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Webcast: 14th Annual Congress on Children

Written by evrard on Sep 25, 2012

REPLAY VIDEO: NOWCastSA webcast Voices for Children of San Antonio's flagship workshop, the 14th Annual Congress on Children, on Friday, Sept. 28 live from the Whitley Center at the Oblate School of Theology, at 285 Oblate Dr.

Thanks to underwriting by Methodist Healthcare Ministries, you can replay video from the event here:

Webcast: Designing Healthy Communities

Written by evrard on Sep 17, 2012

REPLAY VIDEO: On Friday, Sept. 21, NOWCastSA webcast the American Institute of Architects San Antonio's 2nd Annual Sustainable Urban Development Luncheon.

Physician, author and sustainable community advocate, Richard J. Jackson, MD, MPH, FAAP, Professor and Chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles, spoke about Designing Healthy Communities.

Larry Miller, MD to receive Innovation in Healthcare and the Biosciences Award

Written by kellymorrispr on Sep 12, 2012

BioMed SA, the non-profit corporation focused on growing and promoting San Antonio’s thriving healthcare and bioscience sector, will award its seventh annual Julio Palmaz Award for Innovation in Healthcare and the Biosciences to pioneering inventor, physician, and entrepreneur Larry Miller, MD, founder & chief medical officer of Vidacare Corporation. The award, named after Palmaz® Stent inventor Julio Palmaz, MD, honors individuals who have made significant contributions to advance the healthcare and bioscience fields. Dr.

Webcast: Health care reform after the Affordable Care Act

Written by evrard on Sep 05, 2012

REPLAY VIDEO: Join NOWCastSA and the League of Women Voters Sept. 11 for a discussion on Health Care Reform After the Supreme Court Decision.

The factual, non-partisan talk on the strengths and weaknesses of the Affordable Care Act will be led by Dr. Amer Kaissi, followed by an opportunity to ask questions.

Map: San Antonio National Night Out

Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Aug 30, 2012

Find an event or add an event on this interactive National Night Out map, created by NOWCastSA so you can share and showcase this popular community gathering.

San Antonio has always shown tremendous enthusiasm for the crime and drug prevention event that is held in August in the rest of the U.S. and on Oct. 2 across Texas.