Intermountain Healthcare provided over 700 potentially affected residents with no-cost blood lead screening
We are always grateful for the opportunity to serve our community through collaboration with our public health colleagues to enhance community health.”
— Mikelle Moore, Intermountain senior vice president of community health
SANDY, UTAH, USA, March 22, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Good news for Sandy City, Utah residents affected by the city’s recent water contamination issue.
Results are back from the free blood lead level screening tests provided by Intermountain Healthcare to 704 residents living in the affected areas – zones 1, 2, and 3. They show only one person tested above the 5.0μg/dL reference level at which the CDC recommends public health actions be initiated.
This is fewer than Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) would statistically expect for a population this size, based on the expected prevalence of elevated blood lead levels countywide.
“The one individual who tested above the CDC action level is an adult over the age of 65 with other possible exposures to lead; their blood lead level was 5.1 μg/dL,” said Gary Edwards, SLCoHD executive director.
Based on reports from Sandy City regarding the length of time that fluoride, lead, and copper were present in the water system, health officials had said the water situation was unlikely to have long-term health impacts for potentially affected residents. SLCoHD partnered with Intermountain Healthcare for the free lead testing to provide peace of mind for residents.
“We extend our thanks to Intermountain Healthcare for providing this service to these residents,” said Edwards. “We are grateful that these results confirm for those screened that any potential exposure to elevated levels of lead in this incident was indeed brief enough to not cause elevated blood lead levels.”
“We are always grateful for the opportunity to serve our community through collaboration with our public health colleagues to enhance community health,” said Mikelle Moore, senior vice president of community health for Intermountain.
Because lead is prevalent throughout the environment, SLCoHD recommends pregnant women and all children under six years of age countywide—regardless of involvement in the Sandy water incident—receive a blood lead test from their health care provider.
The most common source of lead poisoning in children is from old paint in homes built before 1978, but lead is also present in many other common products, including jewelry, tableware, charms, ammunition, fishing sinkers, stained glass, miniblinds, roofing, artificial turf, and even toys produced in countries without strict safety guidelines.
Intermountain Healthcare is a Utah-based not-for-profit system of 23 hospitals, 170 clinics, a Medical Group with some 2,300 employed physicians and advanced care practitioners, a health insurance company called SelectHealth, and other health services. Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare through evidence-based best practices, high quality, and sustainable costs. For more information about Intermountain, visit intermountainhealthcare.org.
Jess Gomez
Intermountain Healthcare
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Many Premium Internet Domain Names Previously Held in Founder’s Private Collection for More Than Two Decades Released for Public Sale by Education Services LLC.
I have been acquiring internet domains since the early 1990’s, before most people had even heard of the Internet, and this is the first time I have offered many of these domains for sale.”
— Steve Klingler, CEO of Education Services LLC
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, UNITED STATES, March 22, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Education Services LLC announced today that it is releasing a selection of premium internet domain names from its private portfolio for public sale on www.edsvcs.co. The collection includes more than 450 unique internet domains including many 5, 6, 7, and 8 character “.com” names and several collections of related names. Some collections include registered trademarks including EdFocus and GenEdAcademy.
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Education Services LLC is a professional services firm specializing in workforce training and performance management through use of applied learning science and modern learning technology. Services include consulting, program design, creation of online and blended learning programs, learning technology evaluation and selection, and development and operations of custom learning platforms. The company supports learning systems running in private and public cloud infrastructure and AWS GovCloud.
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The OASIS program will train nurses and physicians in suicide prevention and will select leaders and peer counselors
We know people are silently struggling with issues both in and out of work, and we want them to know they don’t have to.”
— Adam Balls, MD, chair of the ED at Intermountain Medical Center
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, March 22, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Doctors, nurses, and caregivers in the Emergency Department at Intermountain Medical Center have created a new mental health peer support system. The OASIS program aims to confront post-traumatic stress disorder type symptoms and other mental trauma caregivers can experience at work. OASIS stands for:
Outreach education
Administrative support
Staff support
Internal/Incident support
Social support for all members of our ED family
Adam Balls, MD, chair of the Emergency Department at Intermountain Medical Center, Gary Brunson, RN, assistant nurse manager, and several colleagues developed the OASIS program after a coworker took his own life in March of 2018. Skyler Gardner had worked in the Emergency Department for several years as a critical care tech lead. Dr. Balls said his death came as a shock to everyone.
“Skyler was loved by many and liked by all,” said Dr. Balls. “He had reached out to some people, but they didn’t know what to do.”
After his death, Skyler’s parents Blake and Wendy started a campaign on suicide prevention called “Love Yourself,” in hopes of getting people the help they need. As a part of the effort they made “Love Yourself” wristbands which ER staff wear and give out to patients in similar situations.
“We’re just overwhelmed to see them getting the word out, and remembering Skyler,” said Wendy. “I really hope telling his story will help others.
Intermountain Healthcare offers free counseling to all employees through the Employee Assistance Program. Dr. Balls said some caregivers may feel uncomfortable talking with a stranger not in their department. OASIS trains specific emergency room staff who caregivers can go to for help. It also trains those staff to look for signs of mental stress in others.
“We know people are silently struggling with issues both in and out of work, and we want them to know they don’t have to,” notes Dr. Balls.
Gary Brunson is the assistant nurse manager of the ED and one of the leaders of the OASIS program. He was good friends with Skyler and didn’t suspect something like this would happen.
Part of the Intermountain effort is acknowledging that caregivers see traumatic things as part of their job. The goal, Brunson notes, is for them to realize it’s okay to be bothered by it and ask for help in dealing with the impact it has on their mental health.
"We deal with some horrific things - we see things that burn images into our brains that we are just unable to ever really clear," said Brunson. "The stigma is that we are just supposed to deal with it."
Nurse Megan Frausto is also helping lead the effort of the new program. As someone who has struggled with mental health, she hopes telling her story will help others.
“The stigma surrounding mental health sadly still exists today,” said Frausto.“I was honored when they asked me to head up this program.”
The OASIS program will train nurses and physicians in suicide prevention and will select leaders and peer counselors.
Organizers hope talking about mental health will show others that it’s okay not to be okay. Dr. Balls said struggling through tough situations doesn’t have to be a part of working in the Emergency Department.
Intermountain Healthcare is a Utah-based not-for-profit system of 23 hospitals, 170 clinics, a Medical Group with some 2,300 employed physicians and advanced care practitioners, a health insurance company called SelectHealth, and other health services. Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare through evidence-based best practices, high quality, and sustainable costs. For more information about Intermountain, visit intermountainhealthcare.org.
Glen Beeby
Intermountain Healthcare
+1 206-948-4849
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