Community Health’s Prescriptions for Nature and the Outdoors By Bill Ackerman on September 16, 2022 in Community Health News Social prescribing is gaining recognition in the US, said Arwen Turner, Executive Director of Rutland-based Come Alive Outside. “Our NatureRX program is unique because our programs aren’t solely a partnership with a health care provider and a parks system. CAO, a nonprofit, provides the one-on-one coaching which is a different approach to the program than […]
The Farmacy Project’s Healing Goodness By Bill Ackerman on July 29, 2022 in Community Health News Baby turnips sautéed in olive oil, sweet and tender with a slight peppery bite. Oven roasted patty pan squash with fragrant herbs. Roasted cabbage. These tastes and aromas were foreign to Eileen Henry’s pallet. She’d never tried many of the nutritious Vermont farm fresh vegetables before the Farmacy introduced her to the flavor abundance available [...]
Community Health addresses ‘mental health crisis’ with new staff, programs By Jill Jesso-White on January 13, 2021 in Community Health News, COVID Katie James, RN-BC, is coordinating Community Health’s involvement in Come Alive Outside’s Passport to Recovery project which helps those in recovery from addiction or anyone who is suffering from anxiety or depression. The program will offer more than 40 activities over a 10-week period.
Community Health Partners with Come Alive Outside! By Jill Jesso-White on November 15, 2017 in Community Health News Come Alive Outside, a nonprofit organization based in Rutland, will produce the 100 Miles, 100 Days Walking Challenge again this winter, as well as a Winter Passport for 1,200 elementary students in Rutland County. The programs are possible through the continued support of the Rutland Regional Medical Center, Vermont Department of Health and Carpenter & […]
