The Mendocino Voice (https://mendovoice.com/category/health/)
Health news for the residents of Mendocino County.
We know lingering smoke and subsequent poor air quality in Mendocino County is dangerous —but how dangerous? A medical doctor, scientist, and air quality specialist offer answers.
Here’s some info to help you stay alert and prepared over the next couple days.
This story is the third in a series we are publishing in collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity, Columbia Journalism Investigations, California Health Report, and newsrooms across the country, in which we asked people affected by hurricanes, floods and wildfires — and the professionals helping such survivors — to share their experiences in an online survey, which you can fill out here. Read more about the project here, and read Part 1 and Part 2 in the series, on the mental health toll of natural disasters and how . Disasters are stressful. Our warming world keeps adding fuel to the fires — and floods and hurricanes, among other calamities. What can be done about the trauma that follows?
Therapy isn’t an option for everyone. ‘Convivencias’ are an alternative in a fire-prone region. The second article in this collaborative series.
Now with many graphs illustrating the progression of the pandemic.
