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Watch a video about Little River's newest project called "Everyone Eats Vermont" and learn about the project.

Little Rivers Health Care is proud to recognize the following staff: Nicole Keaty, RN; Wendy Munn, RN; Ashley Murray, LNA, MA; Kate Telofski, MA; Liz Henson, MA; and LRHC board member Karla Wilson, RN as AgriSafe nurse scholars. The staff listed above have recently completed the AgriSafe Network Nurse Scholar Program. They join other nurses across the nation who have invested in their professional training and their communities. Our clinics are located in 3 locations throughout the Upper Valley of Vermont: Bradford, East Corinth, and Wells River. AgriSafe Nurse Scholar is an 18-hour educational series which targets agricultural health and safety issued, risks, and prevention measures that can impact the short and long-term wellness of community families and businesses that depend on production agriculture. Topics include ergonomics, women’s health, youth in the workforce, mental health, hearing and respiratory protection, animal borne diseases, pesticide and chemical safety, and several emerging issues. AgriSafe is a non-profit national membership organization, that represents health professionals and educators who strive to reduce health disparities found among the agricultural community. Our vision is to prevent agricultural injuries, disease, and fatalities through the effective delivery of agricultural occupational health services. To find out more about AgriSafe Network and the AgriSafe Nurse Scholar Program, please contact 1-866-312-3002 or email us at info@agrisafe.org About some of our scholars: Ashley Murray serves at Little Rivers Health Care as an LNA and MA. She is a graduate of Southern Vermont College and is currently Enrolled at Community College of Vermont. She has worked for LRHC for 5 years. Her background has included being an LNA for St Johnsbury Health and Rehab and Rowen Court. When asked about the AgriSafe program Ashley said, “I spent 18+ hours studying and learning about conditions and struggles that farmers and their families face. This was a huge eye opener and only increased my appreciation for all farmers and families, but especially our locals! I look forward to being able to put this education to use!” Liz Henson serves at Little Rivers Health Care as an LNA. She is a Half time student at White Mountain Community College in Littleton working towards a nursing degree. She has been an LNA for over 20 years. She has worked for LRHC for just over a year. She received her LNA license at Glencliff in 1999. She has worked as a patient care technician at the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth and in the pediatric ICU. Later she worked at Cottage Hospital as a tech in the Emergency Room. When asked about the AgriSafe program Liz said, “the AgriSafe nurse scholar program was packed with valuable information about rural healthcare and some of the challenges that may be faced when working with the agricultural population.”

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Vermont’s WCAX reported today that the Vermont emergency order is extended to June 15th, that Vermont has the lowest virus growth in the US, and that the state’s COVID-19 figures held nearly flat this week. Our response team met at length this morning to plan expanded testing, expanded in-clinic appointments, and thoughts on best next steps for behavioral health services. We look forward to sharing further details in the next week as they are finalized.

Five people are hospitalized for COVID-19 and there have been 53 fatalities in Vermont; so far, 792 people have recovered. Nearly 20% of tests in Vermont occurred in the last week.

With the decrease in COVID-19 activity in Vermont at this time, we will reduce our frequency of reporting changes in activity from daily to weekly. We will continue to report notable changes and will increase reporting upon an increase in activity. We will continue to report daily on our health center operations and our health services programs.

The Vermont Department of Health (VDH) maintains guidelines that are beneficial to be reminded of as we eagerly open up parts of the economy and increased public activities. Staying at home is still the best way to lower our risk of COVID-19, and as we take small steps to return to work and see our family and friends again, we would like to remind everyone of recommended practices.