When I lived in Florida, I had a neighbor named Ms. Carmen. She was in her late 70s, fiercely independent, and lived alone with her two dogs and one cat, her closest companions. Each hurricane season, ...
The ROSE Port is the first major milestone in RoseVilla’s 25-year Resiliency Action Plan — an effort to prepare for ...
INDEPENDENCE IS HOPING TO CHANGE THAT. HOW’D YOU GUYS GET YOUR WEATHER ALERTS REGARDING THE STORM THAT WE JUST HAD ON TUESDAY? IT’S ABOUT BEING READY BEFORE THE STORM. MOST OF THE RADIO STATIONS AND ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, University of North Dakota (THE CONVERSATION) When I lived ...
The summer heat can be tough on anyone’s body and mind — but the stakes are higher for seniors. Extreme heat may speed up "biological aging" in older individuals, raising concerns about its impact on ...
The time to prepare for emergencies is now, before they happen. That’s why the volunteer Chesterfield Health District Medical Reserve Corps and the Chesterfield Community Emergency Response Team, or ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Caring for elderly parents can be challenging when an emergency hits and families don’t have a care plan ...