Bright Horizons Partners With #FirstRespondersFirst to Support Healthcare Workers on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic - Seite 3

#FirstRespondersFirst launched on March 23 with a group of frontline healthcare workers and caregivers that will be constantly expanding in the days and weeks ahead. Key partners participating in virtual town halls and amplifying the importance of supporting the global healthcare workforce are: Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, Elara Caring, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Health Law Advocates, Massachusetts AFL-CIO: (SEIU Local 509), Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, Massachusetts Health Council, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Senior Care Association, MGH Institute of Health Professions, National Association of Social Workers-MA, Partners In Health, and The Schwartz Center, among others.

#FirstRespondersFirst launched its first virtual Town Hall on March 31: Sustaining Yourself During The Coronavirus Crisis. The Town Hall will provide insight into how to better support yourself as a first responder. Attendees will learn how to make a powerful mindset shift — taking care of yourself is the most important thing you can do to care for others — and come away with actionable Microsteps to support and sustain themselves as they confront this crisis. The town hall will be hosted by Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global; Michelle A. Williams, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard Chan School; Joey Hubbard, Chief Training Officer, Thrive Global; and Shekhar Saxena, Professor of the Practice of Global Mental Health, Harvard Chan School. Sign up at https://thriveglobal.com/events/ to receive your Zoom invite. A recording will be posted following the live session.

About Bright Horizons

Bright Horizons is a leading global provider of high-quality child care and early education, back-up care, and workplace employee services. For over 30 years, Bright Horizons has been a champion for working families, designing and providing innovative solutions to help families, employers, and their employees better address the challenges of balancing work and family life. Operating approximately 1,100 child care centers in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada and India, and serving more than 1,150 of the world’s leading organizations, Bright Horizons’ child care centers, back-up child and elder care, help employees succeed at every life and career stage, both at work and at home. For more information, go to www.brighthorizons.com.