In this episode, Sara and Kaycee sit down with Emily, an Environmental Health Scientist at TriCounty Health Department, to discuss the dos and don'ts of holiday food safety. They discuss the importance of proper turkey thawing techniques, how handwashing during preparation is a vital step, and how best to tell when your holiday dishes are done. Emily explains the proper cool down techniques and how long your holiday leftovers are typically safe to eat.

For more information on food safety through the holidays, please visit: https://www.foodsafety.gov/keep-food-safe/food-safety-by-events-and-seasons

For more information on TriCounty Health Department and the programs available, please visit: https://tricountyhealthut.gov/

In this episode, Kaycee and Sara sit down with Tara, TriCounty Health Department's Health Promotions Supervisor. Tara manages many prevention programs and discusses the importance of Narcan within the community. Narcan, or Naloxone, is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. Narcan can quickly restore normal breathing to a person if their breathing has slowed or stopped because of an opioid overdose. They discuss the process of administering Narcan, who and what situations it is safe for, and why it is important for the general public to have on hand.

Every life is worth saving, and every person can save a life.

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In this episode, Sara and Kaycee sit down with TriCounty Health Department's Nursing Director, KayCee, to discuss the programs at TCHD that directly influence women's health. BeWise, or Wise Women, is a health coaching program that helps women work on their personal health goals. They also go over the Utah Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Program and discuss why getting early screenings are important to personal health.

For more information on TriCounty Health Department, Be Wise, or the Utah Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Program, visit the following websites:

www.tricountyhealthut.gov

bewise.utah.gov

cancer.utah.gov