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Next on New Hampshire Outlook we focus on health issues. from a program that assesses teen attitudes toward drinking and other risky behavior to coping with a statewide nursing shortage. |
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Hello, I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Imagine going to the hospital and being turned away because there aren't enough nurses to help take care of you. A new survey warns that a severe nursing shortage in the next ten years could leave patients without qualified healthcare in New Hampshire. One state official says we're on the brink of disaster. |
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Take package -- sot Gordon Allen NH Health and Human Services 1:09:44 It's a train wreck waiting to happen. -- track Thee's a nursing shortage in New Hampshire. State Health and Human Services Official Gordon Allen says unless its addressed - the impact could be devastating. -- sot We're going to hit the wall. It will affect everything from a person being diverted from an emergency room due to lack of nurses to Long Term Care facilities closing. We had one wing of a nursing home closed with people on waiting lists due to lack of staff. This could happen, it could become the norm, but we don't pay attention until it happens to us or our neighbors. -- track The vacancy rate for hospital registered nurses was 9.6% in 2001. That's more than three times the vacancy rate of 1997. Why the shortage? One reason - the pay isn't attracting new people to the profession. According to a recent survey released by the Foundation for Healthy Communities, 62 percent of nurses surveyed in New Hampshire make less than 40 thousand dollars a year. 36 percent surveyed say they're not paid a fair wage. -- sot Gordon 1:10:52 Its money sale ol same ol…we don't pay benefits, wages. Only get Medicaid and medicare and that doesn't pay close to 100%. No raises, no benefits. The state budget again reject a rate increase for throughout the system… -- Track And there aren't a lot of young people who are nurses in New Hampshire. The Foundation for Healthy Communities survey found that 70 percent are older than 40….And almost half say they may leave the profession within the next five to ten years. -- sot Susan Young Home Care Assoc. of NH 1:17:12 The average age of a nurse entering the field is 32. Doing so as a second career after raising families. We really need to recruit in middle and high school. They need to be smart, have math and science skills as well as interpersonal skills. -- track For those wanting to enter the nursing profession - there's a shortage of teachers too. And that means not enough faculty to teach those who want to enter the profession. -- sot Cynthia Gray Exec. Dir., NH Board of Nursing 1:20:18 In our state there's a waiting list. The community tech system is looking at what it can do. But again, pay is a factor. -- sot Board of Nursing If you're a faculty person you can go over to Massachusetts and make 50 dollars an hour teaching. In New Hamsphire its 25. -- track Some say NH will have to be willing to pay the price it takes to ensure nurses are there to provide quality healthcare in the future .--- 1:14:42 It's a societal issue whether you talk about Long Term Care acute care…. Doctors is society willing to pay ? Look at building roads, bridges if there's a bump in the road. Until society says we want good healthcare as good as roads not get there hopefully we will sooner or later…1:15:31 |
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Here to talk more about the nursing shortage.Dr. Karen Baranowski. Karen is a nurse and chair of the nursing at Rivier College. Stan Plodzik. Stan is the chief nursing officer at Portsmouth Hospital. And Dr. Michele Solloway, Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of New Hampshire. Michele is an author of the study. |
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How bad is this shortage really? Why should the average person care? Is shortage apparent now - affecting care? Vacancy rate at 10% in numbers what does that mean? Over 12 percent long term care facilities Why turnover rate ? Average age nurse over 40 - Why aren't younger people going into nursing? Michele, in the study you asked nurses what you liked most about the job and least what did you find out? Recruitment and retention Solutions recruitment retention strategies is it all about money |
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The difficulties and challenges facing young people affect the health of communities throughout the state. Yet, it's difficult to develop effective supports and programs because the issues and problems often times aren't clearly defined. Theresa Kennett takes us to one North country community that has using an effective process to TAP into teen concerns, perceptions, and behaviors. |
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Susan Kjellberg @ 1:21:20 -:34 As a teen advocate, I think this survey is not about what our teenagers are doing wrong, its about what the community is doing wrong. Susan Kjellberg is the Teen Clinic Coordinator for the Mt. Washington Valley Health Center, and she was one of several panelists at a recent community forum held at the Red Jacket in North Conway Susan at 11:50 - 12:05 I am happy to say that NH has the lowest teen pregnancy rate in the country and happy to say that Carroll County has the lowest rate in the State. However, just because its low doesn't mean its not a problem. Parents and students joined agency, clergy, and school representatives to discuss the results of the Teen Assessment Project, a program of the University of New Hampshire's Cooperative Extension Service referred to as the TAP Survey. Susan @ 12:28- 12:35 Much of our community does not want to admit the fact that we have 7th and 8th graders who are sexually active but they are and I see them when they come in for pregnancy tests. TAP's primary goals are to increase community awareness and knowledge of teen issues and to encourage communities to work together to address areas needing attention. Stand up 1:03:03 The survey results offered some promising news about the youth of Mt. Washington