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Gov. Herbert and Lt. Gov. Cox to partner with local charitable organizations and businesses for Puerto Rico relief
What: Gov. Herbert and Lt. Gov. Cox are teaming up with local charitable organizations and businesses to raise funds to send 150 Utahns to Puerto Rico to provide humanitarian aid in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Utah volunteers sent to Puerto Rico will specifically assist in the installation of solar generators, other solar products and temporary shelters, as the territory remains approximately 70 percent without power.
Monday’s kick-off event will detail project efforts and discuss how Utahns can help. Speakers will include Gov. Herbert and Lt. Gov. Cox, and Jorge and Carilu Alvarado who recently moved to Utah from Puerto Rico and are heading up volunteer efforts. Utah volunteers who recently returned from doing humanitarian aid in Puerto Rico will provide a solar equipment demonstration for members of the press. More than 30 Utah residents slated to volunteer will be in attendance.
Who:
Gov. Gary R. Herbert
Lt. Governor Spencer J. Cox
Tifie Humanitarian, Inc.’s “Light Up Puerto Rico” campaign representatives
30+ Utah volunteers with direct ties to Puerto Rico
Local business and organization sponsors
When:
Monday, Oct. 30, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.
Where:
Utah State Emergency Operations Center
*See notes for location information
Notes:
In covering the event, media is encouraged to display the web address http://bit.ly/LightUpPR, the YouCaring page where Utahns can donate for solar supplies and temporary shelters, or https://tifie.org/donate. 100% of the proceeds collected will be used to purchase equipment to send to Puerto Rico.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is located on the west side of the Utah State Capitol in a secure area. Members of the media and participants who are unfamiliar with the location of the Emergency Operations Center are encouraged to proceed to the Governor’s Office lobby before 10:45 a.m., where a member of staff will escort you to the event location. Approximate EOC location here.
Visuals include solar equipment used for the project, b-roll of a group photograph of volunteers in Light Up Puerto Rico t-shirts, and a photo gallery of Puerto Rico taken by Light Up Puerto Rico volunteers last week for unlicensed use.
A mult box and lighting will be provided.
Study: Nurses so stressed they might get sick
Many of America’s nurses admit they are stressed out, consuming too much junk food and getting too little sleep, says a Ball State University study.
The Impact of Perceived Stress and Coping Adequacy on the Health of Nurses: A Pilot Investigation, published in the online journal Nursing Research and Practice, found that nurses with high stress and poor coping had difficulty with patients, working in teams, communicating with co-workers and performing their jobs efficiently.
“This study reveals stress takes a toll on nurses’ health and they need better ways to handle it,” said Jagdish Khubchandani, a Ball State health science professor who was part of a multi-university team that examined how nurses cope with stress. “Nurses need to improve their lifestyles and health behaviors, take advantage of all health benefits available to them and learn to manage stress and conflicts at the workplace.”
The study of 120 nurses working in the Midwest found that most nurses had poor health habits:
· 92 percent had moderate-to-very high stress levels.
· 78 percent slept less than eight hours per night.
· 69 percent did not exercise regularly.
· 63 percent consumed fewer than five servings offruits and vegetables per day.
· 22 percent were classified as binge drinkers.
The study also found that when confronted with workplace stress, 70 percent of nurses reported that they consumed more junk food and 63 percent said that they used food as a coping mechanism.
Nurses in the “high stress/poor coping” group had the poorest health outcomes and highest health risk behaviors compared to those in other groups, researchers also found.
“Management has a big role to play in providing health promotion services and employee assistance programs to help deal with stress-related poor health behaviors, such as addiction,” Khubchandani said. “What I find severely lacking is the understanding of burnout in nurses, its prevalence and its long-term impact on the nursing workforce of any facility.
“Management needs to invest in assessing and addressing these issues. In the long term, employers can save costs if their nurses remain fit and perform to the best of their abilities.”
Contact information:
Khubchandani may be reached at 765-285-8345 or jkhubchandan@bsu.edu.
