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Yes, it is 2024 and we are still reviewing lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. An intriguing finding is that connecting with nature enabled people to cope with pandemic stress. Dr. Carole Myers talks with Dr. Derrick Stowell, who directs horticultural therapy programs for the UT-Knoxville Gardens. Horticultural therapy is one way to connect with nature.
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Guitarist and composer Julian Lage returns to the Big Ears Festival. He talks with Todd Steed about his affinity for Knoxville, his latest recording and how he changed things up for his upcoming tour.
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Gun violence is a wicked problem. Wicked problems are difficult, maybe impossible, to solve. This is because wicked problems are complex, dynamic, and generally symptoms of other problems. Wicked problems are characterized by different stakeholders representing radically different perspectives and wicked problems are dynamic, not stable or static. In this episode Dr. Carole R. Myers and Dr. Katrina Green, a board-certified emergency physician, discuss approaches to addressing gun violence.
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TVA doesn't track how many cryptocurrency mines are setting up in the region, but CEO Jeff Lyash confirmed he met with 300 crypto miners to discuss demand on the grid. Meanwhile, residential ratepayers might see more crypto mines entering communities, and higher electricity rates. Tennessee is trying to pass laws that would protect crypto miners from zoning restrictions.
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This week on HealthConnections is the second part to the conversation with Senator Dr. Richard Briggs. Dr. Carole Myers, a professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, talks with state senator and physician, Dr. Richard Briggs, about Juul settlement funds and disparities in rural healthcare assess.
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This week on HealthConnections, a look at issues that may arise during the next Tennessee General Assembly. Dr. Carole Myers, a professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, talks with state senator and physician, Dr. Richard Briggs, about Medicaid expansion, gun control and mental health. Today's episode is part 1 of the conversation.
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IRS data shows a jump of 37% in small non-profit formations between 2016 and 2022 in Tennessee. With very few filing or reporting requirements, spotting fraud is almost impossible. WUOT talked with some nonprofit experts about the legal origins of the problem, and how consumers can protect themselves from donating to the wrong charity.
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The city said the biggest tree canopy losses happened in residential neighborhoods, and planners are trying to raise awareness and expand Knoxville's tree coverage.
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Dr. Carole Myers, a professor emeritus in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, talks to Mandy Spears, deputy director of the Sycamore Institute, an independent, nonpartisan public policy research center for Tennessee, about information around the increase of suicide rates and poor mental health among children and teens.
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Fentanyl use is spreading in Tennessee, and one former DEA agent is calling for more preventive care and community partnerships to stop the epidemic of opioid abuse.
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When artists like Dolly Parton and Morgan Wallen root for Tennessee Vols, it's a win in the stadium and on campus.