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New Program Helps Elderly Deal With Climate Change
Rhode Island Public Radio ^ | July 21, 2014 | By AMBAR ESPINOZA

Posted on 07/21/2014 4:12:18 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

A program designed to help Rhode Island's older adult population prepare for climate change threats is one of several projects that will receive federal money as part of the state's disaster recovery action plan. This program will receive $150,000 over the next two years.

Julia Gold, the health department's climate change program manager, said the agency and its partners will develop these plans during a pilot project to kick off this fall in Washington County.

The grant to support this program comes from federal money designed to help long-term recovery efforts related to Hurricane Sandy.

(Excerpt) Read more at ripr.org ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Rhode Island
KEYWORDS: climate; hurricane; sandy; waste
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To: Grams A

I’ve thought that before about specific individuals afflicted with dementia. Never thought about the global application of that idea though.


21 posted on 07/21/2014 5:20:23 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Still Thinking

I realize why LIBs wanted to close most mental hospitals in the 60’s and 70’s (they did). If the hospitals were open now, the LIBs would be filling them as residents. LIBs are mentally ill.


22 posted on 07/21/2014 5:26:11 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: hal ogen

Exactly. They wanted them to discharge all the Dem voters.


23 posted on 07/21/2014 5:28:44 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: GreenHornet

Well played. :-)


24 posted on 07/21/2014 6:24:17 PM PDT by SueRae (It isn't over. In God We Trust.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

HUH? When it happens they won’t be still around


25 posted on 07/21/2014 6:35:48 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Wikipedia is wrong. who knew?)
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