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Nancy Forlifer uploaded the file: Uninsured Allegany County Trend to Is our community healthy? 6 years, 2 months ago

Chart from County Health Rankings

Pam Jan posted an update in the group What matters to you? 6 years, 2 months ago

Helping ensure our community is healthy is important to me. In case you missed it, this was posted Friday to the “Is Our Community Healthy” group and we’d like your feedback.

This just in from Make Healthy Choices Easy…… Did you know too much screen time can cause anxiety & depression, neck & back pain and weight gain? What can you do to red…[Read more]

Nicole Bradley replied 6 years, 2 months ago

Thank you for sharing, Jan. I am definitely someone who gets “tech neck” frequently from screen time (9:49pm and I’m hunched over a computer…oops). Do you have any information on techniques to lower screen time in working individuals and/or stretches to help combat neck and back pain stemming from screen time? Thanks!

Christine Delaney joined the group Drugs: Problems and Solutions 6 years, 2 months ago

Nicole Bradley posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 6 years, 2 months ago

http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/maryland/2018/measure/factors/3/data

I had the pleasure of speaking to many, many people yesterday at the Appalachian Festival. One gentleman in particular said that he was a nurse in West Virginia (I can’t remember where exactly, sorry) but he said he works with a high uninsured population. He asked what…[Read more]

Jennifer Corder replied 6 years, 2 months ago

This government website shows census statistics and measures the Allegany County uninsured as 6.4% in 2017.

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/alleganycountymaryland/PST045217

Dan Snyder joined the group What matters to you? 6 years, 2 months ago

Dan Snyder joined the group Is our community healthy? 6 years, 2 months ago

Dan Snyder joined the group Drugs: Problems and Solutions 6 years, 2 months ago

Nicole Bradley posted an update in the group Pregnancy and Child Health 6 years, 2 months ago

Thank you to everyone who came to the Appalachian Festival at Frostburg State University and learned more about AlleganySpeaks. I hope you all share your insightful thoughts about our community here!

Nicole Bradley posted an update in the group Drugs: Problems and Solutions 6 years, 2 months ago

Thank you to everyone who came to the Appalachian Festival at Frostburg State University and learned more about AlleganySpeaks. I hope you all share your insightful thoughts about our community here!

Nicole Bradley posted an update in the group What matters to you? 6 years, 2 months ago

Thank you to everyone who came to the Appalachian Festival at Frostburg State University and learned more about AlleganySpeaks. I hope you all share your insightful thoughts about our community here!

Nicole Bradley posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 6 years, 2 months ago

Thank you to everyone who came to the Appalachian Festival at Frostburg State University and learned more about AlleganySpeaks. I hope you all share your insightful thoughts about our community here!

Jennifer Corder replied 6 years, 2 months ago

Thanks for braving the wet weather to help spread the word about AlleganySpeaks.com!

Pam Jan posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 6 years, 2 months ago

This just in from Make Healthy Choices Easy…… Did you know too much screen time can cause anxiety & depression, neck & back pain and weight gain? What can you do to reduce your screen time? Talk to us here and on our Make Healthy Choices Easy Facebook page!

Jennifer Corder replied 6 years, 2 months ago

You raise an important topic, a challenge in today’s screen-saturated world. Children who spend excessive time in front of screens, rather than speaking and interacting directly with other human beings, can over time lose language and socialization skills. Day-to-day and hour-to-hour routine human interaction helps toddlers integrate things like…[Read more]
Jen Thomas replied 6 years, 2 months ago

The reality is that “screens” are not going away – ever! But – with that said – there has to be a happy medium, just as in all other aspects of life. Everything in moderation! Electronics are extremely important and valuable to our everyday lives, but they have taken over face to face conversations and interactions that are vital to our health,…[Read more]

Susan Stewart posted an update in the group What matters to you? 6 years, 2 months ago

I’d like to see our children and youth actively engaged in movement and deeply thought provoking activities. The time spent on cell phones, computers, video games, and tablets continues to be quite alarming. What are your ideas for our precious young ones?

Richard Kerns joined the group Drugs: Problems and Solutions 6 years, 2 months ago

Brenda Caldwell posted an update in the group Is our community healthy? 6 years, 2 months ago

AlleganySpeaks will have a tent at the Appalachian Festival in the upper quad at Frostburg State University tomorrow from noon to 6 p.m. Come by and see us! And encourage others you know to stop by to learn more about getting involved and starting a discussion group!

MJoy posted an update in the group What matters to you? 6 years, 2 months ago

I worry that our area isnt providing the jobs, doctors, and education of children that keep a family here in Allegany County. We have alot to offer that doesnt translate into tangable things that people can relate to. I dont want my child to have to move away in order to get a good paying job. Does anyone else worry about the same thing?

Susan Stewart replied 6 years, 2 months ago

Thank you for mentioning this. I think many of us feel the same way. For those who wish to become a health professional, the salary outlook is much improved over many of the other jobs near here. AHEC West operates the ECHO (Exploring Careers in Health Occupations) program for students between their Freshman and Senior years of high school. It’s…[Read more]