Valley. The majority of them report having supportive family relationships, they enjoy doing community service, and their number one worry, getting good grades. But there were some disturbing results as well. Reverend Fred Gagnon @ 18:03 -:15 I was really blown away by the fact that 27% of our youth and up to 32% of our high school seniors have done binge drinking. Fred @ 19:03 - 29 And one other big concern I had is that 18% of our youth who responded, that is almost 2 out of 10, reported that they had not just thought about but made plans to kill themselves at some point in their life and 10% made plans within the last year. Scott Rochwag @ 1:28:38 -:48 You hear about it once and awhile, someone thinking about it or actually doing it. Its is just scary to think that one of my friends is probably one of those people and I don't even know it. Scott Rochwag is a senior at Kennett High School. Along with being concerned about students battling depression, he is also concerned about his community's perception of the student population at Kennett. Scot @ 1:12:33 -:46 I think that the media plays a huge role in that especially newspapers in that they kind of throw a negative angle at the school and they jump at the chance to get a negative point in. Ed @ 1:23:45 - 1:24:06 When we say local teens, that's all our teens. So every teen is in that phrase and a lot of students said I don't prefer alcohol or pot over tobacco, I don't prefer anyone of those things. 38:58 Dr. Jack Loynd, Principal, Again it depends on where you sit in the community, a lot of people found the statistics shocking,I found actually that there is a decrease in a lot of negative behaviours such as alcohol and drug abuse compared to 1994 so that's encouraging. So that's encouraging. One alarming statistic that has increased is the number of students who report driving under the influence of alcohol. Charlotte Cross 48:45 - 49:00 The drinking and driving, both the youth that report they have done it and those who report riding with some one who has been drinking are higher than our statewide statistics. Charlotte Cross is the TAP Coordinator. She reviewed the history behind the 1993 survey of Kennett students which came on the heels of a terrible car crash that involved a drunk driver. 1:05:00 - 1:05:14 - Charlotte There is room for parents to be real concerned about these issues and ask a lot of questions about where kids are going and who they are going to be with. Lisa Broulette at 01:32:10 I wasn't really surprised and mainly because I have a pretty open relationship with my son. He tells me what he sees going on and he tells me what he's done. Lisa Broullette has a seventh grade daughter and a ninth grade son attending Kennett. She was one of only a few parents who attended the forum. Lisa 01:33:42 I'm not sure that there are a lot of parents out there that don't know that they don't know. 01:49:16 - Dr. William Butynski - If you ask parents of high school students if their child has engaged in binge drinking in the past month about 3% say yes. If you ask the young people themselves 33% of the young people admit to binge drinking in the past month. Dr. William Butynski is the director of Policy for New Futures, and organization focused on the prevention of underage drinking. 14:10 - 14:24 If you begin drinking at age 13 or 14 and an awful lot of the people in this state do, your 4 times as likely to develop alcoholism within your life than if you wait until age 21 or close to that. Jump Cut 14:34 -:38 And yet most parents don't realize that. Student Rep, Stuart Smith @ 1:20:00 You've got the students wanting to talk, you just gotta take advantage of it. As far as I can see everybody is willing to speak their mind and tell you what's going on. Students are asking for a fourm where they can discuss concerns and solutions. . Scott 1:30:15 Our town is expanding every single day. We have new stores here and there. There is more money coming into our town, there has to be a new way to get more activities going into our schools. Charlotte at 01:45:04 We have a whole series of parent newsletters going out and we hope to have several forums on each of those topics in the community so if we think of this as a first step in kind of a mobilizing effort, and it doesn't stop here, it think it will be fine. Lisa at 01:34:40 But its going to take the whole community, Not just the parents, the whole community. Susan to 1:43:49 We are all enhanced by the well being of our children. That is the marker of how we succeed as a community. From Conway, I'm Theresa Kennett for NH Outlook. TAG The Kennett High Guidance department is currently working with students and community organizations to plan the next forum. For more information call Alenia Miles at 603-447-6364 Susan @ 1:40:21 These children are our children and what they become as adults has to do with what we gave them as children. |
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The TAP Program is administered through the University of New Hampshire's Cooperative Extension Program. Information is on the Extension Website at ceinfo-dot-unh-dot-edu. For more information on the Kennett High Project in Conway, call Alenia Miles at 603-447-6364 |
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Berlin residents have voted overwhelmingly to approve a federal prison project. But the deal is far from complete. Senator Judd Gregg is behind the plan and says the community has a long haul ahead of it. Environmental and other studies must be done before the Federal Government approves the project. |
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House Republicans want Chief Justice David Brock to disqualify himself from the battle over redistricting 400 legislative districts. The speaker says it would be improper for Brock to decide a case involving lawmakers who two years ago voted to impeach him. There has been no response to Wednesday's court filing. |
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A new study will look at whether the gasoline additive M-T-B-E is contaminating Paugus Bay. It's the city of Laconia's largest source of drinking water. M-T-B-E is designed to cut air pollition, but is contaminating water supplies across the state. We'll be taking a closer look at the M-T-B-E issue next week on NH Outlook. |
