Utah Weekly Forum with Rebecca Cressman
Utah Weekly Forum is a weekly community affairs conversation about the growing and changing needs, resources, and issues affecting the diverse people and communities along the Wasatch Front mountains, within Salt Lake City, and beyond. Utah Weekly Forum is hosted and produced by Rebecca Cressman, KSFI Midday Radio Personality in Salt Lake City. The interview program is broadcast Sunday evenings on FM100.3, KSFI Radio at 11:00pm and on 103.5 FM on Sunday mornings at 5:30am. You can reach Rebecca with questions and show ideas at Rebecca@FM100.com.
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E-Visits Help Patients More Easily Access Medical Care with Intermountain Health
It's the season of sickness, colds, and flus, and doctors’ offices often get crowded this time of the year. But, adults with basic medical concerns can access care without an appointment, video visit, or phone call by using "E-Visits" that cost $35 through the MyHealth+ app. In this episode, FM100.3 Host Rebecca Cressman is joined by Dr. Maurine Cobabe, an Intermountain Health Family Physician in West Jordan. Dr Cobabe explains what common medical illnesses can be addressed through E-Visits and how they make healthcare more accessible by allowing patients with an Intermountain Health patient portal account to send information about how they're feeling to a provider who reviews those symptoms, sends a diagnosis, and a treatment plan within a few hours. For more information, visit https://intermountainhealthcare.org/services/virtual-care/message-with-provider
Community Gardens Bring Neighbors Together in Utah County
All across the country, community gardens create a space for people to connect to each other and to enjoy helping each other plant and harvest healthy, locally grown food. Community Action Services and Food Bank in Utah County now has 3 community gardens in Provo City and 1 in Spanish Fork City created with partnerships with local cities and volunteers. In this episode, FM100.3 Host Rebecca Cressman is joined by CASFB Community Garden Program Manager Hillary Wittaker and Angie Hatch, the volunteer leader of the Spanish Fork Community Garden. They share how the gardens are just one of the many supportive programs and resources that Community Action Services and Food Bank offers to help individuals and families gain self-reliance, financial stability, and food security. To volunteer or to learn more visit, https://www.communityactionprovo.org/
West Valley City Neighbors Help Each Other at "My Hometown" Community Resource Centers
September marks the beginning of free classes and neighbor-to-neighbor service projects at West Valley City's My Hometown Community Resource Centers (CRCs) in Northeast Granger, Central Granger, West Granger, & Central Valley View. The centers are staffed by neighborhood volunteers who help coordinate Days of Service to improve local homes in need and who teach everything from English as a second langauge to parenting, and from pathways to citizenship to piano. The goal? To help others, expand opportunities, and to form friendships and connections within WVC communities. The My Hometown Initiative is expanding to other cities along the Wasatch Front. In this episode of Utah Weekly Forum, FM100.3 Host Rebecca Cressman is joined by West Valley Mayor Karen Lang, My Hometown Initiative leaders Craig and Linda Burton, and WVC My Hometown Chair Randy Whitehead who share the impact of this partnership between the city's community members, the Interfaith Council, local businesses, local churches, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. On Sept 7th at the West Granger CRC and on Sept 14th at the Central Granger CRC there will be free neighborhood Fall Festivals with food, live bands, climbing walls, water slides, and resource booths from 5:30-8:30pm. To learn more about MyHometown or to get involved, send an email to: myhometown@wvc-ut.gov Or call Karin at 801-965-5520.