#RuralLife Highlights, Vol.1: Community and “Military“ bands. Wonderful groups of all ages and walks of life get together on a regular basis in small towns to practice music and give free concerts. Pictures: Shelburne Falls & Ashfield bands: lawyers, roofers, teachers, selectmen,therapists, kids..

Looking for tips on how other #PublicHealth folks are using #AI - and even if you aren’t in public health, but work for a nonprofit or government, what tools are you using that feel like they add value?

This week included #NationalRuralHealthDay and so I’m sharing some photos of some of the amazing people I work with on improving health and expanding the #PowerOfRural — public health nurses, health agents, epidemiologists, community organizers, vaccinators, fire chiefs, and my fave state senator.

Just finished #NorthWoods. Wow. Friends reviews before I read it were all over the map, but I was totally blown away. Also, of course desperate to figure out where in #WesternMassachusetts it takes place. :-)
Has anyone?

Sunset on a low river (dam repair underway).

Fleeing Twitter to see what’s happening here. Intro: I’m a rural public health advocate from Western Mass, working in regional government for 31 years. I’m the VP of our local community health center board & of the Massachusetts Food Policy Council, as well as elected Town Moderator.