Extension Office Friday: Meet Hannah Copp
Sep 15, 2023
Our conversation today for Extension Office Friday featured Karen Poff, a Senior Extension Agent with Virginia Cooperative Extension who manages the NSV Financial Education Program, and Hannah Copp, an Associate Extension Agent in Family and Consumer Sciences, focusing on foods, nutrition, & health.
Hannah told us how...
Lord Fairfax EMS Council: CPR Week
Jun 2, 2023
Our conversation today with Kendra Sours, CPR Coordinator for Lord Fairfax EMS Council was very insightful. She talked about the statistics surrounding cardiac events & cardiovascular disease. She gave details about the types of training they offer to a wide variety of individuals.
American Heart Association classes...
Smartypants Medicine
Oct 24, 2022
Our conversation today with Kelly Botta, founder of Smartypants Medicine gave us some insight into a different & more effective (IMHO) way to get your healthcare.
Kelly, a physician associate explained the idea of direct primary care and compared it to the typical "fee for service" model that many of us experience with...
(New) Warren Memorial Hospital Celebrates One Year
Jun 16, 2022
Our conversation today was all about celebrations. It's part of our community health partnership with Valley Health where we talk each month with administrators, physicians, and other Valley Health staff about health topics, events, and the community.
This month we talked with Jennifer Coello: Vice President, Operations...
Making Healthy Choices With or Without Surgery
Jan 20, 2022
Today's conversation with Georgeann Freimuth, MS, RD, LDN, a registered dietitian with Valley Health's Metabolic and Bariatric Program was pretty insightful. She gave us some great tips about making healthier eating choices and busted a few myths about how often you should be eating each day to lose weight.
Valley...