Luke Tonachel, Director, Clean Vehicles and Fuels Group, Climate and Energy Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council talks with the WEB about the federal rollback of the fuel economy standards. The fuel economy standards require gradual improvements in mpg for vehicles over time. If we kept the current standards in place the average new […]
The Role of Storytelling in Public Health and Environmental Justice
In this episode, Patty explores the intersection between environmental justice and public health. She is joined in the studio by Monica Vohmann, a practicing family medicine physician and member of Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Jimmy Para, staff attorney at Midwest Environmental Advocates. They discuss the importance of storytelling in helping people to see and […]
Resilience in Brain Aging
Free community health event will focus on recent research in the study of healthy brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease prevention. Keynote speaker Dr. Emily Rogalski, Northwestern University, will discuss her work with SuperAgers, or people who seem resistant to age-related changes in memory and thinking skills. Speakers from the UW will focus on the effects […]
Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness
Traveling Exhibition Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness September 14 – October 22, 2018 Verona Public Library Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness, an interactive traveling exhibition to U.S. libraries, will be on view at the Verona Public Library from Thursday, September 14, through Monday, October 22. Native Voices […]
Proposal Would Expand Access To Methadone Treatment
Methadone is the most well known treatment for addictions to opioid drugs like heroin and prescription painkiller. While other treatments exist, methadone is the oldest and most well studied — but it’s also the most tightly regulated. Patients seeking methadone treatment in some parts of the state need to drive hours every day to the […]
Anytime Fitness Fight Strong Bootcamp
Join us in the fight against breast cancer on Saturday, May 12 for the FIGHT STRONG BOOTCAMP at Breese Stevens Field. The bootcamp starts at 10 a.m. with a minimum of a $10 suggested donation, with all proceeds being donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Come dressed for a workout, yoga mat is optional. […]
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