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Americares is delivering cleaning supplies, hygiene kits, bottled water and other essential supplies for survivors of the deadly tornadoes that tore through Alabama on Sunday.

Americares, in partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers, has selected recipients of Mental Health First Aid Instructor Scholarships.

Americares has welcomed Brenda Rivera-Garci­a, DVM, MPH, as director of its Puerto Rico Recovery Program. overseeing Americares Hurricane Maria recovery operations in Puerto Rico.

Americares is pleased to announce the election of Francine Katsoudas to its Board of Directors. Katsoudas brings to the board more than 20 years of experience with the global technology company Cisco Systems, Inc., where she has held several senior management roles in operations, customer service and business development

Americares today announced the election of Johnson & Johnson Executive Vice President and General Counsel Michael Ullmann to its Board of Directors. Ullmann brings to the board 30 years of experience with a global health care company.

Americares selected Good Samaritan Health Center of Atlanta, Ga., and Volunteers in Medicine of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., as $100,000 grant recipients from BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) through Americares/BD Advancing Community Health program.

Americares mobilized an emergency response expert following the deadly tsunami that slammed into the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra without warning killing at least 430 people and forcing 21,000 others from their homes.

The Americares medical clinic in Panama City, Fla., will operate through Friday, Dec. 14. The clinic has been providing free primary care services seven days a week since October, following Hurricane Michael.

Americares is pleased to announce actor, director, producer and activist Tony Goldwyn has joined the organization’s board of directors, and acclaimed production designer Jane Musky has been elected to the board of the Americares Free Clinics.

It is with profound sadness that Americares mourns the passing of former President George H.W. Bush.

More than 100 volunteers packed hygiene kits at Americares headquarters and distribution center yesterday, Tuesday, Nov. 27, as part of the nonprofit organization’s #GivingTuesday campaign.

Americares is deploying a response team and preparing emergency shipments of medicine and relief supplies to help families displaced by the deadly wildfires raging through California.

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) has awarded Americares $500,000 to support mental health and psychosocial programs for Hurricane Maria survivors in Puerto Rico with an emphasis on helping older, low-income adults.

Americares is deploying medical teams and more than four tons of medicine and supplies to meet the immediate health needs of Typhoon Yutu survivors in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Health care leaders from across the nation recently came together to agree on the health data free and charitable clinics will voluntarily report in an effort to ensure all patients receive quality care.

In celebration of its 170th anniversary, leading ocean carrier APL is providing Americares with free shipping of medicine and supplies for three years.

Americares has opened a temporary medical clinic in Panama City, Fla., to ensure access to care for Hurricane Michael survivors.

The Americares Airlift Benefit on Oct. 13, 2018, raised over $3 million for the health-focused relief and development organization’s programs worldwide.

Americares is deploying an emergency team to Florida to respond to Hurricane Michael, which is expected to make landfall today as the strongest storm on record to hit the Florida panhandle.

Americares has launched a new digital diabetes prevention program to improve the health of low-income patients in hurricane-impacted communities. The organization is partnering with digital medicine company Omada Health to enroll Texas patients from free clinics in a year-long diabetes prevention program.