts/596385522.html   (528 words)

  
 ACP-ASIM - Impact: Hygeia, An Online Journal for Pregnancy and Neonatal Loss
Hygeia was the Greek goddess and guardian of health, daughter of Aesculapius the god of medicine and healing and sister of Panacea.
Hygeia is meant to be an interactive online journal with an approach to healing through the avenues of the mind and the spirit.
The challenge for Hygeia is to become more accessible and accepted as the major resource for those who have undergone the tragic loss of a pregnancy or a newborn child.
www.acponline.org /journals/impact/aug97/hygeia.htm   (633 words)

  
 Harvard Medical International > Health Care Organizations > Case Studies > Hygeia
Hygeia Hospital, a leading private hospital in Athens, Greece, has aimed to position itself as a regional leader in health care services.
Hygeia Hospital continues to build its reputation as a provider of choice in the Greek health care system.
Perhaps more importantly, Hygeia Hospital has sharpened its focus on quality of care by putting in place a new infrastructure to track progress and identify areas for continuous improvement of patient care.
www.hmi.hms.harvard.edu /i_healthcare/case_studies/hygeia.php   (368 words)

  
 :: Hygeia HMO - News ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Hygeia HMO is constantly innovating, looking at improving the quality of its services by finding new and interesting ways to care for its customers health and make their lives less stressful.
Hygeia HMO was honoured by being appointed one of eight official HMOs to administer the first phase of the (Formal Sector) Programme for the NHIS.
Hygeia HMO has been assigned to provide healthcare needs to the NHIS itself and the Ministries of Internal affairs and Defence (the civilians only).
www.hygeiahmo.com /news.asp   (211 words)

  
 Hygeia, Hygea, Hygia, Hygieia; the Greek goddess of health.
Hygeia (also Hygea, Hygia, Hygieia) was the Greek goddess of health and she was worshiped in connection with Aesculapius.
She was said to be one of his daughters [some writers say she was his wife].
Hygeia was often symbolized with a snake drinking from a "cup" in her hand and, as with her father, the snake was often related to healing.
www.wordquests.info /hygeia.html   (327 words)

  
 hygeia dental care - cosmetic dentist - disability policy
This is hygeia dental care’s policy about discrimination on grounds of disability.
Hygeia dental care is committed to working towards equality of opportunity for every member of the team and this policy is one important way of achieving this objective.
Hygeia dental care recognises that discrimination on the grounds of disability is harmful and in many cases illegal.
www.hygeia.co.uk /cosmetic-dentist-disability-policy.htm   (940 words)

  
 Corpus Christi Caller Times Caller.com - Hygeia Dairy plant is closing
Hygeia milk will still be available in local grocery stores, although it will be shipped from San Antonio.
Named for the ancient Greek goddess Hygeia, the company was formed in Harlingen in 1927 when a group of community leaders hired the late Harvey Lee Richards Sr.
Hygeia, headquartered here, increased its workforce to 135 from 105 in December of 1999, when Suiza Foods acquired it.
www.caller2.com /2001/september/26/today/business/12707.html   (765 words)

  
 Boulder Weekly | NewsandViews | Hygeia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Hygeia is her name–the lovely Greek goddess who once watched over the health of ancient Athens.
Hygeia, a new monthly section of Boulder Weekly, celebrates the timeless tradition of healing through wise living.
Hygeia will feature interviews with members of Boulder’s diverse healing and spiritual communities, as well as inspiring stories of local residents’ personal triumphs in the face of illness and opposition.
www.boulderweekly.com /archive/082103/hygeia.html   (189 words)

  
 Hygeia Charity
The Hygeia College of Colour Therapy Ltd was founded in 1957 and registered as a Charity in 1970.
The Hygeia Studios Colour-Light-Art Research Ltd, was founded in 1957 with this idea in mind.
The Hygeia Method of Colour Therapy is, in its own right, a method which follows a scientific and spiritual path acceptable to all who wish to train as colour practitioners.
freespace.virgin.net /hygeia.north/page6.html   (309 words)

  
 Bowl of Hygeia History Wyeth.com
The Bowl of Hygeia was the first recognition program of its kind to be given around the country.
Each fall from 1963 through 2001, the Bowl of Hygeia award winners for the current year were invited to be guests of the company for a special salute held at the company's headquarters.
The sterling silver Bowl of Hygeia that currently sits in a display case at Wyeth is not the original.
www.wyeth.com /aboutwyeth/citizenship/companyawards/bowlofhygeia?rid=/wyeth_html/home/aboutwyeth/corporate_citizenship/company_awards/bowl_of_hygeia/history.html   (657 words)

