The University of Vermont Medical Center HealthSource blog is your leading source for community health news and articles from industry experts. Read through a collection of community health news and articles on a variety of topics such as addiction, substance abuse, sexual assault, mental health and more. The HealthSource community health blog features an array of regular authors and contributors from the medical world including doctors, nutritionists, nurse practitioners, healthcare executives and community partners.
Vermont is experiencing a significant demographic shift resulting in a population profile of older adults that are living longer than ever before. That’s good news! But it also brings with it a slew of lifestyle, housing and care issues. Seniors are asking: What are my choices? Can I/Should I continue to stay at home? How […]
When faced with the issue of changing the culture of sexual violence, it’s difficult to think of action steps to take. National movements, such as “Me Too”, make it seem as though huge awareness campaigns are the only way to make a change. Students from Champlain Valley Union High School (CVU) believe otherwise. Over the […]
Volunteers are an integral part of the University of Vermont Medical Center. This week, we celebrate National Volunteer Week with an interview with Anna Deller. Ann has been a volunteer since 2011. She shares the story of why she started volunteering and why she continues to volunteer today. Read or listen to the interview below. […]
If you have a child with inflammatory bowel disease, we have a group of parents, patients, and caregivers for you to join. Who We Are. The IBD Family Advisory Council began one year ago out of a desire to meet, support, and discuss ways to improve care for our children. When our children were first […]
It’s not every day that Vermont anesthesiologists end up on the national news in Israel. It’s also not every day that Israeli and Palestinian physicians train together. Mark Hamlin and Tim Dominick joined American physicians and Israeli doctors for a ground-breaking point-of-care ultrasound (US) training program. About the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program The program was […]
In this conversation with Judy Peterson, president and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties, we learn how more and more care is being delivered at home – from wound care, recovery from surgery and tele-monitoring for patients with chronic disease to even the most complicated treatments like ventilators and […]
In 1970, to honor the selfless people who give of themselves as blood donors, the United States designated January as National Blood Donor Month. Blood donations help accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those receiving treatment for cancer. We refer to these donations as the gift of life. To understand […]
This is a conversation that occurred on WDEV’s “Open Mike” program on January 11, 2018 about the benefits for patients that will come from a closer connection between hospitals and home care. Host Mike Smith interviewed Judy Peterson, president and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties and Dr. John […]
By Jonathan Jaffrey, Sr. VP and Chief Population Health Officer. University of Wisconsin Health Last month, eight health professionals from Wisconsin visited to Burlington to see the Hub-and-Spoke model for opioid addiction. Vermont has made impressive strides in addressing the opioid addiction crisis by increasing the number of medical providers who offer medication assisted treatment (MAT) to […]
Influenza is a viral infection. It that causes many symptoms that can range from mild (runny nose, cough) to severe (pneumonia and respiratory failure). Did you know that about 30,000 people die from influenza infection every year in the United States alone! The virus develops changes in its genes. That’s the reason that the vaccine […]
