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Jan
13
0 comments Tags: environmental health, resources
January is National Radon Action Month. As we got to know Nancy Holmquist from Cary (ME) Medical Center during Focused Outreach last year, we learned more about projects and programs Cary has implemented around radon education and mitigation. But what is radon? What are radon’s health effects? And what are the prevention and mitigation options?… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Aug
02
0 comments Tags: community health workers, National Library of Medicine, resources
This blog post is an excerpt from Community Health Workers: The State of the Evidence, 2021, written by Elijah Olivas and Hannah Marcus, and edited by Jaime Holbrook. Community health workers play a critical role in maintaining and improving individual and collective health outcomes. Yet their contributions and potential remain under-recognized and CHW programs underfunded. By… Read More »
Posted in: Funded Project
Sep
20
0 comments Tags: Emergency Preparedness (EPP), resources
September is national preparedness month and the week three theme was “Low-Cost, No-Cost Preparedness.” But what does that mean? What actions can we take to prepare for emergencies that are low or no cost? Preparedness can feel daunting, but it isn’t an all or nothing activity. Small actions can make a big difference during and… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Aug
20
0 comments Tags: Emergency Preparedness (EPP), resources
It’s that time of year again. Hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin (Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico) is from June 1 to November 30 and peaks in mid-August to late October. Here in the Northeast, hurricanes may not be the first thing we think of when we think about preparing for… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jul
18
0 comments Tags: climate change, Emergency Preparedness (EPP), resources
A few weeks ago, a heat wave in the Northwest lead to a strongly worded statement from Seattle-King County Public Health and Oregon Health Authority urging Portland residents to seek help from their primary care providers for heat related illness due to high demand in Emergency Departments. At the same time another heat wave in… Read More »
Posted in: Blog