  
 Bowl of Hygeia Award - Alaska, 2003 - Sarah Altland, Pharmacist
Hygeia was the daughter and assistant of Aesculapius (sometimes spelled Asklepios), the God of Medicine and Healing.
The Bowl of Hygeia Award program was expanded to include Canada when the Pharmaceutical Association of the Province of British Columbia presented the award to the late George T. Cunningham of Vancouver in 1961.
Those chosen by their peers to receive the Bowl of Hygeia Award have ranged from young men and women in the early stages of their careers to long-time practitioners who have reached the top of the profession.
www.whaletailpharmacy.com /award.html   (981 words)

  
 Medical tourism FAQs Surgery abroad
Having surgery abroad is without a doubt a big decision and therefore the quality of care should be the most important factor to consider.
We have selected Thailand because the Hygeia team has lived and worked here in many years, and we have first hand experience with the facilities we work with.
We use the services of our partner facilities ourselves and know how excellent the care and service is. In fact many embassies and expatriates throughout South East Asia, as well as an increasing number of international patients can testify to the world class medical care available in Thailand.
www.hygeiasurgery.com /faq.html   (917 words)

  
 Hygeia ~ A Unique Center for Women's Health
AT HYGEIA, WE BELIEVE for health to be present a woman must be physically, spiritually, emotionally and intellectually strong.
Hygeia provides an environment which eliminates fear and minimizes discomfort for women coping with gynecologic disorders and pursuing optimum health.
At Hygeia, we model healthy living and provide support to help each client achieve her personal health care goals.
www.hygeiawomen.com /index.html   (137 words)

  
 Bowl of Hygeia Wyeth.com
The Bowl of Hygeia, universally depicted as a serpent wrapped around a bowl, originated from Greek mythology.
At that time the people believed the serpents were brought back to life by the healing powers of Aesculapius — ultimately the reason he became the symbol of healing.
Hygeia (pronounced Hi-jé-a), the daughter of Aesculapius, was the goddess of health.
www.wyeth.com /aboutwyeth/citizenship/companyawards/bowlofhygeia   (425 words)

  
 About Hygeia
The Hygeia College of Colour Therapy was founded by Theophilius Gimbel, the author of several books on colour and light.
The Hygeia College in the North will continue to offer Preliminary, Foundation and Advanced Courses for students wishing to learn the comprehensive Hygeia system for the therapeutic use of colour energies.
In Greek mythology, Hygeia was the daughter of the Greek physician,
freespace.virgin.net /hygeia.north/index.html   (250 words)

  
 Yale-New Haven Hospital - News Release
Since he started the Hygeia website (http://hygeia.org) in January 1996, Dr. Michael R. Berman knew he wanted as many women as possible to have access to the information and resources for those women who have had a miscarriage or a newborn who died shortly after birth.
To expand the Hygeia concept and make it more accessible, Dr. Berman established The Hygeia Foundation, Inc., which will establish networks and collaboration among medical professionals, medical schools, hospitals and support services in order to assist underserved women who experience miscarriages or loss of a baby after birth.
Hygeia is named for the Greek goddess of health, Dr. Berman said.
www.ynhh.org /press/1998/hygeia.html   (602 words)

  
 Venus-Hygeia (Getty Museum)
Her precise identity is uncertain because the figure displays elements connected with more than one deity: Hygeia, the goddess of health, and Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
As a relative latecomer to the classical pantheon, Hygeia lacked a distinct mythology and hence definitive attributes.
Frequently Hygeia was blended or merged with another goddess, both in cult practice and in depictions, and this combination may be represented here.
www.getty.edu /art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=7882   (180 words)

  
 Occultation by Hygeia, Aug 25, 2001 UT
Jim Kern and I used the 10-inch Meade telescope at the RIT Observatory (long 77.66 West, lat 43.08 North) to observe the possible Hygeia occultation on Aug 25, 2001 UT. Here's a finding chart of the area around the star, TYC 5236-1162, located at (J2000) RA: 22 39 22.4833, Dec: -03 35 18.864.
The star marked by the red cross is TYC 5236-1162, in front of which Hygeia might pass.
To find the times of ingress and egress, and the depth of the event, I focused on the magnitude measurements of "star B" (asteroid Hygeia plus the star behind it), averaging the values from 11 successive frames with a moving boxcar.
spiff.rit.edu /richmond/ritobs/hygeia/hygeia.html   (1077 words)

  
 Hygeia Healthcare Healthcare outsourcing Corporate healthcare and incentive solutions
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 Hygeia Designs for Medical Websites, Nursing Websites, Health Practitioner Websites, Health Curriculum and Course Design
Hygeia Designs for Medical Websites, Nursing Websites, Health Practitioner Websites, Health Curriculum and Course Design
Expert Web Design for Medicine, Nursing, Hospitals, Health Clinics, Chiropractors, Acupuncturists, Reflexologists, Healers, Massage Therapists, Spas, Fitness and Nutrition, Prevention and Health Promotion, Education, Informatics, and other topics related
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www.hygeia-design.com   (72 words)

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