FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monday, August 8, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Area educators are invited to register for the virtual Erath County Health and Education Summit beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The interactive session will focus on the most recent health statistics for Erath and surrounding counties. Topics will include \u201cNutrition and Local Resources for Educators\u201d and \u201cHow Can I Make Sure My Classroom is Ready for Emergencies?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event is hosted by Erath Engaged, a rural outreach initiative of Tarleton State University\u2019s Rural Communications Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe vaccination rates for COVID-19 are stalling throughout our rural communities,\u201d noted Dr. Subi Gandhi, leader of Erath Engaged and a Tarleton public health Associate Professor. \u201cWith the back-to-school season and winter months approaching, the chances of infectious disease transmission increase significantly as indoor activities increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s important to realize that the pandemic is not over and we need to take the best measures to prevent the transmission of diseases such as COVID-19 and the flu this fall. The best mitigation strategy to avoid fast community spread is through vaccination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Erath Engaged will continue education and outreach to reduce health disparities in rural communities. This session is the second of several be held throughout the Cross Timbers region. The summits are supported by the Texas Department of State Health Services \u2013 Public Health Region 2\/3 and AgriLife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To register, visit https:\/\/tarletonstate.us\/erathhealthandeducation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information contact Dr. Jennifer Edwards at jtedwards@tarleton.edu<\/a>, Dr. Gandhi at gandhi@tarleton.edu<\/a> or Dr. Misty Smith at mistysmith@tarleton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Area educators are invited to register for the virtual Erath County Health and Education Summit beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":46784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[382,423,427],"tags":[440,439],"class_list":["post-46782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-academics-research","category-science-health","tag-college-of-liberal-fine-arts","tag-division-of-health-sciences"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/08\/7247-300x200.jpeg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["_Homepage<\/a>","Academics & Research<\/a>","Science & Health<\/a>"],"unlinked":["_Homepage<\/span>","Academics & Research<\/span>","Science & Health<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["College of Liberal & Fine Arts<\/a>","Division of Health Sciences<\/a>"],"unlinked":["College of Liberal & Fine Arts<\/span>","Division of Health Sciences<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 4 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on August 8, 2022","modified":"Updated on August 13, 2022"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on August 8, 2022 8:14 am","modified":"Updated on August 13, 2022 10:36 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Tarleton State University entrance with flags and flowers.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}