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The “Dissect & Connect” Podcast: Episode 38 – Lung Cancer Screening & Smoking Cessation Aimee Strong is a Board Certified Adult-Geriatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner at UVA Health who works in the Lung Cancer Screening Program. In our conversation, Aimee explains the different types of lung cancer and the process involved with a routine screening….
Continue ReadingNew River Valley Community Services (NRVCS), in cooperation with the UVA Cancer Center, the New River Health District, and the five local community coalitions throughout the New River Valley, will host a free series of virtual presentations designed to help people quit smoking. The series, which will be broadcast nightly via Facebook Live on the…
Continue ReadingNRVCS Community Wellness & Outreach recently utilized a portion of its Partnerships For Success (PFS) funding to launch a new awareness campaign around overdose and opioid misuse, in response to a documented increase of overdoses in the New River Valley region over the past nine months. A major component of the campaign is a :30-second…
Continue ReadingClick here or on the image above to view. Last Monday, August 31, officials with NRVCS (New River Valley Community Services) hosted the “End Overdose NRV” Virtual Town Hall to help call attention to the growing number of overdoses in the region. The virtual event, held in conjunction with International Overdose Awareness Day, was conducted…
Continue ReadingClick here or on the graphic above to listen. The Dissect & Connect Podcast is also available under “Podcasts” on both Spotify and iTunes/Apple, as well as here: www.nrvcs.org/podcast. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., with over 48,000 Americans dying by suicide each year. American Association of Suicidology President, Dr….
Continue ReadingErine Cressell’s life has been profoundly impacted by overdose. Erine, who is in long-term recovery, openly shares her own struggles with substance use and addiction, and recalls the deeply painful experience of losing not just one – but two – loved ones to overdose. Click here or on the graphic above to listen. The “Dissect…
Continue ReadingMinister Michelle Mathis is co-founder and Executive Director of The Olive Branch Ministry, a faith-based harm reduction agency serving nine counties in North Carolina’s Foothills/Piedmont region. In our conversation, Michelle discusses the mission of her organization and the approach they use to meet drug users ‘where they’re at’ – choosing love and compassion over shame…
Continue ReadingClick here or on the graphic above to listen to this week’s episode! (Also available on Spotify and iTunes/Apple) Jen Scott and Jennifer Bertollo are with the Virginia Tech Autism Clinic and Center for Autism Research (VTAC/CAR). Jen is the Rural Outreach and Grants Coordinator for VTAC/CAR. Jennifer is a doctoral student in the Clinical…
Continue ReadingThe latest episode of the “Dissect & Connect” podcast features an interview with Dr. Brandy Faulkner, the Gloria D. Smith Professor of Africana Studies in the Department of Political Science at Virginia Tech. In our discussion, Dr. Faulkner addresses issues around poverty, class and socioeconomic status. She challenges the long-held notion that anyone living in…
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