Author: Maryssa Gordon

Protecting Women while they Travel

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUrSafe will provide its personal safety app to Solo Female Travelers’ nearly 90,000 members around the world in a deal announced today by UrSafe CEO Anthony Oyogoa, M.D and Solo Female Travelers co-founders Meg Jerrard and Mar Pages. Interest in solo female travel is rising, and search volumes for the term grew six-fold in the four years before the start of the pandemic, but despite the growing trend, women still face many challenges and stereotypes when planning to travel on their own. Female-identifying individuals encounter additional challenges. “Our survey revealed that safety is the…

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Saving Money with HVAC Maintenance

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: 2 minutesPetri Plumbing & Heating, Inc., a family-owned home service company serving Brooklyn and Manhattan for more than 100 years, urges homeowners to service their HVAC system in anticipation of summer weather. After months of sitting idle, HVAC systems can strain to keep up with higher temperatures as summer arrives. Some proactive maintenance can go a long way toward keeping them running efficiently. “Nobody wants to pay sky-high cooling bills,” said Michael Petri, owner of Petri Plumbing & Heating. “Keeping your AC running at top efficiency is easy with a little annual…

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COVID has Changed the Way We Mourn

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a result of the global pandemic, consumers have experienced new ways of mourning the loss of their friends and family, and that has permanently changed the way they mourn, according to The Foresight Companies 2021 Funeral and Cemetery Consumer Behavior Study. Nearly 1/3 (32%) of survey respondents say their attitudes have changed as a result of new experiences, including using new technologies and adopting non-traditional approaches to celebrating. The global pandemic has necessitated the adoption of new technologies and behaviors to the highly traditional funeral and cemetery business, and the…

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Adults are Ignoring Hearing Loss

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith hearing loss ranking as one of the most common chronic health conditions that U.S. adults experience, affecting an estimated 48 million people nationwide, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) have released new polling results that reveal an overwhelming disconnect between the high value that Americans say they place on their hearing and their low willingness to be treated for any hearing loss. The findings are being made public in tandem with the launch of a new public service announcement (PSA) campaign—Act Now on Hearing—as the nation recognizes Better Hearing & Speech Month this May.…

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Exploring Post-COVID Learning Strategies

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: 2 minutesNWEA, a not-for-profit research and assessment provider, recently announced the launch of its new professional learning podcast, The Continuing Educator. The podcast series, geared toward educational leaders and teachers, will discuss current challenges impacting classrooms, schools, and systems, and explore strategies to help educators leverage this unique time of transition to revisit, reform, and design a new future for American education. The podcast is hosted by Jacob Bruno, head of the Professional Learning team at NWEA. The first season, moderated by NWEA’s Lindsay Prendergast, Professional Learning Consultant, and Erin Beard, D.Ed., Content Designer, will…

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56% of People Think COVID is Never Going Away

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: 2 minutesAmericans are adjusting to life in the “new normal” with more than half (56%) saying COVID-19 is never going away, according to a new healthinsurance.com national survey of 1,000 U.S. adults. Healthinsurance.com began conducting monthly consumer pulse surveys since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020 on topics ranging from health insurance, life insurance, telemedicine, and general health to well-being during a pandemic, technology usage, and personal finance. Key healthinsurance.com April 2021 Survey Findings: 56% think COVID-19 is never going away 91% say they will miss some aspect of pandemic life 62% are afraid to cough or sneeze in…

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Take a Time Out from Parenting

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJo Frost, Global Parenting Expert, has announced the launch of her ‘Take A Time Out’  virtual event series. These live events will feature two dates a month for the next nine months. The moderated series will feature Jo Frost discussing a range of family matters and will give attendees the opportunity to ask Frost personal questions live. Attendees will gain more confidence and peace during this transitional year by leaving with the how-to knowledge that Frost provides through her three decades of expertise and wisdom. Each session will include a moderated discussion…

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Navigating Autism During COVID and Beyond

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring Autism Awareness Month in April and throughout the year, May Institute and its National Autism Center are committed to increasing awareness about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and acceptance of individuals with ASD, as well as informing the public about evidence-based treatments. This month, May Institute offers 30 articles about ASD and related special needs. “It is our hope that an increase in awareness will lead to more meaningful actions that will help those with autism successfully navigate the challenges created by the ongoing pandemic,” says Lauren C. Solotar, Ph.D., ABPP, President and CEO. “Further, acceptance and…

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Keeping Your Home as the Eviction Cliff Nears

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: 4 minutesMore than three million renters say they are at risk of losing their homes with the federal eviction moratorium set to expire this week. But a new Zillow analysis shows the number of households evicted could be as low as 130,000. That range highlights the need for federal intervention — both a continuing moratorium and additional assistance that will help not only struggling renters but also their landlords, such as the $45 billion in rental assistance in the recently passed federal stimulus bill. “Job disruptions and economic hardships brought by the pandemic have hit renters…

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Risks and Benefits of the COVID Passport

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMillions across the world are eagerly awaiting future travel as COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up and cases trend down. Even though ‘vaxications’ are on the rise, traveling in our current world is not going to be as easy as it once was pre-pandemic. Additional travel to-do’s will be added to the lists of anyone who wants to travel to America like evidence that they have tested negative for COVID-19 and with the emergence of digital vaccine passports. With over 400 million vaccinated against the virus worldwide, print-outs and photos of vaccination records are easily faked or…

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