VDH: COVID cases elevated to over 400

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health today is reporting 424 cases of COVID-19 for Tuesday (327 Monday, 179 Sunday). There were 251 on Saturday and 372 last Friday, as cases have edged up in recent weeks and 8.5 percent in the last week. There were no additional […]

Protect workers when lightning strikes

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Key points Certain industries – such as construction, telecommunications and utility field repair, and agriculture – carry some of the highest risk. An important tool for employers to have is an emergency action plan, as discussed in OSHA’s standard on employee emergency action plans (1926.35). Training and situational awareness can […]

A safe walk | 2022-04-28

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The rate of pedestrian deaths jumped more than 20% in the first half of 2020. That’s a big increase. What led to it? According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, speeding, distracted driving and impaired driving during the COVID-19 pandemic all played a role. The GHSA says that if the […]

The Benefits of Eating a Plant-Based Diet

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Forest fires, hurricanes, floods, droughts, species extinction — the news can be pretty bleak. Instead of throwing up our hands and feeling helpless, we each have the power to help the health of the planet and ourselves simultaneously, says registered dietician Dana Ellis Hunnes in her new book, Recipe for Survival, […]

Which Tea is the Best for Your Health?

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The art of making tea has been around for thousands of years—used in traditional and ceremonial practices as well as promoting social interactions between people. Just in time for National Tea Day, we spoke with Michael Duranko, tea expert and manager of Local Tea Company in Sarasota, to […]