Medical Matters Weekly: Health Equity for BIPOC Community

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BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Health Care's (SVHC) "Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson" — a weekly interactive, multiplatform medical-themed talk show — will feature registered nurses Patricia Johnson and Caitlin Tilley on its Aug. 18 program. 
 
All shows air at noon. The nurses will discuss their work to improve health equity for Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities.
 
The show is produced with cooperation from Catamount Access Television (CAT-TV). Viewers can see "Medical Matters Weekly" on Facebook at facebook.com/svmedicalcenter and facebook.com/CATTVBennington. The show is also available to view or download a podcast on www.svhealthcare.org/medicalmatters.
 
Johnson has worked in the Emergency Department at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center since 2016. In addition, she is the director of nursing for Recovery House, an alcohol, drug, and family rehabilitation program in Wallingford. She earned an associate's in nursing from Vermont Technical College, a bachelor's in criminal justice from Southern Vermont College, and a master's in leadership from Springfield College. She has worked in social work and education roles and as an LNA since 2006. In 2021, she received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
 
Tilley has worked at SVMC since 2014. She serves as the director of the Transitions of Care. In addition, Tilley is the chair of the health system's Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She earned an associate's in nursing from Vermont Technical College and a bachelor's in nursing from Southern New Hampshire University. She is currently enrolled in Southern New Hampshire's MBA program for Healthcare Administration.
 
After the program, the video will be available on area public access television stations. On CAT-TV, viewers will find the show on channel 1075 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Monday, 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 a.m. Friday, and 7 p.m. Saturday. GNAT-TV's Comcast channel 1074 airs the program at 8 a.m. Monday, 9 p.m. Wednesday, and 1 p.m. Saturday.
 
Upcoming guests include:
  • Wednesday, Aug. 25: Tim VanOrden, athlete and coach, will share his ideas for increasing activity and health in your life.
  • Wednesday, Sept. 1: Cath Burns of Vermont Care Partners, will discuss COVID Support Programs.
  • Wednesday, Sept. 8: Dr. Vikas Saini, president of the Lown Institute will discuss healthcare quality metrics.
 
To contribute questions in advance of each week's show, contact wellness@svhealthcare.org or post to Facebook with #SVHCMedicalMattersWeekly.

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We Can be Thankful for Vermont's Wild Turkeys

MONTPELIER, Vt. — One of our native wildlife species historically played an important role on Thanksgiving Day.  
 
North America's native wild turkeys were the ancestors of the Thanksgiving turkey on our dinner table. 
 
Originally found only in the wild, turkeys now exist as meat-producing domesticated varieties -- the broad breasted white, broad breasted bronze, white Holland, bourbon red, and a host of other breeds – all of them descended from our native wild turkey. 
 
More than 140,000 servings of Vermont wild turkeys are harvested each year – that's 140,000 servings of free-ranging, wild and sustainably harvested protein. 
 
Wild turkeys exist throughout Vermont today, but that was not always the case.  Wild turkeys disappeared from Vermont in the mid-to-late 1800s due to habitat destruction when land was cleared for farming and only 25 percent of the state was covered by forest.
 
The wild turkeys we see in Vermont today originated from just 31 wild turkeys stocked in Southwestern Vermont by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department in 1969 and 1970.  Vermont's forest habitat was once again capable of supporting turkeys.  State wildlife biologists moved groups of these birds northward, and today Vermont's population of turkeys is estimated at close to 50,000.    
 
This is just one of many wildlife restoration success stories we can be thankful for in 2024.  Funding for Vermont's wild turkey restoration was derived from the sale of hunting licenses and a federal tax on hunting equipment. 
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