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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.5.19

Reid All About it

WBT Systems discusses how to use your LMS for leadership development and all kinds of volunteer training. Navigating the Universe of Employee Medical Leave in DC: A Nonprofit’s Guide to the District of Columbia’s Universal Paid Leave Act (UPLA) and Other Employee Leave Laws (online and Washington DC).

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Decision Striking Down Registration Rule Reopens Drone Debate

Associations Now

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [PDF]. “We have long held that federal registration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) makes sense at an appropriate threshold of weight, capability, and other safety-related characteristics,” AMA President Rich Hanson said in a statement [PDF]. Perhaps not.

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Medical Foundation Launches Campaign to Improve Diabetes Care

Associations Now

The foundation, AMGA’s philanthropic arm, is launching Diabetes: Together 2 Goal , a collaboration between medical groups, local health systems, and industry partners that aims to improve the care of 1 million Type 2 diabetes patients by 2019. That initiative included more than 140 medical groups and health systems. Dr. Donald W.

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Cannabis Conundrum: Pharmacists Investigate How to Manage Medical Marijuana

Associations Now

More education for physicians, pharmacists, and patients is needed to ensure individuals receive the correct product with the correct efficacy and drug-delivery system to fit their disease. Currently, 20 states plus the District of Columbia have laws allowing physicians to prescribe marijuana for medical use.

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Public Transit Group: No “Fatal Flaws” Stopping DC Streetcar

Associations Now

The District of Columbia has a long way to go before its troubled streetcar program can get off the ground, but an analysis by the American Public Transportation Association indicates that the problems ailing the system can definitely be fixed. But others will take time to complete, including the completion of a safety test. “We

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Could “Safe Phone Zones” Help Stop Distracted Driving?

Associations Now

The new zones, which piggyback off the system’s existing traffic oasis locations, include free WiFi and places to sit. Travelers Marketing has also worked on similar systems in Virginia and Arizona. And a network of “Texting Zones” showed up in New York state in 2013.

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Greening the Economy

Plexus Consulting

In 38 states plus the District of Columbia jobs in clean energy outpaced job growth over the last 8 years, according to a recent report by the Pew Charitable Trusts Environmental Group. Jobs in conservation and pollution mitigation are increasing in many states.