Health

Press Conference - Attorney General Files Third Opioid-Related Lawsuit 05/21/2019

TJ Donovan will file an opioids-related lawsuit against the Sackler family (executive staff of Purdue Pharma) for their role in creating the opioids epidemic in Vermont. Attorney General Donovan and members of his staff discuss the details of the suit.

This will be the third opioids-related lawsuit filed by the Vermont Attorney General. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office filed suit against Purdue Pharma in September 2018 and filed suit against Cardinal and McKesson, two distributors of opioids, in March 2019.

Abled and On Air - News of Interest for the Differently Abled 05/17/2019

News of Items of Special Interest for the Differently Abled and Their Loved Ones. Co-hosts: Lawrence and Arline Seiler. Recorded May 17, 2019.

True North Reports TV: Healthcare Freedom 05/17/2019

Meg Hansen from Vermonters for Healthcare Freedom joins host Michael Bielawski as a call-in guest to discuss healthcare, specifically the health insurance mandate for Vermont.

VT State House: S.146, S.7, S.55 05/16/2019

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. S.146 -Substance Misuse Prevention. S.7 - Social Service Integration with Vermont's Care System. S.55 - Regulation of Toxic Substances and Hazardous Materials. May 16, 2019.

Congressman Peter Welch: Robocall Crackdown Press Conference 05/14/2019

Representative Peter Welch highlights legislation advancing through the House that will crack down on an explosion of unwanted robocalls in Vermont and across the country. He is joined by Attorney General TJ Donovan and a Vermont senior fed up with unwanted daily robocalls.

Location: Burlington International Airport

UVM Community Medical School: In Stroke, Every Minutes Counts: When Time = Brain 05/14/2019

Presented by Marilyn Cipolla, Ph.D., UVM Larner College of Medicine Professor of Neurological Sciences and Evadne Marcolini, M.D., UVM Larner College of Medicine Assistant Professor of Surgery.

Designed to share the medical learning experience with our greater community, Community Medical School is a public lecture series featuring relevant topics presented by University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine/University of Vermont Medical Center faculty experienced with delivering scientific information in an engaging, easy-to-understand manner.

Addiction Recovery Channel: May Promo - Harm Reduction 05/13/2019

Ed Baker discusses the topic for May's episode of the Addiction Recovery Channel.

Host and producer Ed Baker is joined by his distinguished guests Grace Keller, Executive Director of Safe Recovery Vermont, and Kimberly Blake, MD, to discuss what’s known as “Harm Reduction” as it applies to people who inject drugs. This is an in-depth discussion with actual demonstrations of some of the life-saving techniques employed and taught at Safe Recovery.

Addiction Recovery Channel: Harm Reduction - What is it? How is it done? What are the benefits? 05/13/2019

Press Conference - VT Highway Safety Alliance Video Contest 05/10/2019

Vermont Highway Safety Alliance #802phonesdownheadsup! PSA Video Contest. Recorded May 10, 2019.

Tour of the New University of Vermont Medical Center Miller Building 05/08/2019

Take a close-up look into the new Miller Building that just opened at the University of Vermont Medical Center.

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Summer Video Production Internship - Applications Open

Town Meeting TV is hiring two paid interns to join our production team for the summer! The program will run from Monday, June 24th until Friday, August 16th (8 weeks). $17 an hour, approximately 8 hours per week. We are looking for folks who have basic or intermediate experience with video recording and editing on Adobe Premiere. Interns will work with the Town Meeting TV Co-Directors to pick stories or events that they would like to cover in our community, practice outreach skills, then shoot and edit video that will be broadcasted on Town Meeting TV's YouTube and cable channels. Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter (including why they are interested in this position and any relevant experience) to Jordan at jmitchell@cctv.org. Applications close Friday, May 24th at 5:00PM. For more information, please contact outreach@cctv.org or call 802-862-3966.