STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Healthcare professionals and caregivers in Erath, Johnson, Hood, Parker and McLennan counties are invited to two fall virtual health summits \u2014 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept 27 and Nov. 15 \u2014 held by Erath Engaged and Cross Timbers Connections at Tarleton State University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Zoom sessions will focus on resources and emergency preparedness for patients and family members, and highlight data on COVID-19, the flu, monkeypox and other current health topics. Expect presentations on emergency management and preparing patients for crisis situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Participants will receive a list of free and low-cost health resources in their communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRural residents often encounter barriers in accessing health and wellness services, compromising their overall quality of life,\u201d said Dr. Subi Gandhi, Assistant Director of Tarleton\u2019s Rural Communication Institute. \u201cThrough the initiatives launched via Erath Engaged and Cross Timbers Connections, two grant-funded projects, we aim to empower the residents of multiple counties with education to navigate rural health deserts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Led by Dr. Gandhi, Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards and Dr. Misty Smith, this month\u2019s summits are supported by the Texas Department of State Health Services \u2013 Pubic Health Region 2\/3 and Texas A&M Health. They\u2019re two in a series of sessions to be held throughout the Cross Timbers region, featuring speakers from Texas Agrilife Extension, the Alzheimer\u2019s Association and Erath County Community Bridges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To register for the caregiver summit, visit https:\/\/tarletonstate.us\/caregiver<\/a>; to register for the healthcare professionals summit, visit https:\/\/tarletonstate.us\/healthcare<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information, contact Dr. Gandhi (gandhi@tarleton.edu<\/a>), Dr. Edwards (jtedwards@tarleton.edu<\/a>) or Dr. Smith (mistysmith@tarleton.edu<\/a>). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Healthcare professionals and caregivers in Erath, Johnson, Hood, Parker and McLennan counties are invited to two fall virtual health summits \u2014 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept 27 and Nov. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":49676,"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":[382,423,424,427],"tags":[442,439],"class_list":["post-47249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-academics-research","category-arts-events","category-science-health","tag-community-events","tag-division-of-health-sciences"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"priddle","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/priddle-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2023\/10\/Spring-Flowers-Admin-Gates_7545-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["_Homepage<\/a>","Academics & Research<\/a>","Arts & Events<\/a>","Science & Health<\/a>"],"unlinked":["_Homepage<\/span>","Academics & Research<\/span>","Arts & Events<\/span>","Science & Health<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Community Events<\/a>","Division of Health Sciences<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Community Events<\/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 September 26, 2022","modified":"Updated on September 26, 2022"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on September 26, 2022 8:25 am","modified":"Updated on September 26, 2022 8:25 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\/47249","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\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}