Articles by "Lisa Parro"
Lisa Parro, health enews contributor, is a content manager for Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care. A former journalist, Lisa has been in health care public relations since 2008 and has a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University. She and her family live in Chicago’s western suburbs.
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A social media campaign urges people to donate to domestic violence prevention rather than view the blockbuster film.
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