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Laconia's Police Chief is hoping to broker a deal to keep rival motorcycle clubs apart during next month's annual Motorcycle Week. An apparent breakdown of an international truce between the Hell's Angels and rival gangs has turned violent around the country in recent months. Laconia's Chief is negotiating to keep the peace. |
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Wall Street's rally ended Wednesday. Mixed economic news -- a rise in consumer prices and an increase in industrial production made investors cautious about sending stocks too high, too soon. Here's a look at the numbers. |
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Dow Jones Industrials\10243.68\-54.46\NYSE\579.54\-3.12\AMSE\953.02\-3.65\Nasdaq\1725.56\+6.51\S&P 500\1091.07\-6.21\Wall Street\ |
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Anheuser Busch\50.25\+1.15\Fisher Scientific\31.65\+1.72\Lockheed Martin\60.77\-1.13\State Street\48.00\+1.40\Teradyne\32.10\-0.86\NH Stocks\Source: yahoo.com |
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It was a mixed day of blue skies, scattered showers, and rain across the granite state. We check in with Katie Koster at the Mt. Washington Observatory to see what conditions were like on top of the mountain. |
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Mt. Washington Observatory\Wednesday on the Summit\In the clouds with snow showers, sleet, and blowing snow\Visibility: 100 Feet\High: 22\Peak Gust: W 88 mph Thursday\North\Mostly cloudy \Chance of rain showers\Highs: 60 to 65\Winds: SW around 10 mph Thursday\South\Partly sunny\Then mostly cloudy \Chance of rain showers\Highs: 65 to 70 |
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If you tuned in for a story on Celiac disease we have a program note for you. Researchers believe 1 in every 200 people may have the disease and not know it. Our report will air two weeks from tonight. |
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There are several health related educational programs available around the state right now. Here are some in this week's community calendar |
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Drumming for Healing\May 18\Manchester\603 663-4567 Skin Cancer Screening\Dover\May 21\603 740-2817 Kids Fishing Derby\Keene\May 18\contact Keene Rotary Club Take a Hike for Humanity\Mt. Monadnock\May 18\978 251-1987 Fishing Derby and Crafts\Campton\May 25\603 726-3082 Audubon Society\Concord\603 224-9909 ext 312 Fresh Air fund\Hillsboro area July 10-24\603 456-3279 |
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And, coming up On the next New Hampshire Outlook - we spend some time with Marguerite Mathews, New Hampshire's new artist lauriate. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Thanks to our founding sponsors who have provided major funding for the production of New Hampshire Outlook: New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Public Service of New Hampshire Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust Putnam Foundation Stratford Foundation |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. we spend some time with New Hampshire's new artist lauriate, Marguerite Mathews. Join Us, Tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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Dartmouth Community Medical School continues its spring session of lectures in Hanover. The sold out series entitled "What's On your Mind" focuses on the brain and its function. We are streaming the lecture series in its entirety on our website. Newly added is a lecture on THE AGING BRAIN: You can view the presentations 24 hours a day at www-dot-nhptv-dot-org. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:5/15/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 6:07 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a report on a new process to TAP into teen concerns, perceptions, and behaviors. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Theresa Kennett NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Susan Kjellberg\White Mountain Hlth Cntr Reverend Fred Gagnon\Conway Scott Rochwag\Kennett High School Ed Fayle\English Teacher, KHS Dr. Jack Loynd\Principal, KHS Charlotte Cross\UNH Cooperative Ext Lisa Brouillette\Conway Dr. William Butynski\New Futures Stuart Smith \Student Rep, KHS |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:5/15/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4:30 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a report on the states nursing shortage. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Susan Young\Home Care Assoc. of NH Cynthia Gray\NH Board of Nursing John Poirier\NH Healthcare Association |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:5/15/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 10:00 In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a discussion on the states nursing shortage. PRODUCER/REPORTER:Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Michele Solloway, PhD\Dept of Health Mgt and Policy\University of New Hampshire Stanley Plodzik, RN\Portsmouth Regional Hosp Karen Baranowski,PhD\Rivier College |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Join us tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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There's an old saying that wheat is the staff of life. But for many Americans, it can be the source of chronic illness in their lives. It's a genetic disorder called Celiac Disease and up until recently, doctors thought in afflicted about 1 in every 2,000 Americans. Medical studies now indicate that that number is much higher. |
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For information on our program, and links to our guests and interviews, visit our web site at nhptv.org. You can also see and hear streaming video of our broadcasts. If you've got a story idea or comment on our program you can call us at 800-639-2721. |
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Diane Davis and her husband run a celiac support group in New Hampshire. For more information call 778-1938. |