Small businesses represent more than 99 percent of all employers, provide 75
percent of the net new jobs, and generate a majority of American innovation.

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Region IX includes Arizona,
California, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam and is headquartered in Los Angeles.
Ballesteros serves as chief administrative officer for the PPEP
Microbusiness and Housing Development Corporation in Tucson.

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In the past 20 years, Ballesteros has helped deliver over $13 million in
capital that 's assisted more than 3,200 local residents and entrepreneurs
start and grow businesses within their disadvantaged communities.

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"With the help of the United Health Foundation,
we are educating consumers about important steps they can take, and
how to work with their health professionals to use over-the-counter
medications safely and appropriately for themselves and their
families.gov
Editor's note: Media inquiries for the FDA should be directed to
Crystal Rice at (301) 827-1673 .

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In an effort to help people achieve safer
health care outcomes, United Health Foundation, in partnership with
the Food and Drug Administration, has launched a nationwide campaign
to educate consumers about how to use over-the-counter drugs safely."
The health education campaign is appearing through the end of the
year in national print publications and online health and news
sources, such as People, USA Weekend, Good Housekeeping, Ebony, Better
Homes + Gardens, Woman's Day, Prevention, Family Circle, Parenting,
Vista, Yahoo!, AOL, ABCNews.

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unitedhealthfoundation.org) is a
nonprofit, private foundation with a mission to support the health and
medical decisions made by physicians, health professionals, community
leaders and individuals that lead to better health outcomes and
healthier communities.

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Materials are available in both English
and Spanish.

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The Foundation, which was established in 1999
by UnitedHealth Group, supports a variety of projects and activities
nationally to further this mission.

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A National Small Business Week program will take place April 13-14 in
Washington , D.

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Tucson Advocate for Economic Development and Small Business Assistance Wins SBA Regional Award

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Through this campaign, consumers are reminded to:

Always read and follow directions on over-the-counter product
labels;

Avoid taking more than one medication with the same active
ingredients; and

Talk with a health care professional if any side effects
occur.

About United Health Foundation

United Health Foundation (www.

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S. National Small Business Week recognizes outstanding small
business owners for their personal achievements and contributions to the
nation's economy.

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MINNEAPOLIS ----The misuse of
over-the-counter medications accounts for a reported 178,000
hospitalizations annually.com and About.

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His efforts
have successfully alleviated poverty and provided economic self-sufficiency
for Hispanic and other minority low-income families and women through self -
employment.
"Over-the-counter medications are powerful drugs that must be used
correctly if they are to work effectively," said Dr. Steven Galson,
Acting Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research US Food and
Drug Administration.fda.

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Small Business Administration's (SBA) regional
Minority Small Business Champion of the Year. The non-profit
organization has brought millions of dollars into small economically
disadvantaged rural areas and provided specialized self-employment and
small/micro business services., vice president, United
Health Foundation.

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The campaign is aimed
at women ages 25-60, who are estimated to make 75 percent of all
household health decisions .

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"As part of our mission, United Health Foundation partners with
trusted organizations to provide reliable, science-based information
that helps individuals and their physicians achieve better and safer
health outcomes," said Reed Tuckson, M.

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"
Criteria for Minority Small Business Champion of the Year include
voluntary efforts to advance minority small business interests; demonstrate
efforts to improve conditions in the minority small business community as a
whole; voluntary provision of professional services to the minority small
business community in legal, legislative, managerial or financial capacity;
demonstrated accomplishments in advising minority small business groups of
opportunities; and other accomplishments demonstrating the nominee's merit as
an effective advocate for minority small business interests. There are about 25 million small businesses in America.com.

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For more information and tips on how to use over-the-counter
medications safely, visit www.

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LOS ANGELES, Frank Ballesteros, a dedicated and
tireless advocate for micro and small business development in the Tucson, AZ,
area, has been named the U. These services include critical business
lending capital, as well as essential financial literacy education, business
development, technical assistance and computer literacy education services.

United Health Foundation and FDA Partner to Promote the Safe Use of Over-The-Counter Medications

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"Given the significant health consequences that can
arise from misuse of over-the-counter medications, we are pleased to
partner with the FDA to focus on this important issue.

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"Frank Ballesteros has played a key role in bringing public and private
investment to communities that desperately need capital to start a small
business," says Bruce Thompson, SBA's regional administrator. "That capital is
critical to the economic development of these communities.unitedhealthfoundation.

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