After learning about overall health and by doing this research of my community I have been able to see my community in a different light. I used to think that the Town of Coeymans really had nothing to offer and had nothing available for an individual’s overall health. Though we do have limited resources, it…
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COVID-19 in my community In some of my early blog posts I have discussed some areas of healthcare that COVID-19 is affecting and what is being done in response to COVID-19. I am going to again highlight those findings and then talk about how I believe COVID-19 is affecting my community and how we are…
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My Thoughts With my community being a small rural community there are no local resources that can aid in the end of life care. However, with multiple major hospitals in the surrounding area there are many resources that would be available to someone who lived in the town of Coeymans that needed end of life…
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My Community’s Diversity My community is the Town of Coeymans, however, my school district is made up of three different areas. My high school was Ravena, Coeymans, Selkirk, (RCS for short). I would say that my school district has a very diverse income population. Meaning, that in my school district there are families that are…
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My Communities Healthcare Resources When talking about healthcare lots of individuals will think of access to doctors and medical care, however, there is a lot more that goes into an individual’s overall health. As a class we came up with a definition of health as the overall physical, emotional, and mental well-being and having the…
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Community Overview Imagine being able to drive straight through a community in a total of four minutes. There is one large intersection in the town that will either bring you to Main Street, the grocery store, 3 gases stations or up the hill to the country side of the community. This small town is home…
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I’m Bailey and I am currently a Senior at Union College in Schenectady, NY. Sadly, my senior year has been cut short on campus but I am current in an online course called, Exploring HealthCare. On campus we would have gone into different healthcare facilities and volunteered. By doing this we would have been able…
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