Free SAIL Weekend Event for Veterans at Bay Cliff: Register Now!

TL/DR - The Veteran Community and Family Weekend, a free event for veterans and their families, will be held at Bay Cliff Health Camp in Big Bay, Michigan in February. Activities include snowshoeing, live music, wellness activities, and shelter building. The event aims to get veterans together, forming bonds and reducing feelings of isolation,…

Latest Federal Healthcare Policy Changes: Opportunity or Stalemate?

TL/DR - The U.S. Congress has delayed addressing several health care issues due to unresolved fiscal year 2024 federal spending legislation. Some of these unresolved health issues include reauthorizations of expiring programs, extensions of existing policies, reducing the cost of prescription drugs, and a push from physicians to combat cuts to…

Maryland Allocates Inflation Act Funds to Forestry Projects

TL/DR - The Maryland Forest Service has initiated a new grant program to distribute $4.8 million from the federal Inflation Reduction Act towards urban and community forestry projects over the next four years. The Community Forestry Catalyst Fund will expand the state's efforts in its 5 Million Trees for Maryland initiative and existing programs…

Safe Walking Tips: 7 Essential Exercise Precautions

The Recovering Journey: Walking After Covid Recovering from a challenging round of Covid in 2020, you may choose to embrace walking to regain your fitness, even in your sixties. As corroborated by Stephen Emms in his compelling article, 'A moment that changed me: my husband and I split up – and I started walking 15,000 steps a day' (17 January),…